Saneem to appear in court for the charge of receiving a corrupt benefit

By Vijay Narayan

19/03/2024

Former Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem [Image: File]

Former Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem, who is charged with one count of Receiving a Corrupt Benefit, will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today.

It is alleged that between the 1st of June 2022 and the 31st of July 2022, while being employed as the Supervisor of Elections, Saneem without lawful authority and reasonable excuse, asked for, and obtained a benefit for himself, that is, the approval and payment of deductible tax relief of more than $50,000 on his back pay from a senior Government official.

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