Chief Justice, Anthony Gates is currently delivering his ruling on Sitiveni Rabuka.
The Magistrates Court had earlier found Rabuka not guilty of the charges relating to the declaration of his assets and liabilities as required under the Political Parties Act.
It was alleged that Rabuka made a false declaration of assets and liabilities to the Supervisor of Elections by failing to provide information namely, the tax liability with Fiji Revenue and Customs Service in the amount of $316,956, the investment and interest income with Raghwan Construction Limited in the amount of $200,000 and $16,000 respectively and the liability with Raghwan Construction in the amount of $120,000, contrary to the Political Parties Act.
The alleged incident occurred on the 29th of December last year.
FICAC had appealed the case after the Magistrate acquitted Rabuka.
Stay with us for developments.
