Former FICAC investigator Alifereti Wakanivesi has told the High Court in the Health Tender trial that they sought former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama's reason for approving the tender.
While responding to queations by Assistant DPP Laisani Tabuakuro, Wakanivesi says he prepared case presentations to Bainimarama and former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
He says the presentation was done for Bainimarama on June 15th, 2012 to get his reason for approving the tender.
When questioned on whether Bainimarama gave a reason, the former investigator says he was not in the presentation as it was done by former Deputy Commissioner George Langman and other managers.
He says the outcome of the meeting was that they make the same presentation to
Sayed-Khaiyum.
The former investigator says they met Sayed-Khaiyum on June 29th, 2012.
He says Sayed-Khaiyum told them to brief him as he was going to pray.
Waqanivesi says during the briefing, Sayed-Khaiyum had stopped them and had sworn.
He says Langman and another FICAC offical went into Sayed-Khaiyum's office while he stayed outside.
Wakanivesi also confirmed that one search warrant at Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services, two at the Ministry of Finance and another at Ministry of Finance Headquarters at Dinem House in Toorak and at the CWM Hospital were executed to get procurement documents.
The trial continues this afternoon.
Doctor Sharma is charged with two counts of abuse of office and two counts of breach of trust by a person employed in the public service.
Bainimarama is charged with one count of abuse of office.
Sayed-Khaiyum is charged with one count of abuse of office and one count of obstructing the course of justice.
