Fijian national, Charlie Charters who is being held at FICAC, has released a statement through his legal counsel, saying he will be questioned today after being held overnight at FICAC’s office in Suva.
Speaking through his lawyer, Sefron Fatiaki, Charters says he has been informed that he is being detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting a FICAC whistleblower under Section 45 of the Crimes Act 2009.
He says he has been told that the whistleblower is alleged to have breached Section 13G (Divulging Official Information) of the FICAC Act.
Charters says he wants to thank the three FICAC investigating officers with whom he is dealing.
He says they have been as professional, considerate and attentive as they can be in this situation.
Charters says at Nadi Airport yesterday afternoon, he was offered a “deal” that would have allowed him to continue on his flight to Sydney as planned but the terms of that deal were not acceptable to him or any right-thinking citizen.
He says as a result, he was arrested.
Charters says he and his family are grateful for the many good wishes and concerns for his welfare that they have received.
People continue to be concerned about Charters being taken in by FICAC and the reasons behind it.
They are also concerned about his health.
Stay with us for developments.
