Dec 13, 2020 04:10:44 PM
The Magistrates Court in Suva has ruled that there is a case to answer in the matter involving former Fijian Ambassador and diplomat Solo Mara.
Mara was charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) with one count of Disobedience of Lawful Order and one count of Giving False Information.
He is alleged to have disobeyed a lawful search warrant issued by the court by refusing to comply with the warrant and is further alleged to have given information, which he knew to be false to a FICAC Investigator.
Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili in delivering the ruling stated that after considering the evidence before the court, there is a case sufficient to put the accused to his defence.