The Anti-Corruption High Court is waiting the ruling by Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo on the application for remittance in a case to be heard next month.

Former SODELPA Member of Parliament Peceli Vosanibola which was called before Anti-Corruption High Court Judge Justice Dr Thushara Kumarage yesterday.

Justice Dr Kumarage said the ruling by the Acting Chief Justice Temo was still pending in a similar case where former SODELPA MP Simione Rasova filed an application for his case to be remitted to the Magistrates Court.

The matter has been adjourned to June 13.

Vosanibola is charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) with one count of giving false information to a public servant and one count of obtaining financial advantage.

Vosanibola is alleged to have falsely stated that his permanent place of residence was in Navuloa Village, Bureta, in Ovalau, Lomaiviti, and allegedly obtained $19,749.50 between August 2019 and March 2020.

It is alleged that the MP breached the Parliamentary Remuneration Act of 2014 when he claimed travel and accommodation allowances, he was not entitled to.

The allegations were brought by the former parliament secretary-general, Viniana Namosimalua.

Photo caption: Former SODELPA Member of Parliament Peceli Vosanibola with his lawyer Jagath Karunaratne outside the Anti-Corruption High Court in Suva on May 10, 2023.

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