71 Days Later, Pryde remains absent

More than two months af­ter his reinstatement by President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, following clearance from a tribunal, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Christopher Pryde has yet to resume office.

This masthead understands that his leave had ended, and he was ex­pected to return to work on Mon­day.

However, Chief Justice and Judicial Services Commission (JSC) chair Salesi Temo confirmed yes­terday that a meeting has been called to resolve the matter.

Mr Pryde has twice delayed his return to Fiji-first when new alle­gations were raised by senior man­agement at the Office of the Direc­tor of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and again while awaiting reassur­ance from the JSC regarding those allegations.

It has now been 71 days since his reinstatement on January 7.

"We are about to meet because we need to resolve this issue," Justice Temo said.

"At the moment, I am not able to give you anything. I will do so after the meeting takes place."

This masthead has sent three emails to Mr Pryde over the past months, the latest being yesterday, but with no response.

The ODPP has also confirmed that Mr Pryde has not returned to office and has not communicated his intentions so far.

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