The former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem will appear before Chief Magistrate Waleen George at the Suva’s Magistrates Court this morning.
Saneem is charged with one count of receiving a corrupt benefit.
On the last mentioned date, the Suva lawyer was placed under strict bail conditions and ordered not to re-offend or interfere with the prosecution witnesses.
He was also ordered to surrender all travel documents and his passport.
It is alleged that between the 1st day of June 2022 and the 31st day of July 2022, whilst being employed as the Supervisor of Elections, without lawful authority and reasonable excuse, asked for, and obtained a benefit for himself, that is, the approval and payment of deductible tax relief of more than $50,000 on his back pay from a senior Government official.
It is further alleged that the receipt, or expectation of the receipt, of the benefit, would influence the accused in the exercise of his official duties as the then Supervisor of Elections.
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