Former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is set to appear at the Nadi Magistrates Court today facing multiple charges, including abuse of office, breach of trust, and unlawful transportation of firearms on aircraft.
Sayed-Khaiyum is confronted with 11 counts each of unlawful carriage of a firearm on an aircraft, receiving a corrupt benefit, breach of trust as a public servant, and abuse of office.
This afternoon, Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Nancy Tikoisuva has approved charges against Sayed-Khaiyum, along with former Executive General of Corporate Affairs at Fiji Airways, Shaenaz Voss, and Fiji Airways General Manager of Safety, Security, and Quality, Sharun Ali. Fiji Airlines T/A Fiji Link is also implicated in the charges.
Shaenaz Voss faces three counts of providing a corrupt benefit, while Sharun Ali has been charged with 11 counts of the same. Furthermore, Voss, Ali, and Fiji Airlines T/A Fiji Link are charged with five counts of failing to report mandatory security occurrences and three counts of breaching airline security protocols.
These charges are filed under the Civil Aviation (Security) Act of 1994, Civil Aviation (Security) Regulations of 1994, and the Crimes Act of 2009. The accused individuals are scheduled to appear in the Nadi Magistrates’ Court later today.