The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has delivered all necessary disclosures regarding the charges against former Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) Commissioner, Salote Panapasa. Panapasa appeared before Magistrate Krishna Prasad at the Suva Magistrate’s Court, facing two counts of abuse of office and an alternative charge of general dishonesty causing a loss.
It is alleged that between August 1 and September 30, 2023, Panapasa, while employed as a civil servant in Suva, instructed officers to use FCS building materials for her private residence in Kinoya. Additionally, between August 1 and October 31, 2023, she allegedly ordered a Corrections officer to alter weekly reports to justify the use of these building materials at her home.
During the court proceedings, FICAC lawyer Josann Pene informed the court that the second phase of disclosures had been served. The first set of disclosures was provided during Panapasa’s initial court appearance on June 14.
Panapasa is scheduled to enter her plea on July 26. Her bail has been extended.