3rd witness in Tikoca’s trial tells court the sourced documents are not correct

The third defense witness in the trial of Ratu Isoa Tikoca, Asenaca Tikoca told the Suva Magistrates Court that the sourced documents given to FICAC from Auditor General’s office are not correct.

Asenaca who is Ratu Isoa Tikoca’s accountant, verified and showed the court through some documents as to how she got the difference and how Tikoca overpaid the government.

She told the court that according to her calculation the total amount paid by Tikoca was $23,739 whereas his liability was only $19,303.

Asenaca Tikoca referred to the documents such as bank statements, salary slips and school fee collective policy and explained to the Suva Magistrates Court how she calculated the figures from 2006 to 2008.

Tikoca is charged with failure to declare his liabilities contrary to section 24 of the Political Parties Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures Decree.

It is alleged that Tikoca failed to declare the liability and the amount of the liability to the Registrar, the Permanent Secretary responsible for Elections that he had incurred to the Government of Fiji during his tenure as Fiji’s High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.

The trial continues this afternoon.