Former Civil Servant given 21 days to file bail and leave application

Former Information and Public Relations Officer at the Prime Minister’s Office Rudra Maharaj is given 21 days to file the bail and the leave application at the Suva High Court.

The High Court has also given 21 days to FICAC to file their submission after which the hearing date on Rudra Maharaj’s submission will be set.

Maharaj was convicted of one count of bribery and had been sentenced to four years and 11 months imprisonment and fined $2,000.

Maharaj accepted an advantage of $2,000 cash and two cheques amounting to $10,000 from the Director of Fijiana Builders, Avin Prakash in 2012.

The 55‑year‑old is only eligible for parole after three years.