Sayed-Khaiyum's bail variation for medical reasons dismissed

Sayed-Khaiyum's bail variation for medical reasons dismissed

By Mansi Chand
Wednesday 19/06/2024
Former Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Former Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has not been allowed to travel to Singapore on medical grounds.

In his ruling, Magistrate Yogesh Prasad says he finds Sayed-Khaiyum’s bail variation motion to travel to Singapore not essential and therefore it is dismissed.

Magistrate Prasad says Sayed-Khaiyum has not satisfied the court or provided evidence that Fiji does not have any medical equipment to monitor his medical situation and that the only medical evaluation is to be done in Singapore.

The Magistrate says there is no evidence of monthly check-up reports that Sayed-Khaiyum is visiting the hospital for any great pain such as on his heart or kidney function, and now needs bail variation for urgent medical procedures.

Magistrate Prasad says Sayed-Khaiyum has not submitted any evidence of any immediate emergency from a Fijian Government hospital on his current medical condition other than informing a General Practitioner in Nadi who is not a specialised urologist.

He says there is no evidence of an immediate emergency by which he means immediate hospitalisation of Sayed-Khaiyum in Fiji Government Hospital of the excruciating pain.

Magistrate Prasad carefully examined the doctor's signature on Sayed-Khaiyum’s medical report and stamp and found it to be inconsistent with previous reports.

He says the Chief Surgeon has informed him that even though there is no robotic surgery available in Fiji, there are qualified doctors and specialised urologists and cardiologists who can attend to his medical needs.

The Magistrate says Sayed-Khaiyum will get a timely trial without unreasonable delay and he finds the bail variation motion to travel to Singapore not essential and necessary and therefore it is dismissed.

When fijivillage News asked Sayed-Khaiyum what he feels about the judgement, he responded that he will talk later about it.

The case has been adjourned to July 16th.

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