Case of former Senior Immigration Officer charged with abuse of office adjourned to 15th of next month

Case of former Senior Immigration Officer charged with abuse of office adjourned to 15th of next month

By Rashika Kumar
Monday 09/03/2020
Kalisi Sakiusa outside the court house during one of the previous appearances

The case of the former Senior Immigration Officer who is charged with a count each of Conspiracy to Influence Public Officials and Abuse of Office has been adjourned to the 15th of next month by the Suva Magistrates Court.

Kalisi Sakiusa was to be sentenced today however, the defence lawyers were not present in court this morning.

Sakiusa had pleaded guilty to the charges laid against him.

He admitted to producing and issuing 2 Fiji passports to 2 Chinese nationals even though they failed to meet the key requirements to be eligible for Fijian citizenship such as being legally present in Fiji for 5 out of 10 years.

He was charged by FICAC in 2016.

He is charged alongside Ma Li who faces a count of Conspiracy to Influence Public Officials.

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