Saneem charged with asking and obtaining a corrupt benefit, and held in custody until Monday

Saneem charged with asking and obtaining a corrupt benefit, and held in custody until Monday

By Vijay Narayan
Friday 08/03/2024
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Former Supervisor of Elections,  Mohammed Saneem has been charged with allegedly asking and obtaining a corrupt benefit for himself without lawful authority whilst he was employed as the Supervisor of Elections.

Saneem remains in police custody at the Totogo Police Station, and will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court on Monday.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime, Mesake Waqa says Saneem was further questioned yesterday afternoon at the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters in Toorak.

Upon completion of the questioning phase, Saneem was officially charged with one count of Receiving a Corrupt Benefit.

It is alleged that between the 1st day of June 2022 and 31st day of July 2022, whilst being employed as the Supervisor of Elections, without lawful authority and reasonable excuse, asked for, and obtained a benefit for himself, that is, the approval and payment of deductible tax relief of more than $50,000 on his back pay from a senior Government official.

It is further alleged that the receipt, or expectation of the receipt, of the benefit would influence the accused in the exercise of his official duties as the then Supervisor of Elections.

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