Citizen journalist Charlie Charters bail variation to travel to Australia for work related purposes has been granted.
Magistrate Shageeth Somaratne delivered his ruling at the Suva Magistrate’s Court today.
Mr Charters has been charged with two counts of aiding and abetting under Section 45 of the Crimes Act and Section 13(1)(g) of the FICAC Act 2007.
FICAC alleges that between November 2 and December 14, 2025, and February this year, Mr Charters intentionally aided and abetted a person who was at the material time an officer of the commission to commit an offence by publishing official information relating to the functions of the commission on his Facebook page without permission of the FICAC Commissioner.
Mr Charters will be traveling from March 5 and return on March 26, 2026.
He has also entered a not guilty plea to both counts.
The case has been adjourned to March 30.
