Journalists subpoenaed in Prasad, Kamikamica case in bid to halt criminal cases

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Prof Biman Prasad at court this morning – ANDREW NAIDU

Two journalists have been subpoenaed to give oral evidence in the High Court application filed by former deputy prime ministers Biman Prasad and Manoa Kamikamica, seeking to permanently halt their criminal proceedings.

The journalists subpoenaed are Jake Wise of The Fiji Times and Lavenia Lativereta of Mai TV.

Prof Prasad faces one count of failing to comply with statutory disclosure requirements, allegedly committed in 2015, and a charge of providing false information in a statutory declaration by allegedly omitting a directorship.

The matter has been adjourned to March 18 for hearing.

While Mr Kamikamica faces a count of perjury for allegedly knowingly making a false statement under oath, claiming he had nothing to do with the appointment …