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Fiji's Acting DPP admits anti-corruption agency and police wrongly kept ex-rugby executive's seized devices after a court-ordered stay
Confidence: Confirmed · 1 sourceFiji · Oct 12, 2026
Subject of this story
Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption
Fiji Police Force
Also named
Oversight
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Fiji)
High Court of Fiji
Affected
Charlie Charters, Former rugby executive and journalist
What happened
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) and Fiji Police Force seized seven electronic devices from British-Fijian former rugby executive and journalist Charlie Charters amid a corruption case that was later stayed. Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Nancy Tikoisuva told the High Court on August 17, 2026 that "the continued retention of the devices should not have occurred after the stay was granted," and her office agreed with Charters' application for their return. Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu ordered the seven devices released.
Sources (1)
Fiji TimesActing DPP Nancy Tikoisuva: 'the continued retention of the devices should not have occurred after the stay was granted.'
Response
Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption
On-record admission
Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.
Fiji Police Force
On-record admission
Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.
What happened next (0)
No outcome recorded yet.