[photo/Josefa Sugavolavola]
Former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Chief Executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Chief Financial Officer Vimlesh Sagar have been acquitted of charges linked to the same vehicle procurement case for a second time.
The two appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning over allegations involving the procurement of a 3.0-litre Volkswagen Touareg valued at $207,470.
Sayed-Khaiyum faced one count of abuse of office and one count of general dishonesty causing a loss. Sagar faced one count of general dishonesty causing a loss.
The matter was discontinued in May last year before the pair were charged again two months later.
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