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The High Court has refused the permanent stay applications filed by Suva Lawyer Tanya Waqanika. Waqanika’s application to halt criminal proceedings initiated against her by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has failed. She argued that the charges are fundamentally flawed due to issues regarding the appointment of the Acting FICAC Commissioner, Lavi Rokoika. Judge, Justice Siainiu Fa’alogo-Bull rules that challenges to the validity of Rokoika’s appointment must be pursued through judicial review proceedings in the civil courts, and not through a criminal stay application. The court also relied heavily on the de facto officer doctrine, which provides that actions…

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