Court demands evidence

High Court Judge Justice Thushara Rajasinghe has ordered Prosecution to obtain evidence of Geeta Anjana Chandar’s residential address, who is one of the two sisters charged with trafficking. Seta Sanjana Ram appeared before Justice Rajasinghe at the High Court in Suva yesterday while co-accused, Chandar resides in Australia.

The two sisters face 17 counts of trafficking in persons, 16 counts of obtaining property by deception and two counts of money laundering.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions State prosecutor Swastika Sharma told the court that the Police officers had checked Chandar’s address, and Immigration records showed that she lived in Australia.

Justice Rajasinghe told the prosecution that the court needed to have evidence of the accused person living in Australia.

He told prosecution that the Police had to provide evidence that Chandar resided in Australia.

The matter has been adjourned to March 30, and bail for Ram has been further extended.