NO plea was taken when former prime minister and Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry appeared in the Magistrates Court in Suva, charged with 12 different counts involving money laundering and tax infringements.
Acting Director for Public Prosecutions Aca Rayawa told the court the State did not object to bail but wanted conditions set.
Magistrate Pamila Ratanayake ordered Chaudhry to report to the Suva Point Police Post every Thursday, surrender his passport and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
On the first count, Chaudhry was charged with failure to surrender foreign currency.
It was alleged that between November 1, 2000, and July 23, 2010, Chaudhry "entitled to sell foreign currency, but not being an authorised dealer", the charge sheet said.
It said Chaudhry retained A$1.5million without the consent of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor.
On the second count, he was charged with dealing in foreign currency otherwise with an authorised dealer without permission.
The charge sheet said Chaudhry allegedly gave A$1.5million to unauthorised dealers ù that is, to financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand ù without the RBF's permission.
The third count was failure to collect debts, where he allegedly, without authorisation, reinvested the money continually, with the interest acquired, back into the financial institutions it was deposited with.
Counts four to eight were money laundering.
Count four said between November 1, 2000, and June 16, 2004, Chaudhry disposed of A$1.5million in various financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand, and it said that he "ought reasonably to know that the money derived, directly or indirectly, from some form of unlawful activity".
Count five said that between February 22, 2001, and February 26, 2001, Chaudhry disposed of A$400,000 that was held in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cash Management Call Account number 2245 1008 8252 into the Commonwealth Managed Investment Fund account number 39920061.
Count six said on September 17, 2002, Chaudhry disposed of A$469,000 that was held in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cash Management Call Account number 2245 1008 8252 into the Perpetual Investment Management Limited Perpetual Monthly Income Fund.
On count seven, he was alleged to have disposed of A$378,979.18 on September 19, 2002.
It said the amount was held in the Commonwealth Managed Investment Fund account number 39920061 and moved into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cash Management Call Account number 2245 1008 8252.
Count nine said that on November 25, 2002, Chaudhry gifted his daughter with A$50,000 which was proceeds of crime held in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Cash Management Call Account number 2245 1008 8252.
Counts nine to twelve centred on making a false statement in an Income Tax Return.
Chaudhry was alleged to have withheld information about income he derived from investments in Australia and New Zealand.
Count nine said on May 28, 2002, Chaudhry filed his annual tax return form for the year 2000, count 10 said he filed his 2001 tax return form on May 29, 2003, and count 11 centred on Chaudhry's 2002 tax return form which he filed on February 11, 2003.
In all counts nine to 11, the charge sheet said Chaudhry "willingly and knowingly made a statement which was false" with regard to income he received from investments in Australia and New Zealand.
Count 12 said on March 15, 2004, Chaudhry did the same for his tax return for the year 2003.
The case was transferred to the High Court, to be called on July 30.