The trial of former Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Manoa Kamikamica took a dramatic turn today after a key prosecution witness refused to identify Members of Parliament who allegedly approached him regarding his Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption case.

Former Fisheries Minister and MP Kalaveti Ravu took the stand in the Suva Magistrates Court as a prosecution witness and confirmed that he had sought assistance from fellow parliamentarians over his case but declined to reveal their identities.

Ravu testified that he was served with a warrant by FICAC earlier this week compelling him to appear in court and provide evidence against Kamikamica.

He also confirmed signing an authorisation letter allowing investigators to seize his 2024 diary.

During examination-in-chief, FICAC counsel Josann Pene referred Ravu to entries in his diary, including one dated 8th July 2024, which read that DPM Kamikamica approached Ravu seeking clarification on his case update.

Another entry dated 5th August 2024 was also raised in court.

When asked why he recorded the entries, Ravu says they served as reminders relating to his case.

Ravu further stated that he had sought assistance from his colleagues in Parliament but maintained that he would not disclose who they were.

The evidence prompted several objections from defence counsel Wylie Clarke, who argued that the prosecution had not laid the proper foundation for introducing the diary entries and cautioned against using them to establish the truth of the matters recorded.

Magistrate Charles Ratakele ruled that the diary entries could be admitted only to establish that they were written by Ravu and not as proof that the contents were true, noting that the evidence would otherwise fall foul of hearsay rules.

Kamikamica faces one count of perjury.

It is alleged that between December 2024 and March 2025, while lawfully sworn as a witness before the Commission of Inquiry into the appointment of Barbara Malimali as FICAC Commissioner, he knowingly made a false statement under oath.

Kamikamica is charged with an alternative count of False Information to A Public Servant, where it is alleged that between the 1st of December 2024 and 31st March 2025, being lawfully sworn in as a witness in a judicial proceeding namely a Commission of Inquiry into the appointment of the FICAC Commissioner, gave to the Commissioner of Inquiry, information he knew or believed to be false, namely that he had no knowledge of the appointment of the FICAC Commissioner prior to her appointment dated 5 September 2024.