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Waqanika charged by FICAC

Praneeta Prakash Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

December 11, 2025 12:00 pm

Suva lawyer Tanya Waqanika

Suva lawyer Tanya Waqanika has been charged by the Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption for allegedly breaching Section 14D of the Fijian Political Parties Act 2013 .

She arrived at the Suva Magistrates Court a while ago.

It is understood that the charge is in relation to her social media post in April last year.

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