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Former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayyid Khayyum told the Suva Magistrates Court today that he did not want to lose his kidney and would face that consequence if he was not allowed to go abroad for medical examinations.
Sayed-Khaiyum appeared before District Judge Yogesh Prasad to hear his bail variation application.
Senior DPP counsel Nancy Tikoisuva opposed Sayed-Khaiyum’s bail application, arguing there was a high probability he would not return.
She referred to Sayyid Khayyum’s previous travels and his failure to return on the date set by the magistrate’s court.
Tikosuwa produced an affidavit from Criminal Investigation Department investigating officer Suliasi Dulaki detailing their findings on his travels.
Although defence lawyer Devanesh Sharma told the court that his client had complied with all bail conditions imposed by another district court last year, District Judge Prasad told him that the application would be dealt with separately.
In cross-examination, Sharma said there were some inconsistencies in Duraki’s testimony.
Syed Khayyum told the court that he had been in Singapore for three months, but Duraki claimed he had only been there for one month.
He told the court he did not want to lose his kidney because he had a family, a law firm and property to take care of.
When asked about the length of his stay in Singapore, Sayyid Khayyum explained that he spent a week and a half in Sydney, Australia, handling some business work, and then went to Singapore.
Sayed-Khaiyum arrived in the country on December 25 last year and his passport was subsequently returned to the magistrate’s court registry.
He refuted a letter shown to him by Ti Kosuwa from a local cardiologist who confirmed he could be treated locally.
In his response, Sayyid Khayyum said local doctors were unable to treat his current condition because no cardiologists had performed heart bypass surgery.
The case was adjourned to 2.30pm on Wednesday for a decision on bail variation.
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