The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force today (31 October) arrested and charged a serving Member of Parliament under section 278(1)(c)(i) of the Penal Code for the alleged conversion of $3 million grant from the National Transport Fund 2013.
One payment in the amount of $2.8 million was purportedly for the purchase of a ship. It is alleged the ship has never been received by the Constituency. It is alleged the remaining funds of $200,000 were used to purchase items not related to the purpose of the grant.
The MP has appeared in the Honiara Central Magistrates Court this afternoon.
More on the arrest will be released during a Media Conference by the Commissioner of Police, Matthew Varley and the Assistant Commissioner, Crime and Intelligence, Ian Vaevaso at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara at 3.30pm this afternoon.