A Ministry employee and a company director has been charged with corruption related offences.

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption charged Dinesh Dayal and Rajeshwar Prasad with a joint count of conspiracy to defraud causing a loss and one count each of obtaining a financial advantage.

Both appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court last week and the matter has been adjourned to September 16^th.

The two are alleged to have caused a loss of $6,000 to the Rural and Maritime Development and Natural Disaster Management Ministry in 2015.

They caused a false payment of $6, 000 to be made to Northern Timber and Hardware Limited for the supply of materials for the Naseva Water Project without the materials being delivered.

It is further alleged that the actions of the accused persons, led to the company obtaining a financial advantage of $6,000.

Both were released on bail and instructed not to re-offend or to interfere with prosecution witnesses.

They have also been told to surrender their passports and a Stop Departure Order has been issued.