The leader of Fiji's leading opposition party has been charged by the country's corruption watchdog.
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Former prime minister and Sodelpa leader Sitiveni Rabuka appeared in court on Friday on charges under the Political Parties Act brought by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.
He was granted bail until next week.
Authorities allege inaccuracies in Mr Rabuka's financial declarations last year, but he has declined to comment on the details.
He said he would be contesting the charges.
"I do not feel that it's targeted and it's a deliberate attack ... but I feel I have been given a very high profile in the media lately, so everybody is free to take a shot at me," Mr Rabuka told Radio NZ.
A general election is due to be held in Fiji later in the year and Mr Rabuka - the instigator of the 1987 government coups - said he would stay on as leader unless convicted.
Australian Associated Press
