Biman Prasad
In April 2014, Prasad resigned as Professor of Economics from the University of the South Pacific to pursue a political career.Prasad subsequently became the Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning and National Statistics and Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.[12][13] He also called for the government to lift its entry ban on Fijian historian Brij Lal, who had been forced into exile in Australia.[22] On 25 July 2021 Prasad was arrested by Fijian police after criticising government moves to amend land legislation.[24] The director of public prosecutions subsequently refused to lay charges,[25] and criticised police for not investigating the alleged incident properly.