The legal counsel for Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has confirmed that he will not file legal papers in court later today to sue The Fiji Times for defamation.

G.P Lala said they want to prepare well for the case before necessary papers are filed and this will be done in the next few days.

The Fiji Times will have to prove the truth of their statements in court

Chaudhry in a statement said that he has instructed his lawyers to also include the reports of Victor Lal published in the Fiji Sun. Chaudhry states he will not make any further statements regarding this issue as whatever is to be said must now be said in a court of law.

Earlier Chaudhry had reiterated that he did not owe any outstanding taxes and he will not resign as long he has the confidence of his cabinet.