Former National Provident Fund chairman Jimmy Maladina is appealing his conviction at the Supreme Court.
His lawyers filed the appeal application last week after he was convicted for conspiracy and the misappropriation of K2.65 million on May 21.
He was sentenced to two years in prison with a fully suspended jail term and placed on two years good behavor bond by the Deputy Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika on August 14.
Maladina's lawyers told Justice Stephen Kassman this morning (September 21) that the appeal was filed and an appeal book also served to the Public Prosecutors office.
State lawyer Ravunama Auka who is leading the prosecution team told the court the State had received the appeal book.
The matter will return before the court on October 28 for further hearing. The appeal against Maladina's conviction comes after Public Prosecutor Pondros Kaluwin on September 4 filed an appeal against Maladina's suspended sentence.