THE trial of a man accused of obtaining $4,000 from three university students with false promises of Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship awards got underway on Friday.
The defendant Donald Keso is facing trial for three counts of False Pretence.
His trial was listed to start at 9am before Chief Magistrate Emma Garo on Friday.
Keso allegedly lied to three Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students and obtained a total of $4,000 from them last year.
The alleged incidents occurred on different dates in March and April last year.
Keso told his victims he was working as an agent for National Training Unit (NTU), now known as Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA).
He promised the victims that if they produce their required documents and give him $1,000, he would place their names for SIG scholarships.
Two of the victims allegedly gave Keso $1,000 each, while one allegedly gave him $2,000, for himself and his sister.
Keso then told his victims that he would call them to collect their offer letter when their names were listed for scholarships.
However, the victims waited in vain for a response from Keso and after hearing nothing from him, they reported the matter to the Police.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
Solomon Star, Honiara
