High Court judge David Munsu is set to deliver his ruling on the bail application of two Fishrot accused persons.

Former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau and Nigel Van Wyk will hear on Tuesday if their pleas for liberty will be granted.

In his bail application, Esau consistently stated that he was never involved in the allocation of quotas or fishing rights and depended on his senior staff, including the then permanent secretary, Ulitala Hiveluah, to do the administrative work.

He would just sign off on it, he stated.

Esau further maintained that he was merely an administrator, as the real decisions were made by his senior staff, and that his name was used and abused by his co-accused.

Nigel van Wyk, throughout the bail proceedings, maintained that he was just an employee of former Minister of Justice Sakeus Shanghala and his friend James Hatuikulipi.

Van Wyk informed Judge Munsu that he merely followed the orders of Shanghala and Hatuikuilipi and also denied that he was ever part of the Fishrot scheme.

Esau and Van Wyk both refused to plead on some of the charges last week in the ongoing trial before Judge Moses Chinhengo, with the judge subsequently entering a not guilty plea on their behalf.