*What she never bothered to flash was far more telling: a diplomatic letter barring her from entering Tuvalu. Yes, Tuvalu — that small, climate-threatened Pacific state apparently had enough of Malimali to slam the door shut on her entirely. Not a peep about that in her media crusades. Selective transparency, anyone?
*Whatever the trigger, her sacking marks a long-overdue end to a tenure that began in controversy and stumbled through absurdity. The people of Fiji deserve more than PR stunts and headline-chasing. They deserve a corruption commission led by someone who values facts over theatrics — and who doesn’t need to be reminded that integrity doesn’t come with a photo op.
As for Malimali, she exits the stage with a rolled-up newspaper in one hand, and a diplomatic rebuke in the other. If only she’d shown the country both.
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Conflict of Interest: It seems the COI overlooked one crucial detail. One of the panellist's who interviewed and approved Malimali as the new FICAC Commissioner had witnessed her 2022 application for a practising certificate: the acting Chief Magistrate Josaia Waqaivolavola.
*TUVALU TRYST: When Waqaivolavola witnessed her 2022 Application for a Practising Certificate, was he aware that Malimali had been barred from practising law in Tuvalu? Also, he had not declared his conflict of interest
