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From Fijileaks Archive, 27 January 2025
The Judicial Services Commission, the Prime Minister, and the President have all been copied on a letter from the Commission of Inquiry asking for the temporary suspension of Barbara Malimali as Fiji Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Commissioner.
Senior Barrister Janet Mason says she wrote to the JSC and copied the PM and the President on Sunday with concerns about allegations of interference by Malimali with witnesses.
The letter follows the dismissal of FICAC’s Manager Investigation Kuliniasi Saumi, who was also giving evidence in the inquiry into the appointment of Malimali as Commissioner.
Mason expresses concern about Saumi’s suspension and proposes suspending Malimali during the duration of the hearing.
“Exactly as we have explained that there was an interference with the witnesses’ issue and that the request that Ms Malimali be suspended for the course of the investigation.”
Senior Barrister Janet Mason says she wrote to the JSC and copied the PM and the President on Sunday with concerns about allegations of interference by Malimali with witnesses.
The letter follows the dismissal of FICAC’s Manager Investigation Kuliniasi Saumi, who was also giving evidence in the inquiry into the appointment of Malimali as Commissioner.
Mason expresses concern about Saumi’s suspension and proposes suspending Malimali during the duration of the hearing.
“Exactly as we have explained that there was an interference with the witnesses’ issue and that the request that Ms Malimali be suspended for the course of the investigation.”
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