Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says it is not his role to refer the audit and investigation reports relating to President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere to FICAC.
Rabuka says that’s the Attorney General’s role when asked by fijivillage News.
Rabuka earlier confirmed to us that President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere decided to decline Rabuka's nomination of him to serve a second term of three years as President after he saw an internal audit and investigation report.
We had asked Rabuka on whether he had met Ratu Wiliame in Auckland earlier this month and advised him that he was withdrawing Ratu Wiliame's nomination, and for him to formally withdraw.
fijivillage News has gathered that Rabuka met with Ratu Wiliame for about 10 minutes in a meeting room at a hotel in Auckland.
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While responding to our questions, Rabuka said he informed Ratu Wiliame that an Internal Audit and an Internal Investigation Report was reported to him by the Board Chairperson of three Government Companies Ratu Wiliame had served on.
Rabuka says these were then subjected to forensic reexamination and to the Attorney General for advice on whether to prosecute or not.
He says it was then that Ratu Wiliame felt he should decline the Prime Minister's nomination of him.
We have sent questions to Attorney General, Graham Leung.
