Minister for Justice, Siromi Turaga says the Commissioner of Fiji Corrections Service, Dr Jalesi Nakarawa will be informed about the misconduct in due course.
When asked by the media if Dr Nakarawa is back in the office, Turaga responded with a no.
He has also confirmed that he will remain as the Minister until the Prime Minister says otherwise as some people wanted him to resign from his position with relation to this issue.
Turaga says people will have different opinions.
He did not want to comment on any further on the issue.
While responding to questions by fijivillage News, Dr Nakarawa says he has received a letter from Turaga and he has provided a response.
He says he will not be able to reveal the content of his response until he has received a response from Turaga.
Dr Nakarawa also confirmed he is on leave after he had applied for it and it was granted.
Turaga, in a statement yesterday, had said that Dr Nakarawa has been sent on leave after the Ministry of Justice received reports of serious incidents and potential breaches within the Corrections under his leadership.
Turaga earlier said that these allegations raise significant concerns regarding the governance, security, conduct, management and administration of the Corrections Service and warrants immediate investigation.
The Minister said with the concurrence of the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Constitutional Offices Commission, he is invoking Section 22(1) of the Fiji Corrections Service Act 2006 to address this matter.
He said Dr Nakarawa is on leave so that a thorough and independent investigation can take place and will remain on leave with full entitlements during this period.
In his absence, Deputy Commissioner of Corrections, Auta Moceisuva, will serve as Acting Commissioner.
Turaga says the Ministry is committed to restoring faith, good governance, justice and transparency within the Corrections Service.
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