Police complete assessment of COI report and submit report to the PM

Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu stresses the Commission of Inquiry report into the appointment of Barbara Malimali as FICAC Commissioner will not be used for Police investigation as stipulated under the Commission of Inquiry Act as the investigators have their own line of investigation.

Tudravu is urging the members of the public to trust the system that is in place and let the investigation into the Commission of Inquiry continue.

This is after being asked by fijivillage News if the investigators have found any evidence of wrongdoing by anyone mentioned in the report based on the report having a lot of hearsay on hearsay.

He says the report was referred to them for analysis and he confirms that the analysis has been completed and the findings are submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister.

Tudravu adds once further guidance is received, he has given specific instructions to the team to solely focus on this investigation as it is a national case of interest and provide progress of investigation through the line Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime.

Insert: Tudravu on independence of investigation 17th June 25 MR

Tudravu says the team assigned to conduct the investigation are senior investigators who have on their own merit investigated many major cases of national interest and he is urging members of the public to trust the process.