Rabuka: COI report will not be tabled in Parliament
He said any action arising from the report was now being handled by his office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, FICAC and Police.
Saturday 25 July 2026 | 07:00
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka outside his office on September 30, 2025.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the appointment of former Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) Commissioner Barbara Malimali will not be tabled in Parliament, with only the Government's expenditure on the inquiry to be presented.
Responding to questions yesterday, Mr Rabuka said the report, prepared by Justice David Ashton-Lewis, had been submitted to President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, who commissioned the inquiry.
"The money part of it has to be tabled in Parliament as part of the expenditure of government," Mr Rabuka said.
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He said any action arising from the report was now being handled by his office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, FICAC and Police.
Mr Rabuka also defended the millions of dollars spent on the inquiry.
"At least those people who had been suspected of doing wrong, now know that they didn't do anything wrong," he said.
He added the money was:
"Spent on watching the nation, so that the few who break the law, do not break the law."
