Fiji president suspends anti-corruption commissioner
Fiji's anti-corruption chief has been suspended and her deputy sacked as police investigate her appointment to the top post.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji's President has initiated the suspension following the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry into the appointment of the head of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Mr Rabuka says FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali's suspension comes into immediate effect as police investigate allegations laid out in the report.
He did not reveal the allegations but said Deputy Commissioner Lisiate Fotofili's appointment has been rescinded.
The ABC's reporter in Fiji Lice Movono said there are concerns that the suspension did not go through the Judicial Services Commission and it may be challenged in court.
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