Press Release

Statement issued by the Fiji Labour Party is not true

Posted by Media Team 25 May 2024

The statement issued by the Fiji Labour Party on its Facebook Page on 24 May 2024 regarding the Acting Deputy Commissioner Ms Francis Puleiwai being sent on indefinite leave by the Honourable Attorney General is not true and an attempt by the Fiji Labour Party to discredit the work of FICAC and the political will it has been receiving from the coalition Government.

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) can confirm that its Acting Deputy Commissioner Ms Francis Puleiwai has not been sent on indefinite leave however she is currently attending the 8th ICAC Symposium in Hong Kong, a global event organized by the Hong Kong ICAC bringing anti-corruption practitioners, investigators, lawyers, specialists from around the world to discuss innovative ways of identifying, tackling and addressing corruption.

It is unfortunate to see a Political Party attempt to discredit the work of FICAC after the coalition Government had vowed its support towards FICAC in Parliament earlier this week.

FICAC reaffirms that under its new leadership it remains independent and all its cases investigated and complaints received or referred to FICAC will follow the due processes and procedures regardless of who is being investigated.

FICAC is also requesting the Fiji Labour Party to retract its statement published on its Facebook Page and do the proper due diligence in finding out the correct facts before publishing damaging statement as such.