Commissioner of Inquiry Justice David Ashton-Lewis says he found that nine individuals either lied under oath or obstructed justice during the investigation into the appointment of former FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali.
Speaking on The Judge, a radio program on 4CRB in Gold Coast, Australia, Justice Ashton-Lewis confirmed he had made recommendations about the nine individuals in his final report.
“I found there were nine people who had done things such as lied under oath. That’s called perjury,” he said.
“I found that nine of them obstructed the course of justice and that they also perverted the course of justice in the appointment of this particular woman.”
He said the inquiry uncovered that Ms Malimali’s appointment had been rushed through internal processes.
“In other words, it became apparent in the investigation that this particular woman was shunted very quickly through the processes to get in.
“Now, the question then arises, why, why was she so important?
“Well, the rest of the evidence showed she was so important because she would do evil peoples’ designs.”
Justice Ashton-Lewis said the Prime Minister was now reviewing his report and was expected to act.
“So now, what’s happened is the Prime Minister is considering it. I have received word that he’s going to act on all my recommendations in relation to nine people.”
