Probe into Malimali confirmed

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FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali. Picture: FT FILE

INVESTIGATIONS into the controversy surrounding lawyer Barbara Malimali’s appointment as FICAC Commissioner has now been confirmed with the appointment of Supreme Court Judge David Ashton-Lewis as sole Commissioner.

He will be assisted by senior barrister Janet Mason.

A government statement stated the commission’s terms of reference would also consider whether the process and appointment of Ms Malimali was unlawfully or improperly influenced by vested interests.

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