Barbara Malimali Photo: ABC/Supplied
The former head of Fiji's anti-corruption agency has been cleared of abuse of office while chair of the the country's electoral commission.
A controversial Commission of Inquiry (COI) into her appointment alleged that Barbara Malimali spread confidential voter information while on the job.
Malimali - described as "universally corrupt" by the COI commissioner Justice David Ashton-Lewis - was suspended by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on 29 May.
Rabuka later rescinded the suspension and President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu instead revoked her initial appointment.
Malimali's lawyer Tanya Waqanika told Pacific Waves at the time that Ashton-Lewis' public remarks had destroyed her client's legal career.
Police commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said during a press conference last week that the "complaint" was submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)on 21 March.
"It was returned with advice (from the acting DPP Nancy Tikoisuva) that there was insufficient evidence," Tudravu said.
The police commissioner said all 12 cases resulting from the commission of inquiry had now been investigated by the police and forwarded to the ODPP.
"We await further guidance from the ODPP regarding the remaining 11 files," he said.
Tudravu emphasised that all files - some which related to Malimali - were being handled by the ODPP to ensure transparency and proper process.
