Grubsheet believes the Fijian people deserve access to the entire Ashton-Lewis Commission of Inquiry Report to make up their own minds free from selective reporting and spin.
It simply isn’t possible to publish it it one hit so here’s the first installment with the rest to follow over the coming days. So that by the end of the week, you can read the entirety in these columns at the same time as we highlight its principal individual recommendations.
And remember, we’ve already published Chapter 7 ( Possible Offences) and Chapter 8 (Recommendations) in our first article on the COI leak yesterday.
And more to come soon…
This “Mailamaila” lady is a piece of work. Ready the leaked COI report, it clearly shows her true colours and then she still has the gall to take legal action for suspension. It is really mind boggling.
Credit to her that she is an efficient operator as noted by the speed she closed files of friends and acquaintances 😂
Astonishing work indeed.
This deserves a PINA (Pacific Islands News Association) award for investigative journalism to GD.
Vinaka & drain the swamp.
No Brett, not PINA as their current office holders include Stanley Simpson. Vijay Narayan and Fred Wesley et al. are all in the same boat named “No to COI”. GD is light years ahead, way way above them. So a prestigious Asia-Pacific or global journalism award instead.
It would be amazing if the report got published somewhere like WikiLeaks which will ensure it never gets deleted or hidden.
So when will all those named in the COI report stand down or resign?
Or don’t vulagi processes apply in Fiji?
We all know that Fiji is unique and in their own land and in a now “free” country people are free to make up the laws and protocols as they go.
What is important is that traditional iTaukei culture and traditions must be upheld at all costs. In which case the vulagi processes become second fiddle, if they apply at all.
I reckon once the CJ is dismissed or resigns, he should take up a position at the International Criminal Court or some other international law court and show the rest of the world how to do things right, the iTaukei way, the only way. He should teach the world how to be independent, fair, not be prejudiced and how to maintain professional ethics and integrity the iTaukei way – the right way.
I believe the rest of the world should learn from Fiji.
Your comment reeks of a deeply ingrained prejudice that has no place in meaningful discourse. If you have an issue with governance or accountability, then stick to that. Don’t drag an entire race or culture into it with your smug sarcasm.
Not all iTaukei are the same, and your “tongue in cheek” remarks about “the iTaukei way” are not only tone deaf. They are classless. Its one thing to criticize policy or leadership but when you start mocking a people’s values and heritage, you reveal more about your own biases than anything else.
Theres a way to have hard conversations without being racist or disrespectful. Try it.
Absolutely!
Very well said.
You may argue and get away by saying “all ethno nationalist in Fiji are iTaukei”, but definitely it is very wrong to say “all iTaukei are ethno nationalist”.
Dont worry about his vulagi remarks. He should be encouraged to go back to India !
Just passing by: Hear! Hear!
While our views are shaped by one’s life experiences, including not being able to control every situation in life.
However, we can learn to control our attitudes and how to deal with challenges and complexities to still have meaningful conversations.
After reading the first three chapters of this report, I’m appalled by what it reveals — and furious that our institutions have been allowed to decay to this extent. What’s laid out confirms what many of us have suspected for years: that political interference, poor leadership, and a lack of transparency have seriously damaged the institutions we’re supposed to trust…
The justice system, FICAC, and other public bodies meant to protect the people have instead been used for political convenience. That’s not just a failure — it’s a betrayal.
I don’t say this lightly, but I believe the current government has lost its moral authority to lead. When public confidence in institutions collapses like this, it’s time to face reality. We need a reset — and that means the government should stand down.
The 2013 Constitution allows for this. Section 64(2) gives the Prime Minister the power to advise the President to dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections. If ever there was a moment to use that mechanism, it’s now. We cannot fix this mess with the same hands that allowed it to grow. We, the people deserve the right to choose new leadership — leadership that is transparent, accountable, and committed to rebuilding trust.
This isn’t about politics for me — it’s about principle. We owe it to ourselves and the next generation to stop normalising corruption and dysfunction. We have the legal tools to restore credibility. What we need now is the courage to use them.
Let’s not stay silent. Let’s start demanding better.