Police Commissioner Gari Baki suspended Chief Superintendent Matthew Damaru because he wanted to assume command and control of an erratic directorate.
Baki today held a press conference to confirm the suspension of the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate (NFACD) director Damaru and his deputy Chief Inspector Timothy Gitua.
Baki said the directorate was out of control.
He also suspended the immediate staff for their continuous defiance of administrative direction, which amounts to insubordination.
He also suspended the officer-in-charge of fraud, Inspector Joel Simatab, who will be charged and arrested for bribery and official corruption allegations.
Four other members of the fraud directorate are also under probe for unsanctioned investigations into the Simbu Provincial Administration.
Other members of the NFACD will be looked into for alleged personal enrichment.
Baki appointed senior legal officer and commissioners review officer, Chief Superintendent Hodges Ette, as the acting director NFACD and Chief Inspector and officer-in-charge of the special police internal investigation team (SPIIT), Jacob Ivaroa, as the acting deputy director of the NFACD.
He says he has faith and confidence that both police officers will bring the NFACD back on track.