Three people have already been referred to the police for allegedly spreading misinformation about elections by the Fijian Elections Office.
This has been highlighted by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Suresh Chandra at the launch of the Fijian Elections Office Training of the Trainers Program.
Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro has confirmed that the three people from Labasa are currently under investigation.
Chandra says they are concerned that there are still some elements that spread misinformation about the elections.
He says this information is likely to cause confusion.
Chandra told the trainees that honesty, integrity and being apolitical forms the cornerstone of any independent elections body.
80 participants including officers from the police force will be trained by 8 Fijian Elections officials in the next two days.
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says it is necessary for the police training team to understand the electoral process so that they can develop their own training for police officers for the 2018 general elections.
Saneem says the Fiji Police Force will train their own staff and this training is a platform for them to get electoral training certification so that they can conduct training for police officers for the next general elections.
