Air Pacific employee in custody

Police have confirmed that an Air Pacific employee is now in custody at Natabua Prison after certain alleged breaches of his contract with Air Pacific.

Police Director Operations SSP Rusiate Tudravu said the man has appeared in court and is remanded in custody.

Radio New Zealand reports the employee who was suspended is Air Pacific pilot and union official Shalend Scott and he is in Police custody.

Scott is an Australian national and the Federal Government has confirmed that he has been charged with unlawful access to documents.

It is alleged that Scott had leaked confidential documents which ended up on some blog sites.

SSP Tudravu said they will make further comments later today.

He added that they are working closely with Air Pacific on the matter.

Meanwhile an Air Pacific spokesperson had confirmed to Fijivillage that they have suspended the employee pending the completion of a company investigation into serious potential breaches of the company’s code of conduct, company policies, and the employee’s terms of employment.


Story by: Vijay Narayan