Fiji Trades Union Congress National Secretary, Felix Anthony will be further questioned by Police later this morning while three other unionists also remain in Police custody.
FTUC says Anthony also spent the night in custody at Nabua Police Station after being questioned at the Criminal Investigations Department in Suva.
Anthony was in a tripartite meeting with the Ministry of Employment, International Labour Organization and the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation when he was taken in for questioning by Police yesterday afternoon.
Acting Police Chief of Intelligence, Bitukula Waqanui says Anthony was taken in yesterday in relation to alleged breach of the Public Order Act.
Fijian Teachers Association General Secretary Paula Manumanunitoga, Fiji Nursing Association General Secretary Salanieta Matiavi and Fiji Trades Union Congress official, Shiu Lingam are also being questioned.
Waqanui says the unionists are being investigated for alleged breaches of the law.
The 29 former Water Authority of Fiji workers in Lautoka also spent the night in police custody after being taken in for questioning yesterday.
Police taking in former workers of WAF in Lautoka
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