The government wants the Fiji Police Force to be run by someone from within the force, and not the military.
Home Affairs Minister, Pio Tikoduadua made this clear as he visited the Police Special Response Unit.
He also says he has told Acting Commissioner of Police, Juki Fong Chew, that he wants the Police Force to remain blue, and not to be mistaken for any other force.
Tikoduadua adds when he says he wants it to be blue, he wants the culture to be blue, led by someone in blue.
He also adds some legacy issues have hindered, or maybe contaminated the way the force has done it’s work in the past.
The Minister further adds it is not entirely the force’s fault, because much of this really has been imposed upon the force by the political masters back then.
He says he has also asked the Acting Police Commissioner, to reinvigorate the motto of the Fiji Police Force, “Salus Populi” to take their professional work as Police, and that is to be of service to the public.
Tikoduadua also says under that pretext their allegiance must be to the law, and to the law alone.
He also cautioned them on the way that they do their work.
