Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho is urging people to come forward with information if they witnessed the incident where a man was allegedly thrown from the Naqia Village bridge in Wainibuka, Tailevu on Saturday while in another development, National Federation Party MP, Pio Tikoduadua was taken in for questioning by Police at after midnight after posting a video on Facebook where he talked about the alleged incident.
Tikoduadua is still being questioned at the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters in Suva.
Police say they will make further comments once the investigation is complete.
On their official Facebook page, the National Federation Party says Tikoduadua was arrested by Police at around 12.35 this morning from his home in Delasui village in Tailevu.
NFP also said that Police claimed the video by Tikoduadua was misleading.
Meanwhile, a parallel investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department and Internal Affairs Department is underway in relation to the incident on Saturday as Police officers were allegedly involved.
Fijivillage can confirm that some people who witnessed the alleged incident on Saturday have spoken to Police.
The 32-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted remains admitted at the CWM Hospital.
The Police Commissioner is urging people who know something to call the Director CID SSP Serupepeli Neiko on 9905 707.
The serious claims first surfaced on Facebook on Saturday where the man’s sister claimed that her brother was allegedly thrown off the bridge by police officers in civilian clothing.
Her sister also claims that her brother was allegedly assaulted and an attempt was also allegedly made to drown him in the river.
The Police Commissioner has directed the investigation to be done thoroughly and promptly.
