No Basis For Claims on Suspicious Activity

The New Zealand High Commission said that there is no basis for any claims of suspicious activities by any member of the New Zealand Police in Fiji.

The High Commission said that a New Zealand Police Officer who has for some years been posted at the High Commission as Regional Liaison Officer took some photographs of the Fiji Independence Day Parade in a private capacity from his apartment balcony.

According to the statement released by the High Commission, the officer did what many other members of the public do on such an occasion. However it said the officer fully co-operated with the police when contacted in explaining the nature of his taking the photographs. The Commission said that the officers explanation was accepted and the matter closed.

Meanwhile, the Police Operations Director SSP Waisea Tabakau said they respect the High Commission sovereignty however their investigations are still underway.