PM and disciplinary forces remember fallen comrades 20 years after the mutiny

The 2000 Mutiny Commemoration Church Service was held at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks.

In a touching message, Reverend Captain Viliame Tuinidau thanked the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama for his leadership in leading Fiji to where it is today.

Reverend Tuinidau says this day in 2000, only gun shots and cries were heard in the camp but today they laugh and they are happy.

He says the wives and children of the soldiers were wondering back at home if their husbands and dads were going to return home.

Reverend Tuinidau says those soldiers who gave their lives will never be forgotten for their sacrifice to Fiji as a nation.

The church service will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony and traditional ceremony.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and members of his family are part of the church service.

Also in attendance are the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto, Acting Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu, Commissioner of the Fiji Corrections Service Francis Kean, Director-General For Fiji’s National Security Council Brigadier-General Jone Kalouniwai, Chief of Staff RFMF Captain (Navy) John Fox, Land Force Commander Colonel Manoa Gadai, Commanding Officer 3FIR Lt Col Aseri Rokoura and other officers from the RFMF, Navy and Fiji Police Force.