Police investigate alleged Police officer misconduct widely shared on social media

Police have opened an investigation on the alleged conduct of a police officer who was mentioned in a video that is being widely circulated on social media.

Police say the Internal Affairs Unit was directed earlier yesterday to investigate the alleged conduct of the police officer.

They say the allegations against the officer are serious in nature, and the Fiji Police Force assures members of the public that a thorough investigation will be conducted.

They say the organisation is committed to upholding the integrity and professionalism of the policing profession, and any conduct by a police officer deemed otherwise, will be investigated and due processes followed with regards to disciplinary measures.

A video was posted on social media where a mother of three was calling on the public for assistance.

In the video, the mother is seen crying and asking some officers to remove her partner from their home as she is concerned about hers and her family's safety.

The mother of three alleges that her husband is violent and is not living with them as he had an affair with another woman.

The video also shows that police officers had told the mother that they cannot remove her partner because there wasn't any report lodged.

The mother says that when she went to the Valelevu Police Station, she was not served for about 5 hours and an officer at the station told her that they cannot do anything as they were still legally married.

She also says that services provided to her at the Valelevu Police Station were pathetic as she claimed that she even told the officers at the Station that ACP Mesake Waqa had directed officers to arrest her partner but the officers at the Station did not listen.

The woman also says when she told them she would call ACP Waqa again to inform him of the treatment she received, the officers at the Station tried to plea with her not to make the call.

The mother of three says she was disappointed with the services provided to her at the Valelevu Police Station when handling domestic violence cases and if she dies, its the Police's fault as they did not take her concern seriously.