Fiji police hot on the heels of ‘plotters’

SUVA – Fiji police say they suspect that overseas residents were involved in the alleged plot to destabilise the government, according to a report in the Fiji Sun.

Acting Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho confirmed they had sought the involvment of overseas policing counterparts to help with the investigations.

The overseas residents are understood to have exchanged emails with local residents allegedly discussing the destabilisation of the government.

He said they were trying to track the IP (internet protocol) addresses of those whose emails were belived to be part of the alleged plot.

“The investigation is still ongoing because we have to get the IP addresses, email exchanges from overseas and Fiji as well,” Brig-Gen Qiliho said.

“We are trying to get those addresses right now. We are working very hard on that right now with the relevant people that could provide us with that information.”

Brig-Gen Qiliho said once they retrieved the relevant information, they would start questioning individuals allegedly involved.

While the Acting Commissioner of Police remained tight-lipped on the number of people involved in the plot, he said there were “some people whose names have appeared in the email”.

“That is why we are trying to confirm all the details that were transferred from phones to phones before we go any further.” - Fiji Sun