19 Oct 2018

Two Fiji police officers suspended after death last week

5:04 pm on 19 October 2018
Fiji's Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho

Fiji's Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho Photo: Fijian Government

Two police officers in Fiji have been suspended in relation to the death of a man last week.

Josua Lalauvaki died in a Suva hospital last Thursday, nearly a month after he was allegedly beaten by police officers outside a Suva nightclub.

Mr Lalauvaki's father, Ilaisia Tagiratu, told the Fiji Sun the injuries sustained by his son resembled those of a fatal car crash.

Fiji's police commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho, today confirmed he had ordered the suspension of two constables without pay while investigations continue.

The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it will also conduct an investigation.