Fiji troops surround police unit: latest report from Fiji
Reports from Fiji late this morning say that while the further set deadlines have passed without the anticipated coup, things are stepping up with soldiers having moved on the headquarters of an elite police unit this morning in what appears to be the first phase of a coup against the civilian government.
Troops moved in on Fiji Police’s Tactical Response Group, set up as the main unit to quell civil unrest base at Nausori near the capital’s international airport and without firing a shot, evicted police officers and emptied the complex of weapons and ammunition as Police stood by and did not react as a large crowd gathered.
Acting Fiji Police Commissioner Moses Driver later denied the police unit had been taken over, saying that a number of soldiers were making a “friendly” visit to follow up on a military request to view the tactical response unit’s weapons, adding that soldiers remained at the headquarters waiting for approval to inspect the weapons.
The bitter war of words between military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama and civilian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase have continued over recent days, but there been no immediate comment from Qarase or Bainimarama about the latest development.
Meanwhile, Fiji Government officials said President Ratu Josefa Iloilo would make an official announcement at noon (1100 AEDT), but at the time of TM going on line this had not taken place.
Report by The Mole
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