Police Commissioner orders interdiction of officers charged with assault

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Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu has directed that three police officers charged in an assault case  be interdicted pending the outcome of the case.

The three were brought before the Navua Magistrates Court yesterday, charged in connection with an alleged assault in Navua in February 2025.

A fourth officer was charged in the same case in March.

The officers are accused of assaulting a 32-year-old man outside a shopping complex, with each facing one count of assault causing grievous harm.

The court granted each officer non-cash bail of $1,000 with two sureties, imposing strict conditions, including no interference with witnesses, no change of address, a prohibition on reoffending, and mandatory attendance at all court dates.