Police will send the investigation file involving the death of Richard Mock to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) tomorrow, for independent review and sanctioning of charges.
Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu said investigators have been working round the clock in transcribing the Video Recorded Interviews (VRI) of the 13 police officers alleged to be involved.
This he said was done to ensure the thorough conduct of investigations and the summarising of evidence relating to the case, before submission to ODPP.
Commissioner Tudravu has reassured the family that claims of investigations being delayed to protect police officers were not true.
“The process of transcribing all interviews conducted via VRI has been a time consuming process, which could not be rushed,” he said
“The Fiji Police Force is again reiterating that all complaints against officers will be taken seriously with investigations conducted by either the Internal Affairs Unit or Criminal Investigations Department, with investigation files submitted to the Office of the DPP for independent review.”
