Fiji Police Force divisional police commander West Surend Sami has sounded a warning to members of the public who intentionally attack police officers.
The warning comes after a group of individuals threw batteries at a police car carrying officers in Lovu, Lautoka, last Friday night.
“We are not going to tolerate this kind of behaviour,” he said.
“We will not tolerate any use of force against our officers or when any of our properties are intentionally damaged.
“So we will take appropriate action.” He said police officers had been working tirelessly over the past month trying to ensure the safety of Fijians amidst a global crisis.
“We have every man and woman officer working hard on the ground to keep our citizens safe.
It doesn’t help our work when we are being attacked like this.
“Once again we are urging the public to work with us in containing this virus and also maintain the security of our people and that includes police officers.”
