CHRONOLOGY

2020:

❏ February 14 - IP Dass received instructions from ASP Rajesh to carry out investigations into the alleged case of abuse of office. ❏ February 15 - IP Dass read through documents in file.

❏ May 6 - IP Dass completed the statement of Doras Trail and advised her to make arrangements for witness statements.

❏ May 15 - Statements of Ato’ese Morgan Tuimaleali’ifano and Ilima Finiasi are handed in.

❏ June 8 - IP Dass hands CID/HO PEP 12/7/19 over to SP Loraini Seru to be sent to ODPP.

❏ June 9 - FBC News article “Police to Investigate breach of COVID - 19 restrictions at USP protests” written by Lena Reece published.

❏ June 17 - D/CID Neiko forwards CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 to ODPP for advice.

❏ June 18 - Police docket CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 was received by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.

❏ June 23 - Police docket CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 was returned by the ODPP to CID/HQ for further investigations.

❏ June 27 - IP Dass received CID/HO PEP 12/7/19 from MMF to complete pending tasks as raised by Ms Prasad of ODPP.

❏ June 28 - IP Dass rang Doras Trail to make arrangements for witness statements in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19: Recorded statement of Veronica Yuen accountant of USP recorded statement of Petra Sigavata head of Section and Secretary to Council of USP Requested Sgt 3201 Avinesh to record the statement of Salaseini Malo associate manager Regional Campuses of USP. At the office recorded the statement of Ravinesh Shankar management Talent Acquisition & Management of USP.

❏ July - SSP Mesake Waqa returns from study leave but does not resume office as DCID.

❏ July 1 - IP Dass recorded statement of Maciu Raikoti, assistant accountant of USP in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19.

❏ July 3 - IP Dass recorded statement of Sweetika Raniini Kumar assistant manager OD/L, of USP in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19.

❏ July 6 - IP Dass handed over CID/HQP E P 12/7/19 to A/ASP Rajesh (MMF) for onward submission after completion of the issues raised by ODPP.

❏ July 10 - MMF Rajesh Kumar sends CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 to D/ DEC.

❏ July 14 - Commissioner Qiliho receives a phone call from a member of the public who said he worked for USP complaining of police harassment. Commissioner Qiliho gives the person director Ethical Standard’s number and re-directs him to that section of the Force.

❏ July 15 - Commissioner Qiliho receives a forwarded complaint from either the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister’s office to the effect that a member of the public working at USP feared he was being subjected to police harassment because of heavy police surveillance. Commissioner Qiliho then called D/CID Seru Neiko to see if he knew anything about this case. D/CID Seru Neiko called CP Qiliho back in the presence of then IP Reshmi Dass. IP Dass also received a call later that day in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 from Doras Traill who asked if the police were doing surveillance on Ravinesh Shankar’s house as he had raised this with VCP & HE that three vehicles from CID are doing surveillance on his house. Informed her that they were not doing surveillance on his house.

❏ July 30 - Commissioner Qiliho leaves for study leave abroad. ❏ August - Deputy Commissioner Tudravu takes up Acting Commissioner appointment.

❏ August 18 - Ilima Finiasi wrote to acting Commissioner of Police.

❏ August 25 - ACP Matavou responded to Ilima Finiasi indicating that the DPP had advised on further investigations which were being worked on. Copy sent to D/DEC for CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19.

❏ August 31 - D/DEC returns CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19 to MMF. There is nothing in the Investigating Officer’s Investigation Diary notes or in her testimony to indicate that she received the file from him after that.

❏ September 17 - A/COMPOL Tudravu calls ACP Biu Matavou to brief him on CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19. ACP Biu Matavou asked DCID Seru Neiko to bring him file. He briefs A/COMPOL Tudravu. A/COMPOL Tudravu attends National Security Meeting at PM’s boardroom. A/ COMPOL Tudravu calls ACP Matavou after the National Security Council meeting and directs ACP Matavou to stop the investigations.

❏ October 15 - D/DEC returns CID/HO PEP12/7/19 to MMF.

❏ October 16 - IP Dass received the file from admin to complete the issues raised by SP Loraini Seru (DDEC)

❏ October 17 - IP Dass rang Doras Trail to make arrangement for witnesses statements in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19.

❏ October 19 - IP Dass recorded Statement of VCP Professor Davindra Pal Singh Ahluwalia in respect of CID/HO PEP 12/7/19

❏ October 20 - IP Dass recorded statement of Kolinio Boila, executive director finance of USP in respect of CID/HO PEP 12/7/19. The Fiji Police Force executed search warrant for payments done for the purchase of ticket for former VCP Rajesh Chandra, uplifted documents and recorded statement of Vinod Mistri, director of Lodhias Travel Services. Requested Osea Tunidau to record statement of Anita Datt cashier at USP. Recorded statement of Fay Yee chartered accountant and lay member of council at USP in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19.

❏ October 21 - IP Dass recorded Statement of Krishna Sami Raghuwaiya senior lecturer and secretary general at USP in respect of CID/HQ PEP 12/7/19. 2021

❏ August - Commissioner Qiliho returned 2022

❏ January 4 - IP Dass handed over the file to A/SP Rajesh Kumar (A/DDEC) on his verbal instructions.

❏ January 4 - A/SP Rajesh Kumar A/DDEC forwards CID/HO PEP 12/07/19 to D/CID Mesake Waqa for filing away as directed by CIIP during the presentation of serious cases at CID/HQ and submitted due to verbal instructions by COMPOL not to carry out any further investigations.

❏ January 6 - DCID Mesake Waqa directed that DDEC file away and update record for CID/HQ PEP 12/07/19

❏ January 8 - A/DDEC sends case to MMF to say that it has been filed. ASP Rajesh Kumar said in open Court that he called for CID/ HQ PEP 12/07/19 on the directions of CIIP Biu Matavou. He believed that it had something to do with the conversation the second Defendant had had with SSP Neiko and ASP Dass. He did not go back to CP Qiliho to check.