Moses Driver

Moses Driver is a former Fijian police officer, who served as Deputy Commissioner of Police until he was removed from office in the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.

In 1987 he was the investigating officer in a series of political bombings allegedly carried out by future military regime Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.[1][2]

A major part of Driver's work was pursuing investigations into the Fiji coup of 2000.[3][4][5]

Driver became Acting Police Commissioner on 29 November 2006, when Commissioner Andrew Hughes took a leave of absence during the crisis which culminated in the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.[6] On 4 December the military seized forearms from the police tactical response unit to prevent them from opposing a coup.[7] On 6 December he denounced the coup as a criminal act and refused to cooperate with the military.[8] He was subsequently detained by the military regime and removed from office.[9][10]

References
  1. "Moses Driver assists Police in inquiries". Fiji Village. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. "Fiji gripped as attorney general investigated for cold-case bomb attack". The Guardian. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. John Thomas Murray (2007). The minnows of Triton: policing, politics, crime and corruption in the South Pacific Islands. J.T. Murray. pp. 13, 27. ISBN 978-0-646-47629-2. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  4. "Fiji police says no prominent people involved in coup". RNZ. 9 August 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. "Fiji police say seven aspects of coup probe remain". RNZ. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. "Fiji police commissioner takes leave, goes to Australia". RNZ. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. "Fiji military commander says guns removed to ensure they posed no threat to his soldiers". RNZ. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. "Fiji police say they will not take orders or co-operate with military". RNZ. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. "Senior Fiji police and public servants taken to military barracks -Senate ordered to disperse". RNZ. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. "Fiji president signs decree to validate all military decisions". RNZ. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2023.


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