PCLEC FIJI CHAPTER

The Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation [PCLEC] Fiji Chapter was officially opened by the Acting Commissioner and current Chair of the Pacific Chiefs of Island Police Rusiate Tudravu.

The virtual opening was conducted at the Fiji Police Headquarters and witnessed by the Australian Federal Police’s Head of Pacific Operations Commander Melinda Phelan and Pacific Police Department Program Regional (PPDP-R) Acting Coordinator International Command Ms Lautoa Faletau from their Canberra based office.

The PCLEC concept was formulated at a Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police meeting aimed at consolidating regional, trilateral and bilateral police development through a decentralized model and is a regional coordination mechanism that supports capability development in law enforcement priority areas.

In his opening remarks, the Acting Commissioner of Police said Fiji as PICP Chair recognized the importance of driving the initiatives under PCLEC.

“There are several programs under PCLEC which Fiji is spearheading in terms of participation and its contribution towards training efforts in the Pacific region and having a Unit specifically dedicated to supporting efforts is again a testament of how much we value training and our show of support for our fellow Pacific Law enforcement partners.”

The Director International Relations Senior Superintendent of Police, Ulaiasi Ravula will oversee the operations of the PCLEC Fiji Chapter with the assistance of three Senior Women officers namely Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amelia Rokotuivuna, ASP Aseri Nakibo, and ASP Helen Susie who were seconded to the PCLEC Delivery Coordination team The seconded officers were to be based at the AFP’s Headquarter in Canberra but due to travel restrictions brought about by COVID 19, work began in earnest to set up the PCLEC Fiji Chapter to ensure the initiatives under the PCLEC umbrella continued to roll out as planned.