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Police to take a news outlet to court

January 8, 2018 5:16 pm

Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says they will take a news outlet to court for allegedly disseminating wrong information of a drowning incident in the Western Division.

Qiliho says that he has given directives to look at relevant provisions of the law to take that news outlet to court.

“For disseminating that wrong information and that has brought a lot of animosity and bad comments against us if you look through social media and other sources. Those are some of the challenges that come with good work and don’t let that demoralize you.”

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Qiliho says that he will be at the Western Division this week to visit the site where the drowning incident occurred and go through all the statements that have been acquired by the witnesses.

He adds that their officers must continue to do their good work as they will keep facing many challenges.