Media Releases

Mar 25

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) continue with its investigation into the recent civil unrest last year 2021.

Acting Director NCID Superintendent Michael Bole says, “Police are continuing its investigation into last year’s civil unrest. Those of you who are involved and yet to be arrested will definitely face justice for your actions.”

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Mar 24

To protect police officers as they deliver services to the Solomon Islands community the Royal Solomon Island Police (RSIPF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policing Partnership (RAPPP) Mission Commander Paul Osborne, handed over a range of essential Public Order Management (POM) Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) items to (RSIPF) Police Response Team (PRT) this morning.

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Mar 24

The Fire Services of the Royal Solomon Island Police (RSIPF) has received a range of essential Personal Protective Equipment items from Australian Policing Partner during a handing over ceremony this morning.

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Mar 23

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Island Assistance Force (SIAF) gear up in riot equipment for the scheduled resumption of Parliament meeting next week.

Commissioner of RSIPF Mr Mostyn Mangau says, “The training happened at the Rove Oval with different scenarios being conducted to test the police capability should there be any planned protest during the meeting.”

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Mar 23

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at the Sexual Assault Unit at the Rove Police Headquarters have arrested and charged a Foreign National for sexual intercourse with a girl under 18-years at an unknown date on month of July 2021.

An initial report says that there were two incidents in the month of July 2021.

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Mar 22

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) would like to refute an ongoing media publication on recent consignment of alleged gun shipments into the country donated by Peoples Republic of China for RSIPF Training purposes.

Some questions raised on social media asking who imports the replica weapons? Why was it brought under secrecy? Why does it have to come in a log ship? Why was the shipment not handled by Solomon Ports and why the consignment does not have any manifest?

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Mar 21

Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Mr Mostyn Mangau would like to clarify that RSIPF is an independent organisation which not taking directives from the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) as mentioned by Mr Knoxly Atu on Solomon Star newspaper published on 20 March 2022.

Commissioner Mangau says, “I am not taking directives from the government as mentioned by Mr Atu. Police involvement in the arrest of Mr Atu is not attached to any directives from the DCGA.”

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Mar 18

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) would like to clarify to the public that there is no secret gun shipment coming into the country on-board a logging vessel as reported by Alfred Sasako on Solomon Star issue number 8081, dated on 10 March 2022.

Commissioner of the RSIPF Mr Mostyn Mangau made this statement after an investigation was conducted by RSIPF into this particular media information.

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Mar 18

The Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) executed a covert operation at 5am on Thursday 17 March 2022 at Bethel Village, East Fataleka, Malaita Province to arrest Noxley ATU (suspect) who has evaded police arrest in numerous occasions for his involvement in the recent unrest (riot and looting) in Honiara on the month of November 2021.

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Mar 16

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira Police Station in Makira-Ulawa Province have charged a 15-year-old male suspect for allegedly stubbing his elder brother with pruning secateurs on 12 March 2022.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira Ulawa Province Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “According to a police report, the father and his three sons with two other boys were drinking homebrew known as island rum.”

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