The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has so far arrested more than 30 suspects for offences involved in disturbances in Honiara after the election of the Prime Minister on 24 April 2019.
Police allege certain members of the public decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets in the capital Honiara causing public disturbances, fighting and property damage. Significant damage occurred at the Pacific Casino Hotel and numerous vehicles were also damaged.
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Following a report on SIBC news and on social media about the presence of RSIPF officers at the Lomlom Airport in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province, on 19 April 2019 which accused RSIPF of taking sides in politics, the RSIPF would like to make the following clarification.
RSIPF officers at Manuopo Police Post in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province were made aware of the arrival of an aircraft at the Lomlom airstrip, on the morning of Friday 19 April when people gathered around the station saying they were expecting a chattered flight that morning.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a man in Malaita Province for allegedly attacking a 45-year-old Asian national on 22 April 2019.
It is alleged the Asian man received a knife wound on his back after being attacked by the man Fote logging camp, West Kwara’e in Malaita Province.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Malaita Province arrested an adult male for allegedly raping a female child at Waisisi Village in West Are’Are on 22 April 2019.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent Solomon Sisimia says, “Yesterday (22 April) an adult was arrested by my officers after receiving a report about a man allegedly raping a 6-year-old child at Waisisi Village.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be mounting check points along roads leading to Parliament House and members of the public entering the Parliament compound will be searched as police ensures the election of the Prime Minister tomorrow (24 April 2019) is safe and peaceful.
Speaking at a media conference today (23 April 2019) RSIPF Commissioner told journalists: “The role of the police is to work with the community to really make sure that we carry out those event safely and peacefully. And that has been our focus.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and private security firms have agreed to work together during the election of a new Prime Minister on 24 April 2019.
This follows a meeting between the RSIPF and heads of private security firms in Honiara at the Rove Police Headquarters today (23 April 2019).
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The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Islands Post Conflict Rehabilitation and Restoration Association (SIPCRRA) Executive members call on people of Malaita who reside in Honiara to respect the result of the election of a new Prime Minister (PM) on 24 April 2019.
The call has been made following a meeting between the RSIPF and SIPCRRA Executive members at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today (22 April 2019).
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reminds the general public in Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province, that the Caretaker Minister of Home Affairs, Ishmael Avui has signed a new liquor ban order to be enforced from 23 - 25 April 2019.
The new Liquor Ban Order (N0.3) 2019, which was signed on 18 April by the Caretaker Minister for Home Affairs, is made under section 82 (1) of the Liquor Act (cap 144).
The Liquor Ban Order directs that:
More than 700 officers from all departments of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are being deployed under ‘Operation Prime Minister Election 2019’ to provide security at the National Parliament Building and other parts of Honiara for the election of the Prime Minister this Wednesday 24 April 2019.
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Investigators from the National Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) with Forensic and Information Technology officers conducted a search for suspicious drugs at a premises located in the Kukum area of Central Honiara on 21 April 2019.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) for Crime and Intelligence, Ian Vaevaso says, “The combined team had seized some items suspected that will assist in the police investigation. A man and his wife were interviewed and released as investigation continues,” says AC Vaevaso.
