Police are investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who had been allegedly victims of rape and theft within the early hours of New Year’s Day, the Fiji authorities stated Thursday.
The crew members had been within the widespread vacationer vacation spot of Nadi on a layover earlier than they had been speculated to fly off the next day, Fiji Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew stated in a press release.
Virgin, which stated it was conscious of the alleged incidents, has despatched folks to Fiji to supply help, however didn’t present additional particulars in a press release to Reuters.
Fiji police stated the investigation to this point had discovered some Virgin crew members had gone to a nightclub in Nadi.
“Unfortunately, two of the crew members had been victims of an alleged theft and rape after exiting the nite membership looking for their method again to the resort,” Chew stated.
Viliame Gavoka, Fiji’s deputy prime minister and minister for tourism and civil aviation, in a assertion, clarified that these had been two separate incidents of alleged theft and sexual assault which affected two completely different Virgin crew members.
Gavoka expressed remorse over the alleged incidents and stated {that a} suspect identified to the police for the alleged sexual assault had been questioned and that the investigation was ongoing.
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot and acquired 76,845 guests in November, principally from Australia, New Zealand and North America, based on the nation’s tourism web site.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advised Reuters it was conscious of the reviews however declined to remark additional.