By Rishav Chatterjee
(Reuters) – The Fijian authorities mentioned on Thursday that police had been investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who had been allegedly victims of rape and theft in Nadi within the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The crew members had been within the fashionable vacationer vacation spot for a stopover earlier than having to take off the following day, Fiji’s appearing police commissioner, Juki Fong Chew, mentioned in an announcement.
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Virgin, which mentioned it was conscious of the alleged incidents, despatched folks to Fiji to offer assist however supplied no additional particulars in an announcement to Reuters.
Fiji police mentioned investigations thus far had discovered that some Virgin crew members had gone to a nightclub in Nadi.
“Unfortunately, two crew members had been victims of an alleged theft and rape after leaving the nightclub looking for their method again to the resort,” Chew mentioned.
Viliame Gavoka, Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, in an announcement, clarified that these had been two separate incidents of alleged theft and sexual assault involving two totally different Virgin crew members.
Gavoka expressed remorse over the alleged incidents and mentioned a suspect identified to police for the alleged sexual assault was being questioned and that the investigation was ongoing.
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot and obtained 76,845 guests in November, principally from Australia, New Zealand and North America, in accordance with the nation’s tourism web site.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed Reuters it was conscious of the experiences however declined to remark additional.
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bangalore; further reporting by Sameer Manekar; Editing by Jamie Freed and Michael Perry)
