Samuela Matakibau is a Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

an police officer, who holds the position of Assistant Police Commissioner Operations.

On 28 January 2007, Matakibau was arrested by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Military of Fiji

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces are the military of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world. However, most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all...

 for alleged firearms offences. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2007/01/29/Fijilive14.html This followed a Military raid on his Suva

Suva

Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...

 home, http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2007/01/29/Fijilive11.html which allegedly uncovered illegal firearms. He was released, pending further investigations. Land Force Commander Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 Pita Driti

Pita Driti

Lieutenant Colonel Pita Driti is a Fijian soldier. As of January 2007, he serves as the Land Force Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, the third most senior position in the Military...

 said that illegal possession of weapons was only one of a number of misbehaviours for which Matakibau had been under investigation for some time. He was taken back into custody on 30 January. http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35519.shtml

The Military said on 31 January that it was investigating evidence that Matakibau had stolen the weapons from the armoury of the Police Tactical Response Unit. http://www.fijitv.com.fj/index.cfm?go=tv.resources&cmd=forumview&cbegin=0&uid=fijionenews&cid=11904 Military spokesman Major

Major

Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

 Neumi Leweni

Neumi Leweni

Neumi Leweni is a Fijian Army officer and diplomat, who holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He hails from the Lau Islands. He joined the Military in 1974 and by 2006 was one of two official spokesmen for the Military, the other being Lieutenant Colonel Orisi Rabukawaqa. In August 2007, he...

said that Matakibau was responsible for his own detention, as he had earlier deceived the Military by denying that he was in possession of any weapons. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=56218 He was released on 1 February, http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=56283 but remained on indefinite leave. http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35624.shtml