Jimi Koroi Explained

Lieutenant Colonel Jimi Koroi (~^[1] - February 2022^[2]) was a Fijian Military and Police officer who was appointed acting Commissioner of Police by the military regime following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.

Koroi was from Nawaikama village on Gau Island.^[2] He joined the Fijian police in July 1964,and rose through the ranks to become deputy commissioner in 1988.^[2] In 1988 he was involved in a road accident which left him confined to a wheelchair.^[3] Following the 2006 coup he was appointed acting Commissioner of Police on 6 December 2006, replacing Moses Driver, who had opposed the coup.^{[4] [5]} He was replaced as Commissioner on 9 February 2007 by Romanu Tikotikoca.^[6]

In April 2019 he was awarded the Fiji Police Long Service Medal.^[1] On 8 October 2020 he was awarded the Fiji 50th anniversary of independence medal.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The untold stories of the Fiji Police Force’s unspoken successes are not highlighted - PM . Fiji Village . 15 April 2019 . 23 March 2023.
2. Web site: Obituary - Jimi Koroi . Fiji Times . 12 February 2022 . 23 March 2023 . PressReader.
3. Web site: PM Recognises Long-Serving Officer . Fiji Sun . 16 April 2019 . 2 April 2023.
4. Web site: Koroi heads police, Naivalarua for prisons . Fiji Live . 6 December 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061207210511/http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/06/fijilive13.html . 7 December 2006.
5. Web site: Fiji police rank and file accept change in leadership . RNZ . 7 December 2006 . 23 March 2023.
6. Web site: Officers should unite, reconcile: Romanu . Fiji Times . 10 February 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213111951/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=56785 . 13 February 2012.
7. Web site: 30 more people receive Fiji 50 Independence Commemorative medals . Fiji Village . 8 October 2020 . 23 March 2023.