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. He played a prominent role in the events that led to and followed the military coup of 5 December 2006.

Driti came to international attention on 6 November 2006, when he publicly accused the Qarase government of smuggling 400 kilograms of Australian arms and mercenaries into Fiji, and called on then-Commissioner of Police Andrew Hughes (an Australian) to answer for it. [http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/11/05/05fijilive19.html] [http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/11/06/fijilive7.html]


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