Moses Driver

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Moses Driver is a former Fijian police officer, who served as Deputy Commissioner of Police until he was removed from office in the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.

In 1987 he was the investigating officer in a series of political bombings allegedly carried out by future military regime Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.{{cite web |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Moses-Driver-assists-Police-in-inquiries-4rf8x5/ |title=Moses Driver assists Police in inquiries |publisher=Fiji Village |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/25/fiji-gripped-as-attorney-general-investigated-for-cold-case-bomb-attack |title=Fiji gripped as attorney general investigated for cold-case bomb attack |work=The Guardian |date=24 November 2020 |access-date=7 March 2023}}

A major part of Driver's work was pursuing investigations into the Fiji coup of 2000.{{cite book|title=The minnows of Triton: policing, politics, crime and corruption in the South Pacific Islands|year=2007|publisher=J.T. Murray|isbn=978-0-646-47629-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uH_aAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Moses+Driver%22\|author=John Thomas Murray|accessdate=25 November 2010|pages=13, 27}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/140386/fiji-police-says-no-prominent-people-involved-in-coup |title=Fiji police says no prominent people involved in coup |publisher=RNZ |date=9 August 2002 |access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/144236/fiji-police-say-seven-aspects-of-coup-probe-remain |title=Fiji police say seven aspects of coup probe remain |publisher=RNZ |date=7 June 2003 |access-date=7 March 2023}}

Driver became Acting Police Commissioner on 29 November 2006, when Commissioner Andrew Hughes took a leave of absence during the crisis which culminated in the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/166463/fiji-police-commissioner-takes-leave,-goes-to-australia |title=Fiji police commissioner takes leave, goes to Australia |publisher=RNZ |date=29 November 2006 |access-date=7 March 2023}} On 4 December the military seized forearms from the police tactical response unit to prevent them from opposing a coup.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/166584/fiji-military-commander-says-guns-removed-to-ensure-they-posed-no-threat-to-his-soldiers |title=Fiji military commander says guns removed to ensure they posed no threat to his soldiers |publisher=RNZ |date=4 December 2006 |access-date=7 March 2023}} On 6 December he denounced the coup as a criminal act and refused to cooperate with the military.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/166625/fiji-police-say-they-will-not-take-orders-or-co-operate-with-military |title=Fiji police say they will not take orders or co-operate with military |publisher=RNZ |date=6 December 2006 |access-date=7 March 2023}} He was subsequently detained by the military regime and removed from office.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/166636/senior-fiji-police-and-public-servants-taken-to-military-barracks-senate-ordered-to-disperse |title=Senior Fiji police and public servants taken to military barracks -Senate ordered to disperse |publisher=RNZ |date=6 December 2006 |access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/167321/fiji-president-signs-decree-to-validate-all-military-decisions |title=Fiji president signs decree to validate all military decisions |publisher=RNZ |date=19 January 2007 |access-date=7 March 2023}}