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The Fiji High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ratu Etueni Qiolele Caucau made a courtesy call to the Acting Commissioner of Corrections, Mr Auta Moceisuva this morning in Suva.

High Commissioner Caucau said he aimed to revive relations between Fiji and Malaysia after reopening the Fiji Diplomatic Mission in Kuala Lumpar in January 2025 after it was closed down six years ago.

He was taken through a brief presentation by the FCS International Relations Officer, CCO James Koroitubuna who outlined to him the key priority areas of the FCS, the current status of operations, key challenges and the way forward.

“I am deeply impressed with the progress Fiji Corrections has made over the many years since my last visit in 2014. And I would like to point out today the opportunities for capacity building of your staff in Malaysian institutions specifically in the areas of command and leadership.”

“Thank you for the presentation, there exists a lot of opportunities in Malaysia in terms of training. I followed with much interest how you continue to face the loss of experienced officers to New Zealand and Australia who continue to perform well.

“While this is a great loss for you, it however indicates the level of training and molding of officers here in Fiji which continue to make them capable of getting work in bigger and more challenging institutions overseas – that is a plus for your training regime.

“However, I must point out that while we are very good in producing good personnel to perform at tactical and technical levels, we need to move up a level and produce strategic thinkers.

“That is where the Staff training colleges in Malaysia come in which is always utilized by the Fiji Army.”

Acting Commissioner Mr Auta Moceisuva said this information that was gladly welcomed by the FCS and they would begin work immediately to bring this to fruition.

Mr Moceisuva said FCS needs capacity building to better prepare strategic leadership to move forward with its reform programmes.

High Commissioner Caucau is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Fiji. His academic qualifications include a Master’s Degree in International Maritime Law (LL.M) from the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta, a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) from Bond University, Australia and Diploma in Legal Practice from the Institute of Justice and Legal Studies, USP, Suva.