Fijian Military and Police officer
Lieutenant Colonel Jimi Koroi (~1943 or 1944[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]
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