The Coloi-i-Suva beating: why investigate now?

The media are reporting that the police are still investigating the beating of a man by 6 military personnel. This is not the first time that military personnel have been accused of this kind of behaviour, but it would be a first if they were charged. So why now? Is it because there’s no longer a military man in charge of the police, telling then that they are not to enforce the law on military personnel?

Fiji Village 30/10/2013 6 men in alleged Colo-i-Suva beating being questioned
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