Pro-Government Militias
Homelink Security (Fiji)
Basic Group Information
| Name assigned by coder: | no |
| PGM ID Number: | 501 |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Date formed: | Feb. 1, 2008 |
| Accuracy of date formed: | day |
| Details of Formation: | The company “Homelink Security” existed already before the contract with the government started in February 2008. |
| Date dissolved: | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Accuracy of date dissolved: | day |
| Details of Termination: | The original contract between the government and the private military company Homelink Security was set to last for three years, so was supposed to end on 31 January 2011. There is no further evidence of this group in Fiji after that date. |
| Termination Type(s): | PGM defects; government defects |
Former and Successor Group Information
| Predecessor group(s): | none |
| Successor group(s): | none |
| Private Military Company? | yes |
| Former Group? | yes |
| Former Armed Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group? | no |
| Former Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
| PGM Becomes Rebel Group? | no |
| Successor Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
Government Relation, Support, and Training
| Government Relation: | semi-official (type 2) |
| Created by the Government?: | no | Main Creating Government Institution: | none |
| Government Link(s): | state (institution); military (institution) |
| If link to party, name of party: | None |
| Training and Equipment: | no information |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations: | no information |
| Shared Personnel: | yes |
| Type(s) of Material Support: | domestic government |
| State Sponsor(s): | none |
| Other Connection(s): |
Group Characteristics
| Membership: | security forces; ex soldiers |
| Primary Membership: | noncivilian |
| Alternative Primary Membership: | no information |
| Location: | Viti Levu which is one of the two major islands (Suva and Lautoka where the major ports are located) |
| Force Strength: | [100, unknown] |
| Target(s): | no information |
| Purpose(s): | protect property and investment |
Ethnic Characteristics
| Ethnic Target(s): | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Targeting: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Membership: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Membership: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Purpose: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Purpose: | not applicable |
Other Information
| Other Information: |
New Variables from Meta-Analysis
Purpose
| Purpose: | The task of the group revolved around ports security, with the group guarding two major ports of the country. It was also used to provide security at Fiji Pharmaceutical Services and hired to look after resorts. |
| Relative Benefit(s) of PGM Use | unknown |
Treatment of Civilians
| Treatment of Civilians: | |
| Type(s) of Violence against Civilians: | unknown |
Reasons for Membership
| PGM Members Coerced? | no |
| PGM Members Paid? | yes |
| Reasons for Membership: | Members were mainly comprised of territorial forces soldiers, former soldiers, military reserves, former senior military officers and people that were previously part of the disbanded Port Security Unit. Members were paid by the Fiji National Provident fund, but it is not clear whether the government also provided direct payment. |
| PGM Members Killed? | no information |
PGM Size
| Size: |
Weapons and Training
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Organisation
| Organisation: | The PGM was linked to Fiji Port Corporation Limited, and soldiers were in one instance installed by the government-controlled Fiji Development Bank (FDB). Directors of Homelink Security included Colonel Apakuki Kurusiga, Pauliasi Naivalu, Filipe Alifereti and Lieutenant-Colonel Serevi Vananalagi. It is described by one source as a business unit of the Fiji Military Force. |
Reference(s) for Meta-Analysis
Evidence
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