"BACK TO DEMOCRACY FOR FIJI"

You are invited to share and pen your ideas, views or opinions that will facilitate/assist our country back to democracy. All positive and/or negative ideas and comments to steer us back to the road of democracy are welcome.

Whichever way one looks at our current situation back home, democracy has been completely raped. The rape of democracy in Fiji is a virtual degradation of the populus of Fiji. Their human rights are being deprived:

1. the right to decide their government;
2. who they want to represent them;
3. their right to free assembly;
4. free protest;
5. free to organise into groups so that they can talk about what is pertinent to their daily lives;
6. protest on issues they do not agree with....with no fear of intimidation from anybody.

With this military regime in place, the concept of freedom per the Constitution is a total myth!

And, we, the people of Fiji need to come together and be vehement about our total disagreement with the military regime. So give us liberty or death! The reality of the issue is that democracy in Fiji has been raped...from top to bottom...left to right....inside and out and vice versa!

Here we have a military regime that talks about freedom to the people and yet the very same military regime randomly arrest people, torture them, inflict unnecessary harrassment and emotional stress to those that seem a threat to them. The military regime talks about racial unity.......the communal concept of togetherness and yet Fiji is far more racially divided today than it ever was.

The so-called advisors, viz-a-viz, John Samy, these are rejects from their adopted countries and yet they are being rewarded with exuberant amount(s) of money by these rogue military regime who have no idea what they are doing. Lying to the international community does not augur well with this interim government and yet the interim Prime Minister continuously talks with a forked tongue when addressing international issues. The ministers talk about internal securities as if Fiji is going to be invaded.

All around it is clearly seen that the economy is in tatters and the Constitution is just a useless piece of paper. The rule of law is as what the military regime wants it to be.

The above are just some of my views (from a pro-democracy viewpoint). But, do not let that deter you from penning your comments if you share otherwise.

So, let us come together and voice our views/comments, whether they be for or against the military regime and have a very healthy discussion here so that in the end we can factually understand what our role is, what we need to do and how we can come up with ideas to help restore democracy back in our beloved Fiji!

Please feel free to write what you like or dislike about the military regime. Be sincere and honest about your thoughts, without getting personal or spiteful.

Kindly note, this "topic" will expire as soon as we have an election.

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Permalink Reply by Iliesa Rainima on September 7, 2009 at 6:54pm: Bula vinaka PM.

Sa qai dua na yaca vou vinaka qori......hahahaha.

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Permalink Reply by Viti N on September 7, 2009 at 6:35pm: Dina sara Suli! This Daunisai cult is very dangerous. Their claws have dug into deep and ripped into the hearts and souls of our people. The verbal diarrhoea that is spewing out of their septic frightening. I can only liken their preaching to the poisonous venom of a python or anaconda. It bites the victim and renders it paralysed with its poison before swallowing it whole. The venom has spread all around the nation, and its about ready to swallow us whole!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rhassianbabe on September 7, 2009 at 4:07pm: Mata Suli
laurai ga vei ratou........"Tragic Christians!

"...Amnesty says eight soldiers and a policeman found guilty of beating 19-year-old Nadi youth Sakiusa Rabaka to death were released from custody after serving just six weeks, and a soldier convicted over the death of villager Nimilote Verebasaga served less than two weeks. All have been reinstated in their previous positions...." [Home About Amnesty International presses China over Fiji]

The decision-outcomes are degradingly corrupt....just to show how major corruption they (illegal leadership) really are!
The world knows that China is ruled through dictatorship and IT be-friends non-democratic countries..sa rauta me yali tiko yani na freedom of the Media baleta ni rau sa 'BFF' o China kei Bainimarama.
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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 4:19pm: DINA SARA MATA R.CHICK, THEY NEED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM EVERYTHING BUT AT THE SAME TIME EXPOSED TO THE WHOLE WORLD FOR WHO THEY REALLY ARE !!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 4:28pm: What’s the truth about crime?
September 7, 2009
What’s the truth about crime? Fijilive reported that last week-end was “crime-free”.

But they didn’t seem to notice that they had reported a home invasion in Ratu Dovi Road, which occurred just before the weekend. Or that TV One had news of another break-in and two car thefts.

The Fijiive report repeated the claim by Teleni’s crooked police that there’s been a 20 percent drop in crime rate between January and June.

No-one believes this propaganda. We’ve all heard of crime that’s not reported in the media. One case in point is the break-in at the offices of the law firm Howards, which Discombobulated Bubu reported, complete with pictures.

But, unlike violent crime, which is what worries most people, there seems to have been an uncontrollable epidemic of traffic offences. A total of 5517 drivers were booked last month. L

But this is no puzzle. Traffic offences are dealt with by fines that are swelling the greedy coffers of the dictator, giving him the money he needs to pay his oversized army.

Navosavakadua

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 6:58pm: THAT IS THEIR FAVOURITE PAST TIME, TELLING EVERYONE THAT FIJI IS CRIME FREE, THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO ASK THEMSELVES IF THEY ARE IN THE GOVERNMENT LEGITAMATELY.

IF YOU ARE IN A ORGANISATION ILLEGALLY, HOW CAN YOU DO ANYTHING OTHERWISE, SA CALA GA SA CALA !!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 6:04pm: Home About BP Oil terminated buyout deal, not FHL
September 8, 2009
“On 21 July 2009, BP Pic advised the company (FHL) that the conditions in the SPA (Sale and Purchase Agreement) and the addendum and agreement dated 29 May 2009 had lapsed and gave notice that the agreement has been terminated.”

This is a statement extracted from FHL’s June 2009 financial statement which confirms what we’ve said all along that it was BP and not FHL who terminated that flopped buyout deal.

References to CEO Sereana Qoro’s press statements reveal that she tried to make the termination sound as if it was a conjugal decision by both parties but the fact is that the rug was pulled by BP Oil which FHL couldn’t stop.

But the question still remains – what was the impetus that prompted the FHL board to get involved in a mega-acquisition deal that didn’t make sense even to the laymen?

Was it their way of trying to find acceptance from their appointing authority the junta, their shareholders and Fiji’s public?

It looks like it!

It was most definitely a prideful driven acquistion deal by FHL’s junta board to prove that they were better than the rest!

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 6:05pm: Fiji sinks below Pakistan
September 8, 2009
Even Pakistan’s government must obey its own laws, whereas Fiji’s Attorney General ignores the laws which he is supposed to uphold.

Khalid Mirza, chairman of Pakistan’s Competition Commission (CCP), who was sacked by the country’s government on Friday, was reinstated on Saturday following criticisms of the decision.

Mirza told the Pakistan press that he will continue to enforce competition law as before. His term runs out in October next year.

The prime minister announced Mirza’s dismissal on Friday. He revoked it the following day after receiving a submission from the CCP’s remaining members appealing against the decision.

The government has not offered a reason for Mirza’s dismissal or his subsequent reappointment.

Sources say the government’s decision to sack Mirza may have been the result of pressure from the business community. The decision to sack Mirza came hours after the CCP imposed a 6 billion rupee (€50 million) fine on cement companies for cartel conduct.

The commission had also issued a policy note last month suggesting that the government cease a price fixing arrangement with sugar producers that had been implemented to combat the rising cost of sugar.

Mirza was due to be replaced by Javed Akhtar, the additional secretary of planning, until the prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, rescinded the decision.

An official at the CCP says Mirza could have appealed against his dismissal. Under Pakistan’s competition law, members of the commission can only be removed after a charge has been proved against them. He is unlikely to fight the decision further, the source says, as this would disrupt his normal work at the commission.

“Khalid Mirza is a dedicated, competent and honest professional,” says Ahsan Zahir Rizvi at Rizvi Isa Afridi & Angell in Karachi. “His termination, which has now been suspended, apparently emanated from his stance against the cement and sugar cartels.”

rasputin2030

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 6:06pm: Commonwealth’s special representative arrives in Fiji
September 8, 2009
A special representative of the Commonwealth arrives in Fiji today for a two-day visit that will include a meeting with Fiji’s interim prime minister.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama has refused to heed Australia and New Zealand’s advice and return the country to democracy before his chosen election date of 2014.

The result has been suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum, the cutting of aid funding from the European Union and, last week, ousting from the Commonwealth.

The visit by Commonwealth special representative Sir Paul Reeves is a reflection of the Commonwealth’s commitment to continue engaging with Fiji.

A Commonwealth statement said Sir Paul will look at opportunities for continued Commonwealth engagement in support of an inclusive and time-bound national political dialogue, to facilitate the return of constitutional democracy.

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on September 7, 2009 at 6:53pm: VOREQE AND HIS GOVERNMENT ARE STUMPED FOR IDEAS AS TO HOW TO GET THE COUNTRY MOVING FORWARD. THEY THINK THAT BORROWING IS THE ANSWER TO THEIR PROBLEMS.

THEY SHOULD USE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE VISIT AS A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE PAST THREE YEARS AND FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO RE-DIRECT OR RE-STRATEGISE.

WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING IS NOT WORKING FOR THEM OR ANYONE, LEAST OF ALL THE PEOPLE.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike on September 7, 2009 at 7:40pm: Repression in Fiji – international donors urged to act

7 September 2009

The interim military government in Fiji has used a wide range of repressive tactics to stifle any protests and intimidate its critics, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The report is based on Amnesty International’s research in Fiji during the crackdown that began in April 2009.

The report details beatings, arbitrary arrests and detention, harassment of human rights defenders and severe limitations on the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and association. Amnesty International has said that the deteriorating human rights situation in the country after the military crackdown demands international action, particularly from China, now one of Fiji’s biggest foreign donors.

“Security forces in Fiji have become increasingly menacing towards people who oppose the regime, including journalists and human rights defenders,” said Apolosi Bose, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher. “Fiji is now caught in a downward spiral of human rights violations and repression. Only concerted international pressure can break this cycle.”

From 10 April until 20 May 2009, the police, military and other government officials arrested approximately 40 people, including journalists. Although all have subsequently been released, the authorities are using short-term arrests and intimidation as a tactic to suppress freedom of expression.

Amnesty International is calling on the military-led regime to repeal the Public Emergency Regulations (PER) imposed on 10 April, when then president Ratu Josefa Iloilo abrogated Fiji’s constitution and reappointed Commodore Frank Bainimarama as prime minister.

Under the PER, Fiji’s military and security forces retain absolute control over the country’s population. Soldiers and police enjoy complete immunity from prosecution for their actions, including serious violations of human rights.

Police arrested 60-year-old politician Iliesa Duvuloco and five other men under the PER and detained them on 17 April for four days for distributing pamphlets highly critical of the leaders of the interim government. Military officers beat the six men and forced them to undertake military-type drills.

The Amnesty International report documents a pattern of government interference in the judiciary, severe censorship of the media and the harassment and arrests of government critics.

“The ongoing harassment and arbitrary detention of journalists, lawyers, clergy, community leaders and critics by the authorities under the broad and sweeping provisions of the PER are tactics used to suppress any form of dissent,” said Apolosi Bose.

Amnesty International has called on Fiji’s international donors and investors to press the government to return to the rule of law. China has massively increased its financial assistance to Fiji since the 2006 coup. A spokesperson for Amnesty International said that China should use its influence to resolve the constitutional crisis.

“China has long claimed that it doesn’t interfere in other country’s affairs, but, in Fiji, China has clearly favoured one side of a long political dispute – and, in the process, ignored the country’s human rights situation,” said Donna Guest, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Deputy Director.

Apolosi Bose, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher and author of the report, was in Fiji at the time the constitution was abrogated on 10 April. He conducted wide-ranging research and interviewed more than 80 people including representatives of various organizations and members of the public.

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces, led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama, executed a military coup d’etat on 5 December 2006, following a protracted public stand-off between the Laisenia Qarase-led multi party government and the military.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike on September 7, 2009 at 7:54pm: I would really like to hear from the coup apologist who frequent this thread, is Fiji still O.K?

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/repression-fiji-%...

Check out this link for the full report on Fiji from Amnesty International. This is what they don't want the world to know.; ▶ Reply to This