"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 J.Tui on March 13, 2010 at 6:34pm: Anyone has any news of the whereabout of Rt Peceli??
Yes we must all pray for his safety and well being of the family also.

God Bless.

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Permalink Reply by J.Tui on March 13, 2010 at 7:21pm: There is a conflicting news filtering through.....right now??; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Loruama Tawawili on March 13, 2010 at 9:01pm: J. Tui the last I heard was the release by Teleni who said that he was arrested, charged under PER and released last Friday.His wife on the other hand said the police had told her that he was still in custody. The Military has turned over all inquarries to Leweni who does not answer his phone.
This sounds very familiar to me. Remeber the Verebasaga case in which the Military had tried to put the cause of death on a privious fight?
Kai Macuata has promised me he will let me know on the 18th the truth about Rinkama.
You know J.Tui while we are still on the question of Rinakama it just dawned on me that the SDL party started in Naitasiri.Now we find that the Qaanivalu of Naitasiri was betrayed by one of his own and now he is in prison for a crime he did not committ.Noe there is another Naitasiri Chief that the people of Naitasiri who are supporting Bainimarama just cannot tell us where Ratu Rinakama is.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Samuela Tawakilai on March 14, 2010 at 8:12am: Suli,

Teleni's attempts to Christianize the Fiji Police Force is laudable, but I believe - misguided. Christianity cannot be forced on people, and its teaching does not coerce, pretend or lie to be accepted! It begs the question: What is a Christian and what is Christianity?

According to the Webster Dictionary, a Christian is; a follower or deciple of Christ, and Christianity is the religion of the followers of Christ's.

The Apostle Paul explains it this way to the Christians at Rome: " You (Christians), however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, IF THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU. AND IF ANYONE DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, HE DOES NOT BELONG TO CHRIST(He is NOT a Christian - can it be any plainer?). But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteopusness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you" ( Romans 8: 9-11 Daylight Bible).

Paul continues: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control ...Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we (Christians)live by the Spirit let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become copnceited, provoking and envying each other" (Galatians 5:22-26).

Au siqema mai nai vakavuvuli nei Teleni kei na vakabauta e kauta voli; ni veibasai sara vakalevu mai nai vakavuvuli ni Vola Tabu. Au na sega ni via "Judge" taka na nona vakabauta se veika e cakava - o ya e nona taudua na Kalou. Au na kaya ga, kevaka eda via kabita na Karisito (Christ); ia me tiko vei keda na Nona Yalo Tabu! Na sega ni Nona Yalo Tabu e vakavuna na lecaika kei na veisei eda raica tiko mai Viti ena gauna e dai.

Me noda vata tiko na loloma ni Tamada kei na Noda i Vakabula ko Jisu na lumuti!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Penina N on March 13, 2010 at 9:22pm: THE RINAKAMA FACTOR

As cyclone Thomas bears down on Fiji, it is as if a nation changing event is ready to unfold with the full fury of nature. In the highlands of Viti Levu some 143 years ago a similar nation changing event was let loose.
Probably the most infamous of Fijian pre-colonial misadventure ended at Navatusila in the Navosa highlands with the massacre of the Christian missionary Reverend Thomas Baker and party in 1867. However the martyrdom of Thomas Baker and his party was the precursor to the triumph of Christianity and colonialism over Fijian heathenism and tribalism. Is Baker’s namesake- cyclone Thomas just such an omen to the destruction of another political system-Bainimarama’s illegal dictatorial regime?
Despite its conversion to Christianity, the Fijian mind is still very much native at times. In fact the global indigenisation of Christianity was very much a tool used by missionaries in blending local custom and tradition with church doctrine and everlasting salvation. As such, Fijian’s in communion with Christianity like many indigenous groups believe in spiritual harmony with the mana of their Vanua and ancestors.
With the disappearance in detention of Ratu Peceli Rinakama a true and fiercely nationalist son of the Navatusila tribe last week, to highlanders the ancestral gods have conspired with the forces of nature once more.
Cyclone Thomas which our weatherman is predicting to be a real whopper of a wind is shaping to be the mother of a natural disaster. Will Tomasi finally be the straw that breaks the back of the illegal regime and put an end to all its political piped dreams? Fiji’s already tattered economy cannot withstand another huge hit in a string of disasters going back to the January floods of 2007. So start looking for an exit strategy Frank.
Down through history natural disasters have caused regime change. The disastrous economic phenomenon of the Asian financial meltdown of 1997 triggered Surhato’s exit and a return to democracy for Indonesia. We don’t doubt Tomasi is shaping to be the illegal regime’s exit ticket. Democracy Now! COMMENTS
Kai Colo
http://solivakasama.org/latest_fiji_news_137_104.html; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike on March 13, 2010 at 10:22pm: Friday, March 12, 2010

Rinakama in custody

Last week, Fijian politician Peceli Rinakama was abducted by soldiers in Suva. Today, after a week of silence, the regime has finally admitted that he is in custody, though they will not say where or by whom. Neither will they say what he is being held for, though there should be some answers on that soon. Even Fiji's authoritarian Public Emergency Regulations only provide for detention for up to ten days; if Rinakama had been arrested under ordinary law, then the new Criminal Procedure Decree requires prisoners in custody to be taken before a Magistrate "as soon as practicable". The regime wouldn't break its own law, would it...?

(Interestingly, their new Crimes Decree provides for a penalty of seventeen years imprisonment for enforced disappearance - though this must be carried out as part of a sustained campaign against a civilian population. Fortunately, things in Fiji haven't sunk to that level yet)

Its a good example of how making noise about human rights abuse makes a difference. Since being raised on the Fijian blogs, Rinakama's plight has been mentioned in media around the Pacific - in New Zealand, in Tonga, and in the Solomon Islands. If that noise hadn't been made, he'd still be being detained in secret.

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on March 13, 2010 at 11:52pm: Mike,

The detainment of Mr. Rinakama has got me confused, even if he's from Naitasiri, related to the Qaranivalu or a former MP it still doesn't explain why he was captured and hidden for so long.

They are working with alot of hidden agendas that one wonders if they are going to deliver to the Nation what they promised, which was a government free of corruption, one well equiped with transparency and a good platform to democracy.

All the things that they have done and decisions they have made are the complete opposite to those good governing qualities.

They are quite happy to lie and be deceitful in the execution of their duties, and while they are doing this. the supporters of the regime are prepared to either turn a blind eye, or agree with their direction.

Cyclone after cyclone are visiting with the devastation and damage concentrated on various parts of the country that are coincidently agreeing with Bainimarama for funding and favourable consideration. Kadavu is squarely in the sights of "Thomas" and I will not be surprised if the newly constructed roads and developments on the island are affected.

If they are still blind to the wrath of nature and rethink their ways, then not only will they face hardship, they will also be inviting more tragic events to befall them. We are a Christian Nation, and as such, we should practise what we preach.

To many times, the soldiers come on this forum and preach to us, while they are doing the opposite. We can only fool ourselves, we cannot fool God. They should wake up and realise, that what they are doing is ungodly and inhumane; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike on March 14, 2010 at 12:03am: Fiji soldiers Iraq trip postponed

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Soldiers who were to leave on a six months tour of duty to Iraq have been advised that their travel has been postponed.

This was confirmed to FBC News by Military Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Neumi Leweni.

“To all members of the RFMF who was supposed to leave early tomorrow morning for Nadi for your 6 months tour of duty to IRAQ the trip is now being postponed due to weather forecast that we are now awaiting we are requested to keep listening to this radio station for any further update and if you can contact Queen Elizabeth barracks operations after the hurricane has gone past.”

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Permalink Reply by Vani on March 14, 2010 at 1:46am: CURFEW IN FIJI FROM 12AM MONDAY TO ???????

This is the annoucement by an Inspector Atu on Vitifm just a couple of minutes ago.

The reason for the curfew is for the "preservation of lives and property." YA!!!

Since when have we ever had a CURFEW during/after a hurricane? Is it really for the "preservation of lives and property" or is there more to the CURFEW strategy?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sireli on March 14, 2010 at 2:25am: Its Cleanup Time In Gods Way or Thomas Way! Voreqe’s D’Day in the making!
Voreqe this is where you will need to face the God we’ve been telling you all along. Not your idol God. So you need to explain to him why you wouldn’t build anymore church buildings for his purpose. And why you’ve removed his church meetings and wanting to throw his people to jail.

Didn’t we say that God will come through one way or the other. Now is your mental punishment where you have to worry about how you’ll feed and shelter the nation. Next will be justice and physical punishment in jail where you have to pay a high price. I won’t mention hell because you’ve got honor’s medal for that the other day.

Lets me see, maybe you should have chose to put more budget on building church rather then stopping it and worrying about criminalizing everyone and lying to the nation. God hate liars, human abusers, human torturer and killer Voreqe. In summary God hate you Voreqe.

Curfew is just the beginning of your sad endings.

This will be a hurricane like never before Voreqe. Ahah, so God must be watching and listening as they say. The world praying for the country's return should ring a bell.

So when is your court case against the church ministers again?

God have mercy on everyone in Fiji except U Voreqe and your illegal regime. Amen.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by StRYka aka LOne rAnger on March 14, 2010 at 2:40am: Sireli nai totogi kei Voreqe e na qai vakatauca koya na alifa kei na omeka...ya sa for life saraga, this life and next; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on March 14, 2010 at 2:26am: Vani,

I wonder if the news of our next move is starting to get its desired affects, well we have never hidden what we are going to do as we showed with the petition, it is the same with this one.

As soon as the storm passes we will be giving them one of our own. This proves to one and all that the petition is not toilet paper after all, as this two announcements, the curfew and the Iraqi soldiers tour cancellation has come after I posted our intensions.

They must have reported that (my message) to Bainimarama the moment they saw it, and now they are jumping into action. We haven't started yet VB ! our people on the ground are taking care of their priorities first, the safety of their families and properties.

After the storm, we will be going full steam ahead with our plans and there is nothing to stop us now. Like I said, after this cyclone, be prepared for another one from us, curfew or not it will reach you.

Vani, the reason of the curfew is that they are now doubting their own strength to engage the force that is building up right under their very noses. It is the force that will displace them, the force of the pen !

I can now see Bainimarama not laughing anymore about our petition. He wanted to call our bluff but it got too much for him and he has wilted under the very pressure provided by a piece of paper and over 600,000 names.

I want everybody to know that the military are very concerned with what I am planning with our fellow "Demo Fighters" that message came from Fiji to me yesterday afternoon. The threat is very real now, and they don't want a repeat of the petition reaching the illegal PMs office.

Dee,

Caita boy, sa yavavala na nomu i vola, ratou qo sa veitalanoataka tiko na ka'o vola ena matavuvale, believe the Ints have informed naba dua about your posting, au sa wilika talega, vakadomobula man.

Keimami sa vakarau tu qo me baci ia na check-points. Dee, qarauna tiko na veika o sa cakava tiko mai keri sa mai vakavuna tiko na neimami yavavala. Remember, I am with you and if it comes to worse, au sa na fire i tuba me'u lai to vata mai kei ira na civilian.

O Atu, sa kila talega na "Traps" blues bar, ia sega ga ni macala se safe tiko ga me ratou qiriqiri kina na boys se sega. Brother, au sa lako mada. sa unsafe sara ga na email tiko yani vei iko, if I am not heard from in the next few days, you know that I the sentries have slept.

Loloma yani vei Bill Lotawa kei ira na gang, set tu qori,..... VEIVANUA !!

Bakmau.; ▶ Reply to This