Sun, Sand, Torture and Sea
I'm not going to holiday in Fiji any time soon. As I have previously criticised the Fijian Military Dictator Bainimarama, I would be too afraid of getting arrested, beaten and denied access to legal assistance.
If there was a plot to assassinate Bainimarama, then it is legitimate to arrest those who there is evidence against and to follow the established standards of legal detention and conviction. Beating a suspect by the police leads me to suspect that there is no such evidence and the police are attempting to 'heavy' a confession.
And promises that Fiji is safe for holidaymakers seem hollow when a NZ citizen was beaten in custody and denied access to diplomatic staff.
I know that Bainimarama is wanting to remove the racial elements of Fiji's constitution to make 'One person, one vote', but there is a correct way of making this change - and the first step would have been for Bainimarama to quit Fiji's military and try to get himself elected to the Fijian Parliament in the traditional democratic method.
If there was a plot to assassinate Bainimarama, then it is legitimate to arrest those who there is evidence against and to follow the established standards of legal detention and conviction. Beating a suspect by the police leads me to suspect that there is no such evidence and the police are attempting to 'heavy' a confession.
And promises that Fiji is safe for holidaymakers seem hollow when a NZ citizen was beaten in custody and denied access to diplomatic staff.
I know that Bainimarama is wanting to remove the racial elements of Fiji's constitution to make 'One person, one vote', but there is a correct way of making this change - and the first step would have been for Bainimarama to quit Fiji's military and try to get himself elected to the Fijian Parliament in the traditional democratic method.
posted by Michael at
6:25 PM
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