HE IS BACK AT THE HELM: Suva businessman Iqbal Jannif appointed chairman of the scandal-hit Fiji National University; appointment queried!

April 13, 2015, 2:18 am

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Jannif acted as dual chair for USP and FNU for some years. Last year he relinquished FNU chairmanship. Now, he has been re-appointed chair of FNU. Did Mahendra Reddy appoint him to cover up for Jannif's bad leadership of past years? Lately Jannif was seen in Ganesh Chand's company, having kava with other academics in Suva. Both universities under Jannif's chairmanship under scrutiny. USP is reportedly broke and FNU under FICAC investigation, with Fijileaks to reveal more on
FNU Credit Card scams and USPGate!

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RESTRICTIVE CONCLUSION: The Final Report of the MOG into 2014 Elections says the media in Fiji was restricted but poll free and fair!

April 13, 2015, 3:20 am

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The Multinational Observer Group (MOG), co-led by Australia, Indonesia and India, was invited by the Fijian Government to observe the 2014 Fijian Election. The MOG Co-Leads were Peter Reith (middle) of Australia, Ambassador Wahid Supriyadi (right) of Indonesia and Sayan Chatterjee (left) of India.

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"Some parties claimed that the campaign environment was restrictive and lacked a level playing field, including access to the media. They complained that they were frequently unable to get their views published in the media and claimed that some media outlets were biased towards FijiFirst. Some of the smaller parties also complained that media outlets were biased towards the larger parties. While the MOG observed bias by some media outlets, as reported above, it concludes that political parties had enough access to the media to enable voters to make an informed decision on Election Day." - MOG Final Report

4 Media Environment

4.1 Media in Elections

The Constitution of Fiji (section 17) provides for freedom of ‘speech, expression and publication’.

The media in Fiji made good efforts to cover the election and political parties were, to varying degrees, able to communicate their messages to the public. However, the restrictive and vague media framework, including potentially harsh penalties, limited the media’s ability to rigorously examine the claims of candidates and parties. In February 2013, the Government amended the Political Parties Decree and prohibited the media from referring to prospective parties as ‘political parties’ until they were registered.

This included established parties that were seeking re-registration (news organisations faced fines of up to FJ$50,000 or a five-year jail term for violation). There were complaints of media restrictions from some parties, highlighting the threat of penalties under the Media Industry Development Decree 2010. Nevertheless, the press began to report more widely on the political process, including some criticism of the Government. The MOG believes that engagement through the media is essential, in order to encourage public ownership of the electoral process.

The repeal of section 18A of the State Proceedings Act in June 2014, which had conferred comprehensive protections to the Prime Minister and Ministers from prosecution arising from any personal or official statements (and media organisations that reported them), also had a positive impact as it provided a legal solution for those who considered themselves libelled, slandered or defamed.

4.2 Media Industry Development Decree

Media in Fiji is governed by the Media Industry Development Decree 2010. Following the Decree, the Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) was established in October 2013 as the government body responsible for initiating and prosecuting complaints against the media. The Media Decree sets out the standards for reporting that media outlets are required to comply with, including:
• a duty to be balanced and fair in their treatment of news and current affairs and their dealings with members of the public;
• an obligation to give an opportunity to reply to any individual or organisation on which the medium itself comments editorially; and
• to show fairness at all times, and impartiality and balance in any item or program, series of items or programs or in broadly related articles or programs when presenting news which deals with political matters, current affairs and controversial questions.

In relation to elections in particular, MIDA carried out a number of functions. Most notably the MOG observed MIDA’s role in media accreditation, policing the campaign blackout and ongoing investigative work.

Media Accreditation

The FEO required all media personnel wishing to have access to elections to be accredited. To gain accreditation, media (including international media) had to be registered with MIDA first. The MOG received a number of complaints about this process, which generally related to a lack of clarity over accreditation procedures. The deadline set for submitting applications was considered too early by some media organisations (this was subsequently extended after a suggestion by the MOG) while others were unaware that they had to apply both to MIDA and the FEO for accreditation. The MOG is not, however, aware of any media organisations that applied for accreditation and did not receive it. A statement from MIDA on 15 September said 431 local and 37 international media personnel were registered with MIDA and accredited by the FEO.

Policing the Campaign Blackout

The Electoral Decree gives MIDA authority to investigate any breaches of the 48 hour campaign blackout. The Decree also gives MIDA the power to approve reporting during the blackout period. MIDA provided briefing to local and international media in order to explain the campaign blackout, although many commented that this was unclear. The interpretation of this section of the Electoral Decree was broad, and included any media that could be accessed in Fiji (i.e. any international online media). The burden this placed on MIDA and media organisations was heavy. MIDA did not take any action against media outlets for breaching the blackout and it did not directly hinder reporting of the elections.

Ongoing Investigative Work

Under the terms of the Media Decree, MIDA has ongoing powers to investigate any complaints made against media organisations. A number of cases were referred to MIDA in the course of the election campaign, including one against a television station for ‘giving unfettered prominence’ to comments by Ratu Timoci Vesikula that were deemed by MIDA to be hate speech, and another against Prime Minister Bainimarama and The Fiji Sun newspaper for comments claiming SODELPA was involved in plotting to release George Speight (convicted for staging a coup in 2000).

Recommendations

• The media accreditation process should be simplified and all media outlets, including international media, should have sufficient advance notice of deadlines and timelines.
• The Media Industry Development Authority should issue clear, timely and practical reporting guidance.
• Penalties for breaching election-related reporting rules should be reviewed.
• Should the Media Industry Development Authority continue its role in future elections, there is a need for an independent institution to adjudicate complaints about its actions, consistent with Fiji’s legal and constitutional framework.

4.3 Effectiveness of Media

The effectiveness of the media to provide informed choice on Election Day varied greatly between the urban and rural areas. Voters in the urban areas had access to a reasonably diverse range of media. As of September 2014, a total of 34 media outlets were officially registered under MIDA, including newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations and social media. Radio is the most important source of information for many Fijians and played a crucial role in distributing information about both the political and administrative aspects of the election. In remote areas, word of mouth was the most common way of disseminating information.

The coverage of the electoral campaign in the final weeks before the election included instances of both neutrality and partiality among the local media. While effort was made by some domestic private media (Fiji One TV, Communications Fiji Limited) to allocate an equitable amount of airtime to the different candidates and political leaders through special election programs, some media organisations appeared to exhibit political biases.

The MOG believes that any public complaint on biased media coverage should be addressed and adjudicated by an independent institution regulated by law. Some parties claimed that the campaign environment was restrictive and lacked a level playing field, including access to the media. They complained that they were frequently unable to get their views published in the media and claimed that some media outlets were biased towards FijiFirst. Some of the smaller parties also complained that media outlets were biased towards the larger parties. While the MOG observed bias by some media outlets, as reported above, it concludes that political parties had enough access to the media to enable voters to make an informed decision on Election Day.

Recommendations
• There is a need for a regulation as well as an independent institution to prevent and adjudicate media biases, thus ensuring a level playing field among election participants.

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MIDA chairman Ashwin Raj:

Summary of Findings

• The outcome of the 2014 Fijian Election broadly represented the will of the Fijian voters. The conditions were in place for Fijians to exercise their right to vote freely.
• There was strong interest in contesting the election, with 248 candidates from seven political parties and two independent candidates. In general, political parties were able to mobilise and candidates were free to campaign. The campaign period was peaceful.
• Civil society participation in the electoral process was unduly restricted, including because of prohibitions contained in Section 115 of the Electoral Decree 2014.
• The media in Fiji made good efforts to cover the election. Political parties were, to varying degrees, able to communicate their messages to the public. However, the restrictive media framework, including potentially harsh maximum penalties, limited the media’s ability to rigorously examine the claims of candidates and
parties.
• Despite a new, unfamiliar and complex voting system, the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) administered the elections effectively. Polling officials were well-prepared and voting procedures were generally followed correctly. The tasks of political party polling agent education and voter education were complicated by the effect of Section 115(1) of the Electoral Decree.
• Police played an important role in the elections, building confidence and assisting in a neutral manner when needed.
• FEO and the Electoral Commission ran an extensive voter information campaign, which appeared to reach most voters. Some voters in remote areas did not have sufficient access to voter information.
• The counting process, while onerous, appeared well organised and thorough, both at polling stations and at the National Counting and Results Centre. The Multinational Observer Group (MOG) did not observe any significant irregularities in the counting process, but the progress of the count could have
been better communicated to the public.
• The MOG did observe some problems, particularly in voter registration, prepolling and postal voting, which stemmed at least in part from the short preparation time and miscommunication, especially related to pre-polling.
• The election was enthusiastically embraced by the voters of Fiji, who were keen to participate in the democratic process. The MOG observed that the election was conducted in an atmosphere of calm, with an absence of electoral misconduct or evident intimidation.
• No challenges were submitted to the Court of Disputed Returns.

WHO CARES ABOUT BAINIMARAMA? New Zealand PM John Key says He Who Pays the Pipers Calls the Tune; Fiji's PM 'can take a running jump over snub to Pacific Islands Forum' - Aussies and Kiwis stand firm!

April 13, 2015, 3:34 pm

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TOUGH talk from PM Key clear signal to Bainimarama that he has to behave like a 'Democrat' now; gone are the days when he was behaving like a 'Dictator', finger-pointing and terrorizing Pacific leaders!
'I don’t think you want to take him [Bainimarama] seriously… I am not and I don’t think other people will be either’

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says the decision to attend or not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum meet rests entirely on Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. Speaking to New Zealand based Radio Tarana Key says they prefer him to attend the meeting because they all care about Fiji and Fijians.

However, he says Bainimarama’s non-attendance over the last six years has not made a difference to the meeting.

“You can see that whenever there is a natural disaster or whatever it might be NZ steps up along with Australia and helps and cares deeply about the people of Fiji but you can’t make a guy come to a Forum and if he doesn’t want to come he shouldn’t come it won’t stop the Forum operating as it is operating very successfully for the past five or six years – I prefer he came but I can’t make him come.”

Bainimarama has called on the removal of Australia and New Zealand from the Forum only then he will attend the leaders meeting.

Key told New Zealand station Radio Tarana:

‘’When it comes to the Pacific Island Forum its Australia and New Zealand that put in the money and most typically and we there to support our Pacific friends whether its Fiji or Tonga or Samoa or in Melanesia or Solomon Islands or PNG whatever it might be – so a Pacific Forum without Australia and New Zealand would be an interesting thing I suppose and that those leaders would be able to talk about things but exactly where will they get the money to do anything and the answer is nowhere – none of them have that – So I don’t think you want to take him seriously… I am not and I don’t think other people will be either’’.

EXUDING THE PACIFIC WAY: John Key at Pacific Islands Forum

Fijileaks: Bainimarama correct to disagree with Kepa on boarding places for rural and maritime students but when will he KICK out his siblings from jobs he gave them - where is the level playing field on his part?

April 14, 2015, 12:08 am

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Like Fijileaks, the Fiji Times merely reproduced the Opposition press release, so it is wrong for Bainimarama to lambast Fiji Times!

“Ro Teimumu refers to indigenous people as “victims” of the Government’s policy. This is a lie. The real victims are students living in rural and maritime areas who have been deprived of proper access to education because the sons and daughters of families living in urban areas have taken their places in Government boarding schools.”

Fijileaks: What about all the military and naval officers who
were NOT to benefit from his treasonous coup?
What about the Bainimarama Family below?

The reported comments by the Opposition Leader, Ro Teimumu Kepa, in yesterday’s Fiji Times about the Government’s plan to open up its schools to rural and maritime students are inflammatory, divisive and a threat to national unity, says Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama.

Speaking in a media conference this morning, the Prime Minister said the comments display an astonishing ignorance and confirm Ro Teimumu’s unfitness for high office. “Ro Teimumu refers to indigenous people as “victims” of the Government’s policy. This is a lie. The real victims are students living in rural and maritime areas who have been deprived of proper access to education because the sons and daughters of families living in urban areas have taken their places in Government boarding schools.”

“The vast majority of these students from urban areas - many of them children of civil servants, those who work at managerial level in the private sector and statutory authorities and in the professions – are readily capable of attending a variety of schools as day scholars.”

“Whereas those from rural and maritime areas come from families who have no choice but to send their children to boarding school because other options are simply not available. However, these people have often been excluded because the available positions have been taken up by students who could have been sent to other schools.” He said is a basic issue of fairness and justice that these fully-funded Government schools that also offer boarding facilities give priority to those who lack other avenues to gain an education. These include Queen Victoria School,Natabua High School, Adi Cakobau School, Labasa College and Ratu Kadavulevu School. “Our policy has been determined purely on the basis of need and it is highly irresponsible for Ro Teimumu Kepa to cast it in any other light. There is no threat to indigenous culture or the indigenous way of life. On the contrary, many indigenous children who have been disadvantaged by the policies of previous Governments will now be given an important opportunity for the first time.”

“More places in our boarding schools are being freed up for rural and maritime students, whether they come from Lau, Kadavu, Lomaiviti, Rotuma, the interior of the big islands or any other more isolated part of Fiji. So this is a huge leg-up for students in those areas and their families, who can now be rest assured that they will have the same opportunity as any other Fijian to get on in life.”

“Ro Teimumu needs to answer a basic question: What did she do to open up places in Government boarding schools for rural and maritime students when she was Minister for Education in the Qarase Government? The truth is that in this and in so many other instances, Ro Teimumu has acted against the interests of ordinary people by preserving and defending the privileges of the elite. These are people who can afford alternatives that less advantaged Fijians cannot.”

“The FijiFirst Government stands for equality, justice and fairness. And we make no apology for giving rural and maritime students the same opportunities as those from urban families to gain a proper education. It is the cornerstone of our philosophy as a Government - that every Fijian be given the same opportunity in life, irrespective of who they are or where they come from.” “I am especially concerned about the manner in which Ro Teimumu Kepa has chosen to cast this new policy in blatantly ethnic terms. The real “tabu” in Fiji should benot to attempt to spread alarm based on false information and try to create division for political purposes. There is no ethnic dimension to this issue at all.”

“It is the most basic test of leadership in the Fijian context and Ro Teimumu has failed it. She has demonstrated, yet again, the Opposition’s obsession with the rights of one ethnic grouping over others – even when no threat to those rights exists. And in doing so, she has demonstrated, yet again, SODELPA’s unfitness to govern.”

“The Fiji Times also stands condemned for yet another grossly irresponsible piece of journalism. Rather than report dispassionately and in the interests of national stability, the Fiji Times is controlled by a cabal that manipulates the news agenda and uses inflammatory language to create disunity, division and instability and to advance its own political interests,” he concluded.

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The expensive ELITE Xmas CHOW in a posh hotel - RESERVED for the FAMILY

FICAC COVER-UP: There is nothing to investigative - Dr Neil Sharma should have been taken in for questioning in 2012 as well as Dr Ganesh Chand; the regime thought it could shield the two but Fijileaks found out!

April 15, 2015, 1:37 am

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One of the key suspects with Neil Sharma is Arveen Chandra, a cousin of Solicitor-General Sharvada Sharma

DIGGING THEIR HEELS: Landowners demand their share of royalty from Aurum which has been digging up bauxite in their traditional mataqalis

April 16, 2015, 1:01 am

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The landowners in Nawailevu, and even people of the Yasana ko Bua, have started signing a Petition on Nawailevu bauxite issue. The spokesman Vilikesa Kaidawa (mobile 9622189) of Nawailevu Village is currently moving around the area to collect signatures which will be completed by  25 April, 2015.

The $600,000 paid by Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited in November 2014 has been withheld by the Department of Lands saying its for the future generation. The landowners cannot receive their fair share of royalty as promised by the 2013 Consitution.

By 2014 mataqali Naicobo should have received $2m, mataqali Nalutu $240,000 and mataqali Noro $120,000 according to the Auditor General's Report in fair share of royalty. Aurum has only paid $600,000 in 4 years. The MOL states payment must be made in advance (mataqali Naicobo - $500,000 per annum, mataqali Nalutu - $70,000 per annum and mataqali Noro $30,000 per annum from the Minning Start Date). This was not honoured.

Attached is the letter to Land Owning Unit explaining the Petition to Parliament in May sitting.

Please print a copy of the Petition and sign as citizens in support. Do send your signed petitions to the Opposition Office before the 28 April 2015.

April 3, 2015

I kau: Na i tuvaki ni lisi ni bauxite e Nawailevu

Ni sa bula vinaka.

Sa mai tabaka na Auditor-General ni Matatanitu na nona repote me baleta na I tuvaki ni vakayagataki iyau kei na I lavo mai na 2007 kina 2013. Sa ratou cakacaka tiko kina na matabose lailai ni Palimedi na Public Accounts Committee (PAC). E bau tukuni talega ena repote oqo na veika e yaco ena kena vakayagataki na qele mai Nawailevu ka keli kina na bauxite.

E vakadeitaka na repote nona na Auditor-General na veika oqo:

·         Mai na 88 na tiki ni qele (iTaukei kei na freehold) ka soli ena Land Use Unit “Land Bank” e 12 ga the tiki ni qele e a tabaki vakalawa ena pepa ena 2013. E dodonu vakalawa  me dau tabaki na notisi vei qele era gadreva na vulagi daunibisinisi ena keli yautalei (bauxite, gold, copper etc) ka soli vata kei na gauna meda rawa ni volavola yani kina Dairekita ni Qele na lewe ni vanua ena noda coqa na I naki ni kena vakayagataki na qele koya. Mai na nona veivakaqaqai na Auditor-General e vakadeitaka main a vale ni volavola ni Land Use Unit “Land Bank” qele ni Mataqali Nalutu, Mataqali Noro kei na Mataqali Naicobo e a sega ni tabaki ena pepa me vaka e virikotora na lawa. E ratou a solia na lisi ni qele ni Mataqali e tolu oqo na Land Use Unit “Land Bank” ena nona vakatulewa taudua na Prime Minister ena 2011.

·         E raica rawa talega na Auditor-General ni a soli na lisi ni qele ko Lovonidali (part of) e rauta e 26.1412ha, Nawailevu (part of) e rauta e 150.782ha kei Nawailevu (part of) e rauta e 7.8868ha ka soli ena 09/03/11 kina kabani ni Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited ni bera ni dua na soveya (survey) kei na kena vakadonui na survey plans me vaka e virikotora na lawa. E dau vakayacori taumada na vakadonui ni survey plans (e dau tiko kina na levu ni qele ena vakayagataki, na levu ni qele ena kovuta na lisi ka laurai kina na bauxite, ka wainimate kei na kasi kece ena vakayagataki, na vanua ena maroroi kina na benu etc.) me qai dau soli na lisi.

·         E raica rawa na Auditor-General ni a vakatotolotaki na soli ni lisi ka sega ni muri na veika vakalawa baleta ni suguraka tiko na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited ki vua na Prime Minister ni na vakatatao kina veivakatorocaketaki.

·         E a vakadonuya na Prime Minister ena 7 Janueri 2011 na qele ni Mataqali Naicobo ka rauta e 150.7827ha ka rawa ni kune ena Plan number SO6268 kina “Land Bank”. Ena lisi naba 18262 ka tabaki ena Maji 2011 ka veiyalayalati kina na Dairekita ni Qele ena vukudratou na Trustees ni Mataqali Nawaicobo kei na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited e soli kina na qele oqo me 20 na yabaki ka vakatekivu mai ena 01/02/2011. Na Mining Lease se lisi e virikotori kina na kena keli ga na bauxite ka me kua ni sivia e 1,000,000 tonnes ka me saumi vata tiko kei na rede, royalties kei environment bond (me baleta na kena yavalati na I tuvaki ni iyaubula).

·         E a mani solia na Director Mines vua na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited ena 13/05/2011 me tini na yabaki edua na Special Mining License me keli mai na dela ni qele ka yacova e tini na mita (10 meters) me baleta na bauxite.

·          E dau biuta vaka I vola na tallyman ena levu na qele kei na vatu (soli and rocks) e sa keli ka dau vakau kina Land Use Unit Head Quarters e Suva me rawa ni cakacakataki kina na levu ni ilavo me sauma na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited ena nona lisi. Ni gole yani na Auditor0General ena 13/10/2014 ena vanua ni cakacaka nona na tallyman e a yali tu na na tallyman ka sega ni laurai rawa na nona I vola ka dau tu kina na levu ni qele kei na vatu sa vakavodori oti. E ratou sega talega ni vakarautaka rawa na Land Use Unit “Land Bank” edua na I vola tukutuku (record) ni levu ni qele kei na vatu esa yauta oti na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited. Sa dua na veilecayaki levu na tikina oqo baleta ena sega ni matata kina na levu ni ilavo me sauma na kabani ka rawarawa vua na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited me veibataka na levu ni ilavo me sauma ena volume ni qele kei na vatu esa usana oti ki Jaina.

·         E kalougata ni raica rawa na Auditor-General mai na Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) na levu ni tani (tonnage) ni qele e sa vakauta na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited ena nodratou vakarauta na tabana ni kasitaba n bera ni biubiu na waqa ka laurai kina ni vakavodori e 1,287,843.7 tonnes ni bauxite me yacova mai na ka 14 ni Okotova 2014. Ena lisi naba 18262 ka soli kina Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited e a dodonu me kauta ga e 1,000,000 na tani. E laurai ni vakayagataka tiko na kabani na Special Mining Lease No.59 of 13/5/2011 na Director Mines ena kelikeli ka sega ni muria na veika e virikotori ena lisi naba 18262 ka soli ena 9/3/2011 ni yalana na kelikeli ena 10 meters mai na dela ni qele. E sa vakadeitaki ni sa siviya na tini na mita na levu ni kelikeli (depth) esa tara tiko na cakacaka ni Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited.

·         Na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited e dodonu me sauma na fair share of royalty kina Mataqali ena veiyabaki ni bera na yabakivou ni cakacaka (in advance). Sa kena I balebale na ilavo ni 2013 me sa saumi ena 2012. Na tikina oqo e virikotori ena veiyalayalati me vakatekivu mai na tiki ni siga ka tekivu kina na I cakacaka (Mining Start Date).  

·         E a soli vua na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited e tolu na lisi e dela ni qele mai na Mataqali Naicobo, Mataqali Nalutu kei na Mataqali Noro.

o   Na Mataqali Naicobo ka taukena e 150.7827 ha na qele e dodonu me taura tiko ena veiyabaki e $500,000 me vakatekivu mai na siga e a tekivu kina na cakacaka (Mining Start Date - 2011) me yacova ni cava na lisi.

o   Na Mataqali Nalutu ka taukena e 26.1412hac ha na qele e dodonu me taura tiko ena veiyabaki e $70,000 me vakatekivu mai na siga e a tekivu kina na cakacaka (Mining Start Date - 2011) me yacova ni cava na lisi.

o   Na Mataqali Noro ka taukena e 7.8868 ha na qele e dodonu me taura tiko ena veiyabaki e $30,000 me vakatekivu mai na siga e a tekivu kina na cakacaka (Mining Start Date - 2011) me yacova ni cava na lisi.

·         Ena November 2014 sa qai sauma tu na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited e $600,000 na udolu ena Tabana ni Qele (Department of Lands) ka rawa ni kune ena RR 263725 of 3/11/2014 ka se tikoga ena Lands me qai soli yani kina vei Mataqali. E dodonu me qai 2014 na Mataqali Naicobo me taura oti e 2 milioni na dola, na Mataqali Nalutu me taura oti 280,000 na udolu na dola kei na Mataqali Noro me sa taura oti e 120,000 na udolu na dola.

·         Sa vakadeitaki talega ni sega ni a vakayacori vakasavasava na kerekere ni kabana me lisi ka sega ni vakayagataki na fomu ni application kei na nona vakarautaka na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited na nona I tukutuku vaka ilavo me rawa ni vaka donui kina na nona kere lisi.

Na veika oqo e semati vata tiko kei na nona yalayala na turaga na Prime Minister ena dola ni cakacaka ena 2011 ka yalataka ena nona vosa, milioni, veivakavaletaki, veivakatorocaketaki, cakacaka kei na vuqa tale na ka.

Sa kerei meda saini ena I vola “pettion” me laveti kina Palimedi na noda kauwai ka me vakayacora na matanitu na veika sa yalataka oti ka vakabibi me sauma mai na Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited na vo ni ilavo sa dinau tu kina me yacova na 2016.

Vinaka,

Mosese Bulitavu

(Member of Parliament)

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http://www.fijileaks.com/home/digging-beneath-the-surface-audit-report-found-aurum-bauxite-mining-didnt-give-fair-share-of-payment-to-landowners-over-extracted-bauxite-in-breach-of-lease-bainimarama-had-gifted-lease-to-aurum

FNU TEACHER 'GRADUATES' SENT OUT TO SCHOOLS without passing their BA Education (Primary/Secondary) Degree; now FNU taking exam papers to their respective schools for re-sit; Reddy MUST BE SACKED!!!

April 16, 2015, 4:11 am

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Fijileaks: The finger-wagging and cane wielding elitist Education Minister Mahendra Reddy, IS (like the 'Kama Sutra' allegations we put to him) hiding from us when we questioned him why some FNU students who did not complete their degree were sent out to teach in schools; The Ministry of Education didn't even care to check these students result transcripts but posted them on a merit that they have a degree from FNU. Now,
FNU is going to the extent of contacting students to complete the programme. The cost will be paid by FNU and papers (Special Assessment (SA) Exam) will be taken to these students wherever they are teaching throughout the Fiji Islands.
Will Reddy and FNU be investigated by the Fiji Higher Education Commission (and by Reddy's overlord Aiyaz Sayed Khayium) for the 'degree scam' and Reddy's failure in the duty of care to the school students where his Ministry has posted these 'graduates' to?
Fijileaks: STEP DOWN REDDY FOR FULL INVESTIGATION!
BETTER STILL YOU ARE SACKED!

FNU 'Teachers' Who Did Not Meet the Programme Requirements but given Secondary School Postings by Reddy's Ministry of Education:

Dear Vilive,

I am new and was not aware of the process that I have to present the Supplementary Assessment until the moment I was sitting in the room during the presentation. I did not receive the mail because I was away in Suva on Friday. I was given the supplementary assessment to mark four weeks before the meeting by the outgoing lecturer Mrs. Bikaca. It was marked and I told the head of school about the SA and she asked me to keep it. My problem was that no one told me about the process and for that reason I did not prepare the presentation script. I again reminded the HOS about the SA after the meeting and she told me to get it and give it to PAO for the HOS meeting the next morning.   

I am still finding my way through my work place and need to get access to Premium so I can enter marks of students taking EEN200 Language Study 2 [Vuli Vosa Vakaviti] which my HOS did in the last entry. Again my sincere apology for not being able to present the SA for Ulamila Nina 2013111808 to the forum. I hope that you will consider this apology.

Thank you.

Emoni. Lebaivalu E6370]          

From: Principal Administrative Officer
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 1:41 PM
To: Emoni Lebaivalu
Cc: EO - CHE; Dean College of Humanities and Education; Nii-K Plange; Registrar; HOS - Education; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; HOS - SCLL; HOS - Social Sciences; HOS - Creative Arts; Niranjan Lal; Sevuloni C. Kelea; Indar Deo; Sereima Takiveikata; Ledua B. Cava; Alesi L. Williams; Fesi F. Furivai; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Charanjeet Singh; Sakiusa Daucakacaka; Assistant Registrar KD; OA - Education; Fabiano Tikoinavuso; OA - Creative Arts; Maneesha H. Wijekoon; Arun Chakravorty; Milind Mahale; HOD - Film & TV; Chief Academic Officer - PB; Senior Academic Officer - RK

Subject: RE: Electronic CEB - Approval of School of Education and School of Creative Arts SA/SE Results

Dear Emoni,

Kindly explain the reasons to Vilive on the cause of delay.

Secondly, (please do not make this as an excuse for not presenting the minutes of SEB held on Tuesday (10/3) and I hope that after this the minutes of the SEB will be prepared). Please refer to the attached email to Academic Officer of which I sent to him last night.
 
Kind Regards
ruiti.tawanang@fnu.ac.fj
Ruiti T. Tawanang| Principal Administrative Officer - CHE| Fiji National University
PO Box 5529, Lautoka, Fiji|www.fnu.ac.fj
P: +679 6667533 | Ext: 7005|F: +679 6666937
Office: Lautoka Campus, Lautoka.

From: Vilive Cagivinaka
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:37 PM
To: Principal Administrative Officer; Academic Officer- CHE
Cc: EO - CHE; Dean College of Humanities and Education; Nii-K Plange; Registrar; HOS - Education; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; HOS - SCLL; HOS - Social Sciences; HOS - Creative Arts; Niranjan Lal; Sevuloni C. Kelea; Indar Deo; Sereima Takiveikata; Ledua B. Cava; Alesi L. Williams; Fesi F. Furivai; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Charanjeet Singh; Sakiusa Daucakacaka; Assistant Registrar KD; OA - Education; Fabiano Tikoinavuso; OA - Creative Arts; Maneesha H. Wijekoon; Arun Chakravorty; Milind Mahale; HOD - Film & TV; Chief Academic Officer - PB; Senior Academic Officer - RK
Subject: RE: Electronic CEB - Approval of School of Education and School of Creative Arts SA/SE Results

Dear PAO,
I’m not giving my approval if no reason was explained on the cause of Mr. Eminoni’s delay.
Dear PAO, please do not make this as an excuse for not presenting the minutes of SEB held on Tuesday (10/3) and I hope that after this the minutes of the SEB will be prepared.
Let me remind you (PAO) that this is an electronic meeting!

Vilive

From: Principal Administrative Officer
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 11:23 AM
To: Vilive Cagivinaka; Academic Officer- CHE
Cc: EO - CHE; Dean College of Humanities and Education; Nii-K Plange; Registrar; HOS - Education; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; HOS - SCLL; HOS - Social Sciences; HOS - Creative Arts; Niranjan Lal; Sevuloni C. Kelea; Indar Deo; Sereima Takiveikata; Ledua B. Cava; Alesi L. Williams; Fesi F. Furivai; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Charanjeet Singh; Sakiusa Daucakacaka; Assistant Registrar KD; OA - Education; Fabiano Tikoinavuso; OA - Creative Arts; Maneesha H. Wijekoon; Arun Chakravorty; Milind Mahale; HOD - Film & TV; Chief Academic Officer - PB; Senior Academic Officer - RK
Subject: RE: Electronic CEB - Approval of School of Education and School of Creative Arts SA/SE Results

Dear All,

•    Also note that the minutes of the SOE SEB (10/3/15)meeting is not available and rightfully this makes all the papers presented by SOE null and void.

PAO is kindly requesting the urgent assistance of our highlighted colleagues below to send their approval asap for authenticity of the  SOE result presentation. The detail email is below from Principal Administrative Officer.
•    Highlighted Colleagues - Vilive, Sangeeta, Mosese, Naresh, Neelam, Runaaz, Lasarusa, Ravinesh, Ashok, Rosa, Olita, Mohammad, Sarita, Satish

The SOE minutes of the meeting is delayed because the responses from SOE staff is still pending. The email below was sent yesterday at 11am and to date I only received the responses from the following staff. Adi Tikoigau
1.    Sharma Daneshwar
2.    HOD Primary
3.    HOD Secondary
4.    HOS
5.    Dr. Prajapati
6.    Samuela Tuinabua
7.    Saula Naivalu
8.    Varanisese Gaunidali

______________________________________________
From: Principal Administrative Officer
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:00 AM
To: Vilive Cagivinaka; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Satish Chand
Cc: Academic Officer- CHE; HOS - Education
Subject: RE: SOE-Department Exam Board/School Exam Board

Dear All,

Mr. Emoni apologized for the late result attached supposedly to be presented yesterday for approval. We require your approval for the same.

Kind Regards
ruiti.tawanang@fnu.ac.fj
Ruiti T. Tawanang| Principal Administrative Officer - CHE| Fiji National University
PO Box 5529, Lautoka, Fiji|www.fnu.ac.fj
P: +679 6667533 | Ext: 7005|F: +679 6666937
_________________________________________

Kind Regards
ruiti.tawanang@fnu.ac.fj
Ruiti T. Tawanang| Principal Administrative Officer - CHE| Fiji National University
PO Box 5529, Lautoka, Fiji|www.fnu.ac.fj
P: +679 6667533 | Ext: 7005|F: +679 6666937
Office: Lautoka Campus, Lautoka.

From: Vilive Cagivinaka
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:38 AM
To: Academic Officer- CHE; Dean College of Humanities and Education; Nii-K Plange; Registrar; HOS - Education; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; HOS - SCLL; HOS - Social Sciences; HOS - Creative Arts; Niranjan Lal; Sevuloni C. Kelea; Indar Deo; Sereima Takiveikata; Ledua B. Cava; Alesi L. Williams; Fesi F. Furivai; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Charanjeet Singh; Sakiusa Daucakacaka; Assistant Registrar KD; Principal Administrative Officer; OA - Education; OA - Creative Arts; Maneesha H. Wijekoon; Arun Chakravorty; Milind Mahale; HOD - Film & TV; Chief Academic Officer - PB; Senior Academic Officer - RK
Cc: EO - CHE
Subject: RE: Electronic CEB - Approval of School of Education and School of Creative Arts SA/SE Results

Dear AO,
•    Please note that a PDF file Titled: Graduation Issues Action by HOD Primary & Secondary in the SOE Folder must be removed from this CEB discussion papers because it was not discussed in the SOE SEB meeting held on Tuesday 10/3/15. If this paper was not discussed in the SEB then it should not be discussed and approved in the CEB. I believe this is a case that should be discussed in the School and College Meetings and not Exam Board meetings.
•    Also note that the minutes of the SOE SEB (10/3/15)meeting is not available and rightfully this makes all the papers presented by SOE null and void.
•    I would also like to point out here that some of the students results being presented by the SOE are of students that have graduated.
•    I  urge every CEB member to please read the documents well before giving your approval. We cannot and should not fast track our decision on important matters like this just to meet some deadlines or due dates.

I’m not approving the papers from SOE.

Vilive Cagivinaka

From: Academic Officer- CHE
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:38 PM
To: Dean College of Humanities and Education; Nii-K Plange; Registrar; HOS - Education; Vilive Cagivinaka; HOD - Primary Education; HOD - Secondary Education; HOD - Early Childhood Education; HOS - SCLL; HOS - Social Sciences; HOS - Creative Arts; Niranjan Lal; Sevuloni C. Kelea; Indar Deo; Sereima Takiveikata; Ledua B. Cava; Alesi L. Williams; Fesi F. Furivai; Sangeeta Jattan; Samuela Tuinabua; Mosese Natuilagilagi; Naresh Chand; Neelam Singh; Runaaz Ali; Saula Naivalu; Varanisese Gaunidali; Adi Tikoigau; Lasarusa Daveta; Ravinesh Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Rosa Civoniceva; R K Prajapati; Olita Kau; Mohammad Ahsan; Daneshwar Sharma; Sarita Deshpande; Charanjeet Singh; Sakiusa Daucakacaka; Assistant Registrar KD; Principal Administrative Officer; OA - Education; OA - Creative Arts; Maneesha H. Wijekoon; Arun Chakravorty; Milind Mahale; HOD - Film & TV; Chief Academic Officer - PB; Senior Academic Officer - RK
Cc: EO - CHE

Subject: Electronic CEB - Approval of School of Education and School of Creative Arts SA/SE Results
Importance: High

Dear ALL

The chair of the CHE CEB has granted the approval for the Presentation of the Supplementary Assessment/ Special Examination Results for the School of Creative Arts and School of Education electronically. You are all kindly required to go through the results and provide your comments. The Department of Film & Television (School of Creative Arts) results are in the zip folder attached but the School of Education results can be accessed through the following link:

SOE Mar 2015 SEB Results

We are expected to close this CEB by noon Thursday 12/03/2015. OA’s please follow up and assist with this process.

Note: This results will need to be updated by academic office as soon as it is approved because it is a necessity for potential graduating students.  

Kind Regards

Matereti Sarasau Sukanaivalu| Academic Officer - CHE| Fiji National University
PO Box 7222, Nasinu, Fiji|www.fnu.ac.fj
P: +679 3394000 | Ext: 2508|F: +679 3393172
Office: Nasinu Campus, Kings Road, Nasinu

PARENTS: How dare you SEND FNU 'graduates' to teach our children without these graduates having completed their BA in Education?

CAMPUS VIOLENCE?: "I was assaulted by USP Student Association president Whitlam Saeni", Wansolwara student newspaper editor Sonal Singh; "No, I did not assault him, it was Melanesian type banter" - Saeni

April 17, 2015, 1:25 am

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Saeni

USP investigates student editor assault claim

Security authorities at the University of the South Pacific in Suva are investigating a report that the editor of the student newspaper was allegedly assaulted on campus for a report in the Wansolwara paper.

Editor Sonal Singh was allegedly assaulted by the President of the USP Students Association federal council, Whitlam Saeni for a report about the auditing of one of its affiliated body’s finances.

Singh alleges he was assaulted by Whitlam Saeni outside the library on Sunday evening.

“People are saying that youths should raise their voices against what is going wrong but now since we have raised our voice ,we are getting punched for it. what do people want from from this. So I am deeply disappointed with what happened. He was the president of USPSA and this was totally unexpected from him."

In a written statement given to FBC News, Saeni said there was no assault as alleged by Singh.

He added it was a ‘cultural and psychological issue.’

He says he tried to correct Singh about the article which was not verified and he did not give permission to use his photograph.

Saeni says he raised to Singh’s face -‘the normal thing he did with Melanesian friends.’

USP has confirmed receiving a complaint in regards to an assault and investigation into the matter has commenced in adherence to the university policies.

A statement says the parties that were involved will be informed of the outcome .- See more at: http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/28651/usp-investigates-student-editor-assault-claim#sthash.yCOa8sVc.dpuf

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Wansolwara editor Sonal Singh (centre) with two editorial colleagues and the front page report on USPSU finances. Saeni says he raised to Singh’s face -‘the normal thing he did with Melanesian friends.’

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SELF-CENSORSHIP or SLACKNESS? We note that to date the Fiji Media has NOT reviewed (apart from Wansolwara) David Robie's book Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific. Although it came out last year it is astonishing that Fiji media has not reviewed the book in spite of the ongoing issues confronting the Pacific addressed in Robie's book. Another classic example of self-censorship in Fiji? In some respects DSMBF is a sequel to Robie's earlier book Blood On Their Banner

Professor Robie

Writing in the latest Media International Australia, Associate Professor Pradip Thomas, co-director of the University of Queensland's Centre for Communication and Social Change, said Robie's Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific was an important addition to the literature on the media in the region, "uncovering the lapses of failed states, distant empires and domestic politics":

"This book is a compendium of writings by David Robie and is a reflection of his long and eventful career as a journalist, media educator, political commentator and human rights activist in the Asia-Pacific region.

There are expats who opt for patronising accounts of the realities that they have been part of and others who have intentionally learned from the communities that they have been privileged to be a part of.

Thankfully, Robie belongs to this latter category. It is difficult to understand the Pacific precisely because of its extraordinary diversity, but also because there is a paucity of information on the realities of life in the Pacific.

David has tried hard to set that record straight and this book is a reflection of the reporting of key events that have shaped the Pacific  – from the struggles related to the decolonisation of New Caledonia to the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior (on which Robie incidentally was still on board two days prior to the bombing), the political economy of the media in the Pacific in particular in Fiji, the travails of media education in the Pacific and the general volatility in the region caused by economic and political instability and the impunity with which colonial and neo-colonial relationships continue to shape the Pacific.

The writings are important historical accounts of the shaping of Pacific nations caught as they are between their own internal ethnic complexities on the one hand, and external drivers of change on the other, who quite often deal with the symptoms and not the causes, thus opting for the "dependency" model and band-aid solutions.

It is extraordinary that David has been writing about climate change and nuclear fall-out refugees in the Pacific perhaps for much longer than anyone other journalist. The stories on the nuclear crisis include textured accounts of the lives of ordinary people who were mere pawns in the context of French nuclear testing in the Pacific and who endured humanitarian tragedies that were scarcely reported in the rest of the world.

That David covered such stories with an eye for detail and commitment to truth-telling is one of the strengths of this volume.

While the book includes accounts of struggles in the Philippines, Timor-Leste and Fiji, it also includes a very interesting section on the status of, and the challenges faced by journalism education in the Pacific.

Having been involved in assessing the programme at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, I am familiar with David’s critique, in particular, the lack of enabling environments supportive of journalism education in the Pacific.

The volatility in the region shapes all enterprises including the practice of journalism and David’s account clearly reveals the consequences of this continuing uncertainty on both the practice of journalism and  journalism education in the region.

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Pradip Thomas

This is an important addition to the literature on the media in the Pacific. Investigative journalism at its best, uncovering the lapses of failed states, distant empires and domestic politics." - Pradip Thomas, [Book Review] [online]. Media International Australia, Incorporating Culture & Policy, No. 154, Mar 2015.

DSMBF is available in Fiji: http://uspbookcentre.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=UBC&Product_Code=9781877484254&Category_Code=NR

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THE ROAD TO COURT FULL OF HOLES: As two more ex-Fiji Roads Authority employees to face trial over the T. F. Jan Bulldozing Co Ltd payments, why Minister Natuva remains at large from the arm of law?

April 18, 2015, 2:44 am

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As we revealed last November, among the hundreds of FICAC files leaked to Fijileaks from inside FICAC, the T F Jan files implicate Timoci Natuva and Frank Bainimarama in the ROAD SCAM

Fijileaks to FICAC: It is time to put Timoci Natuva on the list with other prohibited persons from FLEEING FIJI, for Fijileaks will be revealing the contents of the FICAC file findings on
Immigration and Defence Minister Timoci Natuva

FUGITIVE? Timoci Natuva applied and got elected on a FFP ticket into Parliament. But NO ONE MUST BE ABOVE THE LAW

Fijileaks: FICAC was quick to act against T F Jan Building Contractors on the complaints of New Zealander Brian Sharplin of MWH Global and YET set on the complaints of Andrew Moti Singh against FNU, Ganesh Chand, Narendra Prasad, Mahendra Reddy and other FNU Council Members until Fijileaks began disclosing Singh's litany of allegations to FICAC; to date Bole, Reddy and others are still at large and Ganesh Chand is yet to be charged with further FOUR criminal offences

And just look at the DISGUSTING DOUBLE STANDARD:
This NLTB employee taken to court by FICAC in handcuffs

BUT FNU's former Vice-Chancellor 'Dada Idi Amin' Chand, the FFP Election Manifesto author, all SMILES!

CONSPIRACY TO CONVICT AND CONSPIRACY TO COVER UP: FICAC has become the FOURTH arm of Fiji First Party; we will reveal how it colluded with regime to convict Kalivati Bakani and Keni Dakuidreketi

April 19, 2015, 12:37 pm

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And yet one regime lackey Nalin Patel remains at large despite allegations to FICAC against HIM from various complainants!
We will reveal more on FICAC's conspiracy and cover up cases

SELECTIVE JUSTICE: Dakuidreketi locked up for six years

Long and winding corruption in Fiji Roads Authority? Nadi road widening project was $65million but now taxpayers have to fork out a whopping $99million to complete the six kilometer road between Nadi to Wailoloa

April 19, 2015, 4:38 pm

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Dear Editor,

The level of corruption in Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) does not only stop here but has been taken to the highest level by this Government.

For example, the Nadi road widening project is going to cost the tax payers a whopping $99.5million to complete a six kilometer road between the Nadi Airport to Wailoloa. Initially when the contract was let out it in October last year it was to the sum of $65.9 million, meaning a variation of $33.6m has been awarded on the contract by FRA.

FRA to date has not explained to the tax payers the need to award such a large sum of variation on the contract and were proper procedures followed when awarding the huge variation?

Were all departments including the Ministry of Finance consulted prior to award of a huge variation? FRA did not call for separate tenders for the additional $33.6m work which they should have. Neil Cook and Zaina should be scaked for causing a lose to the tax payers on contract.

The Opposition needs to seriously look into the affairs of FRA and seek answers from the Goverement on this one. "Suresh"

Photos: Fijileaks photo team in Fiji

JOKER IN THE PACK OR SOLID VOICE AT THE UN? Fijileaks bombarded with questions about Rajendra Chaudhry's appearance with native Fijian delegation to the UN Indigenous Rights Conference in New York!

April 20, 2015, 12:31 am

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WE have been reliably informed that Rajendra Chaudhry was invited through his position on Group & Indigenous Rights (IR) to Self-Determination through social media networks.  The Fiji Native Tribal Congress (FNTC) Administrators selected him as "like minded" to bring democracy back to the people of Fiji and their diversity towards unity.

CHANGED TIMES: Adi Asenaca Caucau with Rajendra Chaudhry in New York

From the Archives, 2002:

Congress to make presentation
Monday, April 20, 2015, Fiji Times

THE Fiji Native Tribal Congress is expected to make a presentation to the United Nations in the 14th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at the UN headquarters, New York tomorrow.

This is where the congress will present different stories of the plight of iTaukei people to the United Nations.

Member of Parliament and an advocate for iTaukei rights, Niko Nawaikula said indigenous Fijians are different from the Maoris and the Papuans who had to wage war against their colonisers.

"Fiji's major concern is the breach of the groups rights that are now rightly considered as human rights, of native Fijians; they include the right to the protection of their cultural institutions, like our GCC, the right to have their educational institutions like our QVS, the right to their name and other intellectual property, the right to their financial institutions like our Fijian Holdings, the right to own and manage their land and natural resources to name a few," Mr Nawaikula said in a statement.

He said one of these very essential rights was the right to self-determination which meant to independently maintain and administer their cultural and financial institutions and to be consulted and to give their prior consent before any government changes any policy or pass a law that affect indigenous group.

"The Fiji Native Delegation as we are called has been very lucky to have been associated with Kai Ladlow of the Hawaiian embassy, an expert on proceedings here, who has been arranging this for us including setting up a side event to explain the breaches of native Fijian indigenous group rights," Mr Nawaikula said.

"We also have prepared our three-minute statement and a substantive submission and petition signed by the paramount chiefs of the Burebasaga and Tovata confederacies Ro Teimumu Kepa and Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu on behalf of the vanua and indigenous Fijians.

"This is also for the individuals and also on behalf of the supporting NGOs of Fiji Native Tribal Congress, Vitivou Foundation, Fiji Indigenous Forum, Democracy For Fiji Movement and Nehemiah Corporation; Jese Sikivou, Mere Samisoni, Emosi Toga, Varinava Tiko, Miri Buadromo, Adi Asenaca Caucau, Tevita Korodrau, Adi Litia Qionibaravi, Emitai Boladuadua, and Vilisi Nadaku.

"Ultimately our aim is to ask the UN and international community to intervene and put pressure on the Bainimarama government to honour ILOC 169." Source: Fiji Times, Monday 20 April 2015

VISA TO NEW YORK

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: Ajit Godagoda should step down from the various Boards if he wants to serve on Constitution Offices Commission; Kaba given all Momi projects - Godagoda chairman of Momi projects!

April 20, 2015, 2:54 pm

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CHEERS: Another round of appointment - on Fiji's Constitutional Offices Commission

A LAW UNTO HIMSELF: Education Minister Reddy usurps Public Service Disciplinary Tribunal power to dismiss teacher who was cleared by court!

April 21, 2015, 1:11 am

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Fijileaks: We have withheld the name of the student

(1) The termination letter for teacher Amit Nand is signed by a senior Education officer and the title is acting Permanent Secretary
(2) Talonga is the Acting PS but termination letters are signed by junior officers. These terminations are illegal and void
(3) The teacher has been discharged by court yet he is getting terminated for what?
(4) Is the Education Ministry above the law of land?
(5) The court finds Nand not guilty for inflicting corporal punishment on a student so who is dictator Mahenra Reddy to decide on the teacher?
(6) The Fiji Constitution does not give the Minister and PS to decide on termination but it should be Public Service Disciplinary Tribunal
(7) What is the Government doing about this BLOODY MAN not following procedures in civil service and 'MILKING' his position to break the law?
(8) Another, Rajendra Prasad, has been reinstated with full pay so what about other teachers?
Fijileaks: Despite repeated requests, Mahendra Reddy is yet to respond to the allegations below :
(1) That he 'Kama Sutra(ed)' a taxi driver's wife and later made her a tea lady in the Commerce Commission;
(2) That some FNU teachers were sent out to teach in schools without having completed their degrees;
(3) That the teacher accused of causing the suicide of student Navneeta Devi is related to the Education Minister's wife;
(4) That he illegally authorized $1/2million to Ganesh Chand, in the full knowledge that Chand had been reported to FICAC for abuse of office, with calls to charge him with other offences including credit card fraud

SIGA TABU FORGERY: PS Basundra Kumar's signature was forged, unlawfully used without her approval, on 28th December which was a Sunday to terminate several teachers  - who were the culprits?

April 21, 2015, 3:29 pm

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Fijileaks: The late President's medical reports in Fijileaks possession reveal he was not in the right state of mind to abrogate 1997 Constitution

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FNUGATE: As Ganesh Chand's Abuse of Office case is sent to Fiji High Court, we have a duty to ensure that the regime does not  attempt to shield Bole, like it did for Mahendra Chaudhry, during the Haryanagate!

April 22, 2015, 2:35 am

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Fijileaks to FICAC: When will Chand be charged with further offences?
THE GHOST OF HARYANAGATE
RECALL BAINIMARMA ACTING LIKE A BARKING 'GUARD DOG' OF MAHENDRA CHAUDHRY IN 2008; NOW HE IS ACCUSING THE SAMOAN PM OF ACTING LIKE A 'LAPDOG' FOR AUSSIES AND KIWIS

“We also have the recent case of an opinion columnist in the Fiji Sun masquerading as a regular correspondent...writing front page stories. So blatant has been the Fiji Sun’s disregard for ethics that these lead stories have explicit opinions contained within the article. These little tricks are getting out of hand and that is the reason why we have called everyone here to explain to you in detail once and for all the truth that continues to be misconstrued and disregarded by most sections of the media.” Bainimarama attacking Victor Lal at a hastily convened press conference while defending his then Finance Minister Chaudhry over the tax story, 24 February 2008

Re: IN RESPONSE TO “FIRCA’S RESPONSE TO FIJI SUN ARTICLE”, 4/2/08: Victor Lal’s letter to Interim PM Bainimarama regarding Chaudhry tax's stories and attempts by FIRCA chairman Bole to cover up

“Further to my previous communication in which I insisted that an analysis of the tax records of Mr Mahendra Chaudhry clearly establishes tax evasion, I want to re-iterate that I have no political agenda against anyone, as FIRCA continues to assert, regarding my stories in the Fiji SUN of tax evaders, and whom FIRCA is protecting.

Mahendra Chaudhry: As I stated previously, I still stand by my claims, and I have obtained further details from the Australian authorities that he has monies in Australian banks and had failed to declare the interests he received there to FIRCA. He is yet to account for the thousands of dollars he collected worldwide for the Cyclone Ami funds. I wrote to him in 2006, asking him to open up the books in relation to the funds held in the Bank of Baroda - to date he has not responded.

Fiji Water: Regarding Fiji Water, those involved in the case include the former director of Fiji Water, Mr Kubs, Mr Lyne (who was Mr Kub's expert witness in the case that Mr Kubs lost and FIRCA lawyer Michael Scott (who had given advice to Mr Kubs). 

Now, FIRCA is threatening to take legal action against me.  Well, I look forward to the opportunity, for perhaps what they are trying to prevent me from exposing, I will be able to expose in a court of law. On law, FIRCA’s own legal consultant, who is most likely to frame charges against me, has been found to have failed to declare $630,000 in consulting fees from FIRCA and RBF over the period June 2004 and October 2007.

According to FIRCA sources, who are disgusted with the double standard, corruption, and nepotism in their organisation claim that Mr Scott’s assessed bill still stood, with additional penalties for late payments now totalling $154,000.

The Debt Collection Department is too frightened to approach him. While admitting tax liability to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Mr Scott instead launched a vicious attack on the officer who audited him during the recent audit of FIRCA staff, calling him, according to evidence I have on me, incompetent, ignorant and someone who was full of malice against Mr Scott.

Many FIRCA officers are horrified because according to them this was the very officer who was tasked by their CEO Mr Jitoko Tikolevu and Mr Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum to investigate Chief Justice Daniel Fatiaki’s tax records and had concluded that he (Justice Fatiaki) evaded taxes, and should therefore be charged with 26 counts of tax evasion - the matter is now a subject of a public enquiry.

Chief Justice Daniel Fatiaki and Income Tax Act: Well, if Mr Tikolevu, Mr Filipe Bole previously, and now Mr Chaudhry claim that a taxpayer’s records are private and cannot be obtained without the permission of the taxpayer, then why Mr Fatiaki's tax records, to the minute details, was released by Mr Khaiyum for public consumption?

Did FIRCA or the A-G or Michael Scott seek Justice Fatiaki’s permission before making it public? The truth is that there is a general apprehension that I am inching closer to the big sharks in FIRCA, including Mr Chaudhry, so the best defence is to attack the messenger, discredit me by accusing me of having a political agenda, and then to hide behind the cloth of legalism.

Tax Scam inside FIRCA: The FIRCA Board member is none other than Mr Chaudhry’s relative and appointee Mr Arvind Datt who was the subject of my front page story in the Sunday SUN.  I had nothing to do with the FIRCA tender story - for that is not my area of investigation. Mr Datt has been threatening staff, I am told, and only got caught for falsely claiming rental loss on his property because he was harrying the staff to speed up his returns. I have incontrovertible evidence to support my claims that he evaded tax but was caught out.

I am told that there never was any investigation into Chaudhry’s tax matter and that Mr Bole, as chairman of FIRCA, blatantly lied to you that Mr Chaudhry was in the clear. I call upon you to ask Mr Chaudhry, Mr Datt, Mr Scott and Mr Tikolevu to step down so that a thorough investigation by an independent investigator of our choice can look into their tax records.

I still do not understand what is it that is making you so protective of Mr Chaudhry, who is simply abusing his position, and so are his supporters inside FIRCA, while identifying and pursuing his political opponents, according to those inside FIRCA.

The scale of the scandal and tax fraud committed by FIRCA top brass in fact calls for a Commission of Inquiry, which could even bring down your government if I decide to go public on the Doctrine of Public Interest like you invoked the Doctrine of Necessity to execute your December 5 2006 coup.

Let me put it the other way. It took your illegal coup to finally catch the highest judicial officer in the land, Justice Fatiaki, who now admits to irregularities in his tax returns. A report into his tax files concluded that he could be charged with criminal tax offence because “The offence was wilful as Mr Fatiaki prepared his own tax returns and was not misled into the omission by a tax agent or other person. Mr Fatiaki signed the tax returns personally including the declaration that the returns were “true and complete”. The declaration will be tendered as evidence before the court by the very FIRCA officer, who also audited Mr Scott and Datt and found that they had not honestly declared their tax returns. 

So the nation is entitled to ask you why should Mr Fatiaki be hauled before a public inquiry and those around Mr Chaudhry inside FIRCA, the likes of Mr Datt and Mr Scott should be untouchables, including Mr Chaudhry.

Independent Commission of Inquiry: I am sorry to have been too long but the gravity of the scandal inside FIRCA is so deep that it needs to be highlighted. It’s time you acted against these people, and it is in their own interests to clear their names, for evidence on me, in the form of their tax files, tell a very different story.

We cannot invoke Section 4 of the Tax Act and allow them to hide, for do you really believe that they will grant me permission to analyse their tax records, if it was so, Justice Fatiaki would have been caught out long ago.

I am willing to fully co-operate with any independent investigator provided all those mentioned are suspended from their positions, including Mr Chaudhry, and failing to do so I relish meeting FIRCA in a court of law where I will be able to produce irrefutable evidence of, what appears from their tax files, systematic tax evasion by these individuals!”

Yours sincerely
Victor Lal
4 February 2008

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Dr. Ganesh Chand’s case referred to High Court

Wednesday, 22/04/2015

Former Vice Chancellor of the Fiji National University Doctor Ganesh Chand who has been charged with one count of abuse of office by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption reappeared in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning.

His lawyer Devinesh Sharma told the court that he will have discussions with FICAC in relation to jurisdiction matters.

The case has been transferred to the High Court where Sharma can make his submission.

Doctor Chand while being employed in the Public Service as the Vice Chancellor of FNU, allegedly abused his authority by approving the payments for overseas medical treatment for the then Minister of Education and the Chairman of the Fiji National University Council, Filipe Bole without the approval of the FNU Council.

Chand’s bail is extended to the 15th of next month.

Story by Vijay Narayan,Swastika Singh and Tokasa Rainima, Fijivillage News.

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THREE YEARS ON: FICAC nor DPP willing to charge another regime lackey Nalin Patel who played key role with Chaudhry in 'Haryanagate'

To summarize, Justice Goundar observed in Chaudhry v State [2012]  FJHC 1229; HAM034.2011 (25 July 2012):

“The applicant says he later found out that a former editor of the Fiji Sun obtained his confidential tax details from FIRCA and released it to Victor Lal, a former Fiji journalist residing overseas. Victor Lal published those details in anti-government websites.”

We have demonstrated that we never published Mr Chaudhry’s tax details in any anti-government websites but in the Sunday Sun dated 24 February 2008, including the first tax story in the Fiji Sun, on 15 August 2007.
1: We therefore call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigative whether Mr Chaudhry committed the offence of “perjury in a false affidavit”.

2: We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate whether Mr Chaudhry’s legal representatives in offering his affidavit to the Fiji High Court are also guilty of aiding and abetting the offence of perjury in a false affidavit, for it is abundantly clear that we did not publish Mr Chaudhry’s tax details in any anti-government websites.

3: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to establish on what grounds the original letter tendered from one Harbhajan Lal dated 9 September 2004 to FIRCA from Haryana in India was withheld [if it was] and a new letter from Delhi Study Group dated 12 October 2004 substituted in Mr Chaudhry’s affidavit before Justice Daniel Goundar in the Fiji High Court. The “Harbhajan Lal Letter” of 9 September 2004 states the money was collected in Haryana and part of it was transacted through the Indian Consulate in Sydney, Australia. Harbhajan Lal wrote from Haryana:

“Respected Chaudhry Saheb, Nameste. We are hale and hearty here and please accept our good wishes. I received your letter. You have asked for details of the funds. You may recall that when you were here in the year 2000, we had formed a committee, which requested you to leave Fiji and stay in Australia since the situation in Fiji was not safe and you were not secure there. The committee also assured you that it would collect funds for your settlement in Australia. Lakhs of people from Haryana including traders, businessmen, landlords and non-resident Indians contributed heavily for the cause. The amount was pouring in for three years, which was sent to you from the year 2000 to 2002. The total amounting to nearly AUD fifteen laks was sent to you with the help of Government of India through its Consulate General in Sydney. We sent AUD 503,000/- as first instalment in the year 2000. In 2001, AUD $486,890/- was sent and then in 2002 AUD $514, 149/- was sent.”

The “Delhi Study Group Letter” states, “This is to confirm that funds were collected in New Delhi and other parts of India, including NRI's (Non-Resident Indians) to assist Hon'ble Mahendra Pal Chaudhry, Former Prime Minister of Fiji in 2000-2002.”

5: We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask Mr Chaudhry who transferred the money from India – Delhi Study Group based in New Delhi or Harbahajan Lal in Haryana, India?

6: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to establish whether Mr Chaudhry and Nalin Patel, in presenting to FIRCA the letter from Harbhjan Lal, whose content was materially false [re his enquiring the details of the funds etc] –Chaudhry (and Nalin Patel) committed a criminal offence under Fiji’s tax laws by offering a false document to FIRCA, namely the Harbhajan Lal letter.

7: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the Suva accountancy firm of G. Lal & Co, Mr Chaudhry’s delegated tax agent to deal with FIRCA in 2004, to establish whether it was aware of the inconsistencies in the Harbhajan Lal-Chaudhry correspondence regarding the $2million, and whether the accountancy firm also had in its possession the Delhi Support Group letter dated 12 October 2004.

8: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to establish whether Mr Chaudhry and Nalin Patel submitted Harbhajan Lal’s letter knowing its content was false in material respects to prevent FIRCA from pursuing the original source of the funds in Mr Chaudhry’s Australian bank account.

9: We request the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigative whether Mr Chaudhry, in presenting the Tax Amnesty submission to the Cabinet in September 2007 for endorsement, might have abused office as Interim Finance Minister and direct line manager of Fiji Island Revenue and Customs Authority (FIRCA), to benefit himself, and to escape any future criminal prosecutions for submitting late tax returns between 2000 and 2003. We have documentary evidence that in August 2007 Mr Chaudhry still owed FIRCA $57,000 in tax debt, due to be paid on 9 August 2007. His own $57,000 could have fitted into insufficient advance payment or even late payment amnesty.

10. We therefore request the DPP to establish whether Mr Chaudhry had taxes or returns outstanding and paid during the amnesty period he had ordered and hence gained avoidance of penalties, and if so, then a case for Abuse of Office as Finance Minister and line manager of FIRCA could be made against him.

11: We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to plead with the Fiji High Court to expunge the patently false claims made against us in Chaudhry v State [2012] FJHC 1229; HAM034.2011 (25 July 2012) – re that we published Mr Chaudhry’s tax details in anti-government websites. In conclusion, we leave you with the words of the great English judge, the late Lord Denning in King v Victor Parsons & Co [1973] 1 WLR 29, 33-34:

“The word 'fraud' here is not used in the common law sense. It is used in the equitable sense to denote conduct by the defendant or his agent such that it would be 'against conscience' for him to avail himself of the lapse of time. The cases show that, if a man knowingly commits a wrong (such as digging underground another man's coal); or a breach of contract (such as putting in bad foundations to a house), in such circumstances that it is unlikely to be found out for many a long day, he cannot rely on the Statute of Limitations as a bar to the claim: see Bulli Coal Mining Co v Osborne [1899] AC 351 and Applegate v Moss [1971] 1 QB 406. In order to show that he 'concealed' the right of action 'by fraud', it is not necessary to show that he took active steps to conceal his wrongdoing or breach of contract. It is sufficient that he knowingly committed it and did not tell the owner anything about it. He did the wrong or committed the breach secretly. By saying nothing he keeps it secret. He conceals the right of action. He conceals it by 'fraud' as those words have been interpreted in the cases. To this word 'knowingly' there must be added recklessly': see Beaman v ARTS Ltd [1949] 1 KB 550, 565-566. Like the man who turns a blind eye. He is aware that what he is doing may well be a wrong, or a breach of contract, but he takes the risk of it being so. He refrains from further inquiry least it should prove to be correct: and says nothing about it. The court will not allow him to get away with conduct of that kind. It may be that he has no dishonest motive: but that does not matter. He has kept the plaintiff out of the knowledge of his right of action: and that is enough: see Kitchen v Royal Air Force Association [1958] 1 WLR 563.”

The limitation statute’s aim is to prevent citizens from being oppressed by stale claims, to protect settled interests from being disturbed, to bring certainty and finality to disputes and so on. These are, as legal commentators have pointed out, laudable aims but they can conflict with the need to do justice in individual cases where an otherwise unmeritorious defendant can play the limitation trump card and escape liability.

We call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask Mr Chaudhry which of the two letters – Harbhajan Lal or Delhi Study Group – is the lie – as they both can’t be genuine. Apart from the false accusations against us in his affidavit, the contents of the Harbhajan Lal letter dated 9 September 2004 does not accord with his bank statements from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia which he offered to FIRCA.

In our humble submission we beg the Director of Prosecutions to call upon the Fiji High Court to waiver the statute of limitation for prima facie there is evidence in the “Harbhajan Lal” letter that Mr Chaudhry obtained a favourable decision from FIRCA (an oversight on the part of FIRCA tax officers) through alleged fraud – the contents of the Harbhajan Lal letter does not square with his Australian bank statements.

Moreover, although we do not have a copy of Mr Chaudhry’s affidavit cited by Justice Goundar (despite requests for one from the Director of the Public Prosecutions) we call upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to examine the contents of both the Harbhajan Lal and the Delhi Support Group letters.  If there are glaring disparities in the two letters than Mr Chaudhry must be deprived of the statute of limitation for the “fraud”, if any on his part, would be a continuing “fraud” since 2004 when he first offered Harbhajan Lal’s letter and now the Delhi Study Group letter in 2012 to explain away the $2million is his Australian bank account.

VICTOR LAL and RUSSELL HUNTER, 4 September 2012

A WHALE OF A LAUGH at the expense of justice in Fiji

BANANA REPUBLIC OF FIJI AWAITS YOU! Qantas points for groceries, Aussies told at Melbourne airport, can fly you to Bainimarama's FIJI!

April 22, 2015, 3:15 pm

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LIKE these repeat offenders, Aussies can fly in and out of Fiji, enjoying 'banana boat rides', with their Qantas grocery points

FIJI counters delegation's claims at UN Indigenous Rights Conference: Native Fijians rights are not under threat, rights protected in Constitution

April 23, 2015, 12:11 am

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Bai refutes claims

A Fijian government delegation has said in a UN meeting that the indigenous people of Fiji are firmly in control of their destiny.

The 14th session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is currently underway at the UN Headquarters in New York.

Permanent Mission’s First Secretary, Gene Bai, advised the Forum that Fiji’s 2013 Constitution is consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

He spoke about the relevant provisions in the Constitution of Fiji that specifically protect the rights of the i-Taukei.

The Forum heard that the i-Taukei enjoy full rights to land, culture, institutions and religion, with all these rights firmly protected within the constitution and the nation’s written laws and regulations.

In no way, the Fijian Delegation affirmed, should these rights of the i-Taukei be perceived to be under threat.

Bai said the constitution affirms that the ownership of all i-Taukei land shall remain with the customary owners and that i-Taukei land can never be alienated by sale or transfer.

He explained that for the first time, the constitution’s Bill of Rights sets out the right to a fair share of royalties for the landowners of any minerals found under their land or under the seabed in which they have customary fishing rights. Source: Fijivillage News

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BEATING HIS WAY TO THE TOP: Former Navy commander and failed FFP candidate Viliame Naupoto is now the new Chief-of-Staff at the RFMF!

April 23, 2015, 3:53 am

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From Fijileaks Archives:

The Naupoto Family! He refused to tell Russell Hunter's family where he (Hunter) was following his abduction before deportation to Australia. Naupoto, however, is still on the run from charges recommended against him following the George Speight coup.

What next for Naupoto? Parliament? We must not be surprised with REWARDS to FFP Candidates
Ba lawyer and FFP MP Ashneel Sudhakar was appointed Chairman of the Justice, Law and Human Rights Standing Committee - remember him - YES, HE threatened to 'mortein' VICTOR LAL, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Fijileaks; Sudhakar was also part of the group calling for the ISIS style beheading of VICTOR LAL on the streets of London.
WELCOME TO FFP! Fiji Police yet to ARREST and QUESTION HIM!

Melbourne man Neil Prakash goes by the name of Abu Khaled al-Cambodi.

Hunt for terrorist
Nasik Swami
Fiji Times
Thursday, April 23, 2015

THE Fiji Police Force is working closely with Australian authorities in the search for the most senior member of Islamic State who is believed to be of Fijian and Cambodian descent.

Police chief of intelligence ACP Henry Brown said the Fiji Police did not regard Neil Prakash, who is Australia's most wanted man, as a threat to Fiji.

"The Fiji Police Force is in constant communication with our Australian counterparts on what has been transpiring and we can confirm that the said individual has had no direct association with Fijian nationals on the allegations levelled against him being an Islamic extremist," Mr Brown said.

The Melbourne resident, Mr Brown said was not a direct threat to Fiji. But he said they were working closely with Australia regarding any major development.

According to The Australian newspaper, Prakash is believed to have stepped into the void left by Mohammad Ali Baryalei, an Australian jihadist who is reported to have facilitated the travel of dozens of young Australians to the Syrian front and into the ranks of Islamic State.

The newspaper reported that Prakash, who prayed at the al-Furqan centre before leaving for Syria, provided encouragement to other members who, like scores of other young Australian Muslims, dreamed of travelling to the battlefields of Syria and Iraq.

"Instead, Prakash encouraged some of them (young Australians) to stay in Australia and carry out attacks. Prakash did not have any operational control of the alleged conspiracy," The Australian reported.

It is alleged Prakash plotted to massacre police and members of the public in an Anzac Day terror attack.

The Australian claimed that Prakash was the ringleader of the Anzac Day plot and that he was in regular contact with Pakistan.

"It is understood intercepted communications have linked Prakash, who fights under the nom de guerre Abu Khalid al-Cambodi, to the Melbournians, who allegedly planned to use swords and knives to attack police on Anzac Day," it further reported.

The newspaper reported Prakash had maintained a high public profile, regularly using Twitter and other social media platforms to communicate with his followers.

It further stated that as well as promoting violence, Prakash had also been helping men and women join Islamic State, sometimes openly declaring that he was in close contact with the group's organisers, who helped people cross into Syria.

Fiji Muslim League president Hafiz Khan said the league was not aware of Prakash

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SUDHAKAR: GUARDING human rights and justice in FFP Fiji!

COMMONWEALTH CONNECTION: Fiji happy to re-enter Commonwealth so why all the fuss about Aussies and Kiwis must leave Pacific Islands Forum - the two countries are also, with Fiji, in the Commonwealth!

April 23, 2015, 4:30 pm

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Khaiyum with Sharma

The Attorney‑General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum held discussions with the Secretary‑General of the Commonwealth, Kamlesh Sharma on the new Fijian Constitution that contains an unprecedented and comprehensive Bill of Rights.

The Secretary‑General recognized the enormous strides that Fiji has made and congratulated Fiji on the successful holding of its first truly democratic elections held under the Constitution.

They also discussed the objective of the FijiFirst government to create strong independent institutions as provided for under the Constitution.

The Attorney‑General also briefed the Secretary‑General on the economic strides made by Fiji in recent years and the opportunities of investment for foreign capital. Fijivillage News

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SHAMEFUL INTERVENTION: 'TAKE A LEAF OUT OF OUR INHUMANE REFUGEE POLICY' - AUSTRALIAN PM URGES EUROPE TO USE MILITARY GUN BOATS TO STOP MIGRANTS ATTEMPTING CROSSING
Abbott has previously said he was sick of being lectured to by the United Nations over Australia's obligations to refugees, saying his policy was the 'most decent, most compassionate' solution

Fijileaks: SHAMEFUL INTERVENTION

Europe has been urged to copy Australia's military-led 'stop the boats' policy to avoid migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean.

Australian PM Tony Abbott – who sends naval gunboats to turn back asylum seekers before they reach Australia – said the EU should 'urgently' follow his lead.

His hardline policy has proved controversial but Mr Abbott said it was the only way to prevent disasters such as the loss of 900 lives when a fishing boat capsized on Saturday night.

He said: 'The only way you can stop the deaths is to stop the boats.

'That's why it is so urgent that the countries of Europe adopt very strong policies that will end the people-smuggling trade across the Mediterranean.'

Conservative Mr Abbott won power in 2013 on a 'stop the boats' pledge, and not a single one has breached his ring of steel in 18 months. Operation Sovereign Borders involves the Australian Navy intercepting boats filled with migrants at sea, and either turning them back or towing them back to where they came from.

Mr Abbott has previously said he was sick of being lectured to by the United Nations over Australia's obligations to refugees, saying his policy was the 'most decent, most compassionate' solution.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3048375/If-want-stop-migrants-crossing-Mediterranean-don-t-let-asylum-seekers-set-foot-land-Australian-Prime-Minister-urges-EU-adopt-tough-policies-proved-success.html#ixzz3YBBEbO5U

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Chaos: Video footage shows a large, wooden double-masted boat with people packed on board, just metres away from the Greek island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea