The Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, has been at pains to give the appearance of evenhandedness as he presides over the trial of Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Mohammed Saneem for alleged abuse of office, castigating the Acting DPP, Nancy Tikoisuva, in open court over aspects of her prosecution of the case. But it is evidently all a sham. Khaiyum is to be … [Read more...] about # “WHEN AIYAZ SAYED KHAIYUM IS CONVICTED”. THE ASSISTANT DPP CONFIRMS FEARS THAT THE FORMER AG’S TRIAL IS A STITCH-UP (UPDATED FRIDAY AM)
# AN ASTONISHING BETRAYAL. THE RFMF COMMANDER WHO HAS MADE FIJIAN PEACEKEEPERS LESS SAFE
The presence of the RFMF Commander, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai, in the official party that accompanied the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, to Israel for the opening of Fiji's controversial new embassy in Jerusalem has been a lapse of judgment that, pray God, does not have tragic consequences for his men and women on UN peacekeeping duties in … [Read more...] about # AN ASTONISHING BETRAYAL. THE RFMF COMMANDER WHO HAS MADE FIJIAN PEACEKEEPERS LESS SAFE
# THE ENTIRE OPPOSITION (AMPLIFIED BY BOTH NEWSPAPERS) JOINS THE CLAMOUR FOR SALESI TEMO’S SUSPENSION AS CHIEF JUSTICE
Further to our previous story last night, the Opposition has since issued a strong statement calling for the removal of the Chief Justice and accusing the Prime Minister and the President of failing in their duty to do so. The statement has added potency because it is being given headline treatment today by both the Fiji Times and the Fiji Sun, … [Read more...] about # THE ENTIRE OPPOSITION (AMPLIFIED BY BOTH NEWSPAPERS) JOINS THE CLAMOUR FOR SALESI TEMO’S SUSPENSION AS CHIEF JUSTICE
# “SUSPEND TEMO!” THE CLAMOUR BUILDS AND THE PRESSURE ON THE PRIME MINISTER INTENSIFIES
Two sitting politicians - Jone Usamate and Ketan Lal - have joined the Unity Party's Savenaca Narube in calling on the Prime Minister and President to suspend the Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, over the allegations of criminal conduct made against him by the Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry into the Malimali affair. The three join the two … [Read more...] about # “SUSPEND TEMO!” THE CLAMOUR BUILDS AND THE PRESSURE ON THE PRIME MINISTER INTENSIFIES
# A GOVERNMENT DYSFUNCTIONAL AND IN A STATE OF PANIC (WHEN IT’S AWAKE)
The sight of the Prime Minister asleep at a "Friends of Zion" function in Jerusalem before he flew to the United Nations for the next stage of his latest overseas odyssey pretty much sums up the state of the Coalition government. It is sleep walking through a minefield of its own making, triggering one crisis after another, has lost control of … [Read more...] about # A GOVERNMENT DYSFUNCTIONAL AND IN A STATE OF PANIC (WHEN IT’S AWAKE)
# UNITY’S SAVENACA NARUBE FACES DOWN THE BULLY BOYS, SALESI TEMO AND ISIRELI FA
It is a shocking reflection of the state of the judiciary in Fiji that the Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, has hired a private lawyer to threaten the nation's politicians into silence over the criminal accusations against him by the Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry into the Malimali affair. At the same time, it is an encouraging sign of the state … [Read more...] about # UNITY’S SAVENACA NARUBE FACES DOWN THE BULLY BOYS, SALESI TEMO AND ISIRELI FA