The Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, and his Attorney General, Graham Leung, face the mother of all decisions now that they have the advice from the New Zealand King's Counsel, Professor Philip Joseph, that the Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, and the Judicial Services Commission have the legal authority to suspend the FICAC Commissioner, Barbara … [Read more...] about # DECISION TIME ON WHETHER THE RULE OF LAW STILL APPLIES IN FIJI (UPDATED)
# A “BOMBSHELL LEGAL OPINION”? ONLY FOR THE IDIOTS AT THE FIJI TIMES
Since February 1 - 15 days ago - Grubsheet has been reporting that the Judicial Services Commission has the power to suspend Barbara Malimali as FICAC Commissioner and we have repeated this in several articles since. But it has taken all this time for the dullards at Butt Street to tell the Fijian people the same thing even though it has been … [Read more...] about # A “BOMBSHELL LEGAL OPINION”? ONLY FOR THE IDIOTS AT THE FIJI TIMES
# ANOTHER WEEK OF INSTABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY COMING UP
So the distinguished New Zealand Kings Counsel, Professor Philip Joseph, has produced his advice on whether the Chief Justice and head of the Judicial Services Commission, Salesi Temo, is wrong to insist that he doesn't have the power to suspend the FICAC Commissioner, Barbara Malimali. And while the official verdict is being withheld until the … [Read more...] about # ANOTHER WEEK OF INSTABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY COMING UP
# WHERE’S THE DPP’S MONEY THE PRESIDENT PROMISED, BIMAN? (UPDATED MON AM)
Biman Prasad once told Grubsheet in writing that he and Sitiveni Rabuka intended to make Christopher Pryde chief justice. Instead the NFP leader remained silent while Rabuka appointed Salesi Temo to the apex of the judiciary and has enabled Temo's full-blown assault on the rule of law in Fiji. It is entirely typical of Baimaan Prasad's constant … [Read more...] about # WHERE’S THE DPP’S MONEY THE PRESIDENT PROMISED, BIMAN? (UPDATED MON AM)
# BOMBSHELL. THE DPP BREAKS HIS SILENCE (UPDATED SATURDAY AM)
Christopher Pryde has issued a formal statement to the media in which he makes some astonishing revelations about the circumstances in which the Judicial Services Commission has sidelined him and reappointed Nancy Tikoisuva as Acting DPP. 1/ He reveals that Nancy Tikoisuva has filed a number of fresh allegations against him on top of those she … [Read more...] about # BOMBSHELL. THE DPP BREAKS HIS SILENCE (UPDATED SATURDAY AM)
# SALESI TEMO’S BLACK FRIDAY
The Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, is already having a bad day - waking to find himself splashed all over today's Fiji Sun accused of presiding over dysfunction and incompetence as head of the Judicial Services Commission. The JSC is slammed by the Opposition's Jone Usamate and the Labour Party leader and former prime minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, … [Read more...] about # SALESI TEMO’S BLACK FRIDAY