The rogue Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, has refused an application by Aiyaz Sayed–Khaiyum, to recuse himself from the trial of the former attorney general and that of his co-accused, Mohammed Saneem, despite being demonstrably unfit to judge the case.
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Salesi Temo has refused to budge because he clearly took the case himself to convict Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and his former supervisor of elections irrespective of the evidence against them and send them to jail.
No-one in Fiji can have any confidence that the judiciary is independent when we have a corrupt oaf like Salesi Temo at its pinnacle who willfully defies all accepted convention to exclude himself from a trial when there is such glaring evidence of bias. And he has the temerity to cast it as being in the public interest, with the astonishing comment that the taxpayers of Fiji “pay him to work, not sit on his backside”.
No, you bastard. The Fijian people pay you to dispense justice without fear or favour. And instead you have corrupted our most important institution and reduced it to the status of kangaroo courts in some third world hell-hole.
This is a man who has been accused of perjury and obstructing and perverting the course of justice by the Ashton-Lewis Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry into the Malimali afffair. Temo should have been stood down long ago by the Prime Minister advising the President to suspend him but is being kept in place precisely to jail their collective political opponents whatever the evidence against them.
Reports are emerging that at the most recent meeting of the Constitutional Offices Commission, the Prime Minister told those present that he wanted Salesi Temo removed. But he was reportedly told an uncomfortable truth – that the COC has no role in suspending the Chief Justice. It is the Prime Minister who must do so by advising the President to suspend him.
But Sitiveni Rabuka refuses to do so because the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, is his chief and the forelock-tugger who pretends to governs us feels he cannot defy the accused pedophile and convicted treasonist he installed as our Head of State. And the President won’t remove Temo because he is an old friend and a relative by marriage. It would be a national joke if it wasn’t so shocking and the implications so grave.
The entire system is corrupt. So in the absence of Temo’s removal, this is all we can do, Fiji. Refuse to acknowledge him as Chief Justice and refuse to acknowledge any of his judgments, including that against Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Mohammed Saneem. They deserved a fair trial and they are not going to get it.
The law in Fiji is genuinely an ass. But worse, there is no longer justice in our courts. Because in the case of the Chief Justice, he has been found liable of serious criminal offences by a legally-constituted Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry yet remains in place to pass judgment on others. And that is a scandal unprecedented in Fijian history.
Shame, Temo, shame. And shame on Sitiveni Rabuka for not having the guts to remove him and restore public confidence in the judicial system, which is the very foundation of our democracy and our most precious defence as citizens – the rule of law, not the rule of the jungle.
NOTE: See previous posting for Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s application for Temo to recuse himself that has now been denied.
The Chief Justice says he will give his reasons after the trial. But it is he who is now on trial in the court of public opinion, including his miserable patrons – the Prime Minister and the pedophile and treasonous President who are keeping him in place.
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Make no mistake, Fiji. These are the ultimate villains who have turned Fiji’s criminal justice system into an international joke.
What a wretched trio. No shame, no class, no regrets. Each has lived a life full of horrible deeds, evil deeds, callous deeds, and hatred and bigotry. Their time will come as sure as the sun sets.
Until then, we, the weak and defenseless, must remind ourselves of the words of the great Mahatma:
When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.
The duo deserved to be jailed for a long time
Justice Fiji style.
Plus some who are already in government
But I thought Khaiyum suffered a stroke as there were lots of hue and hype regarding his medical. On a closer look today he looked perfectly fine, was walking properly and joking around the court.
I hope he does not have a body double.
Take a Break, please take a Break from regurgitating like an explosive verbal diarrhoea abd do some research, at least, or ask one of the medical professionals for further clarity.
FYI- some people can have s heart condition where the heart does not beat at a regular pace- arrhythmia, these can lead to blood stagnation in the heart with potential small clots being thrown into circulation and the brain resulting on what’s called TIA’ Or a mini stroke or precursor to a major stroke. If this heart beat is not corrected, of course there is a very real threat that a major stroke may ensure. Does Fiji have cardiac electro- physiologist, doctors who are tasked with correcting irregular heart beat, inserting pacemakers and monitoring the after care of these pacemakers ? The answer is NO, hence, although I do not really understand Aiyaz’s condution, from the media and court accounts, it appears that he suffers from Atrial fibrillation, a heart arrthymia with recompensed cardiac output, potentially severely increasing the risk of a severe stroke and cardiac death.
Can a person walk, talk, smile normally after a stroke? Yes certainly possible. If the stroke happens to be in a less critical area of the brain, then these functions can be preserved, this does not mean the person has not had any stroke. Moreover, if the extent of damage from brain blood clots, or less commonly from brain bleeds, is small, a lot of bodily functions can be preserved. However, this situation can be a ticking time bomb with potential to turn nasty , hence the need for specialist medical intervention which is – once again , and to correct the CJ- Is Not available locally.
Please refrain from judging someone by the books, how they dress, smile or walk, in my experience, spanning over 30 years- these are the people who are the worst off ploughing through their grief and medical illness . Lest we hope this medical situation does not occur in us or our loved ones, its very easy to sit and throw stones. Please, as human beings, have words of kindness and empathy and Support for anyone, Anyone, who requires medical care , especially if such care is not available or not on par with international standards locally.
Hope and Blessings to All.
It is not just this case he should not be involved in due to clear bias, hate and racism.
He should not be involved in any case or be a judge due to the COI findings.
What are the people of Fiji doing? Sitting on their backsides. I guess the vast majority of the idiots in Fiji want to see the two accused behind bars due to hate and racism.
These are Christians who support genocide, mass-murder and starvation. They are going to be celebrating with a mass-murderer this week. The glory is all theirs and of God.
Thank you, Tony! Plain and simple explanation. Hopefully it will make people think and learn and to show a little compassion-even if to a perceived enemy.
Unfortunately, not all devout Fijian christians act Christ-like when they should.
It must be impossible for people like take a break to show any care or concern or compassion especially when their cranium is infested with camel fleas, rendering said cranium comatose.
Hahaha…the very bastards that denied Fijians justice for 16 years are now accusing the judge they kept in office because they know he doesn’t accept nor tolerate their BS.
Joker you don’t make sense. If as you say Bainimarama and FF didn’t allow for justice to prevail then why would they ‘keep Temo in office because they know he doesn’t accept nor tolerate their BS.’
Your hate and bias obviously shows through your illogical statement. And stop this manure narrative about the so called injustice for 16 years. Substatantive justice became more ingrained during the interim and FF governments. I don’t need to elaborate, it is obvious to blind freddy.
Stop hiding your hate for ASK and JVB behind this facade of so called injustice.
Injustice prevails now. Perhaps you are someone from PAP or the DPP’s Office?
🚨 BREAKING: Temo Says Naidu Still Convicted 🚨
CJ Salesi Temo today declared in court that Richard Naidu’s conviction for contempt still stands.
Temo said another High Court judge had no jurisdiction to later set aside the guilty ruling — the only option was for Naidu to appeal to a higher court.
This directly challenges last year’s decision by Justice Goundar, who dismissed the case and cleared Naidu.
What does this mean for Naidu’s legal standing — is he still a convicted man? 🤔
BTW . Temo the head of the fijian judiciary told the court today in front of a group of eager journalists that the “fijian judiciary is backwards”.
Shock horror!! It’s like tudravu as the head of police saying the entire police force is corrupt. I mean who the f**k is responsible if not the very head of the institution!
Temo is a bonafide clown in charge of an entire circus who he acuses of not being funny or entertaining.
I reckon the CJ should teach the rest of the world about how to be independent as a judge – the iTaukei way. The best way. The newly qualified lawyers he lectured a few days ago were lectured by an incompetent imbecile. This guy is simply an embarrassment to all Fijians and to Fiji. He is simply an oaf. What I do not understand is that 3 high powered vulagi judges sat with him on the same bench for the Constitutional Review opinion. Is it the case that judges stick together. Guess whether Justice Aston-Lewis will sit on the same bench as this guy or even be seen in the same room as this guy.
Got to love the irony that Rabuka has himself become trapped in his own web of nepotism, corruption and tribal politics. That which he has pushed on Fiji is now creeping up to strangle him, and whichever direction he moves, the web gets tighter.
Weak, poor, uneducated, unfit, unhealthy, atheists who have no class, money or moral live a life of jealousy, hate, revenge, and violence. These kind of people are prevalent among the current government and its supporters.
The President, prime minister, chief justice, shailendra undreundre raju, minister of porn and disinformation, Ben ‘ can I borrow some money’ kush are all typical examples of losers on the prowl for their own self interest at the expense of people they hate and want to take down. Only by taking revenge will their thirst for power and blood become more satisfying. CJ is their chosen undertaker.
These people will have their turn to suffer not in hell but these days in front of us on earth. We shall watch. No matter how guilty or innocent Aiyaz or any citizen is, he deserves a fair hearing. There is no such thing in Fiji anymore.
Vote with your feet, don’t spend a single tourism dollar in this corrupt country.
Defense needs to be careful what they ask and say in court.
Basically telling the the Judge and prosecution, that they are crooks and shouldn’t be sitting in this case.
That’s going to be hard for anyone to absorb, if told that they are crooks on their face,especially judges and prosecutors.
The COI is only a form of report, no one is guilty until proven in court ,just as same as Aiyaz .
Mr GD
Please can you come to Fiji asap and we will protest in front of government buildings with big banners and play cards , with few others like you about CJ and prosecution.
Like the way they do in Australia.
You will be a good spokesperson for our group and of course you have hell lot of information than us here in Fiji.
Sure. A fast track to Naboro. But thanks for thinking of me. 🙂
Do not worry. We will ensure you are protected from the Taukei Liberationists.
If you know Naboro is waiting, why waste time and effort.
Go and do some gardening around the house if you have one or come out of this shi@,,t hole Mr Kangaroo.
Good question. Why waste time and effort? Because I thought there was some hope for Fiji. Alas.
@Jim. Unlike yeself, who should have been and not gardening or doing housework, a crooning effall.
Like I have said always, the vast majority of Fijians are idiots. They fully support crooks ruling over them as long as they are all iTaukei. Crooks in the previous mob need to go to jail – not crooks in the current mob. Reason – simple, this is their country and they can do as they wish. They are entitled to make up laws as they go. They are entitled to be racists, they are entitled to be arrogant. Most importantly, they are entitled to be as stupid as they wish. And we can see plenty of that. Proof of the pudding is bringing the chief idiot from 40 years ago to lead them. Yeah, I know, we all thought the donkey had changed into a horse. It is all about judgement, or shall I say bad judgement.
So says a jimmy dumb de duh!
So what has changed? Nothing has changed.
Khaiyum controlled the Executive Branch, Legislative and Judicial branch during his hay days , now the table has turned, as they say what goes around comes around.
He certainly does not look sick at all, was it all drama?? , he needs to loose weight, his belly does not look very healthy.
Fiji Wala. Your name suggets to us that you are perhaps one of those NFP fellahs who could not handle ASK and his intellect and his popularity. So please stop your nonsense. If he controlled all those arms of the state that you allege then, Rabuka would have been behind bars because Tony Gates would have found him guilty before 2018; Christopher Pryde would have been forced to carry on the charges laid by the Police against Biman Prasad in the Taniguchi matter; the judge would have found Fiji Times and Fred Wesley guilty in the case brought against it by the State; Mahendra Reddy would not have been charged by FICAC; the judiciary would not have convicted one of the FF parliamentarian for illegally claiming allowances like Niko Nawaikula did; and the list goes.
So stop your BS.
And have you read the post above by TonyS regarding ASK’s health? If you haven’t read it and educate yourself.
Buffoonery continues.
Unholy trinity of Temo, Naiqama and Rabuka are morally corrupt and have given the middle finger to all Fijians who value integrity and justice. This case is about revenge and retribution. Not about justice. CJ has muscled his way to punish Aiyaz ….justice …the law be damned and f7cked over.
There may be silent agreement between CJ/PM/Presi that after the ASK and his brother’s case ,CJ will resign and offfered another Governent job May be Dipomatic posting or some other high profile job.
It does make sense
@ Fiji Wala, in the very first sentence of your comment you have clearly exhibited your mental capability. So, you see nothing has changed.
How many more tattooed bushes do you need to see?
How many more matrimonial affairs of ministers do you need to see?
How many more attorney generals changed do you need to see?
How many more ministers siphoning money to their family members do you need to see?
How many more corrupt, unqualified you need to see in the DPP?
How many more corrupt American people ripping off iTaukei people do you need to see?
How many more nepotism do you need to see?
How much more drugs affecting mainly iTaukei youths do you need to see?
How much more suffering of poor iTaukei in villages and kaidiads you need to see?
When did you see in the previous government a shameless, liable criminal as Chief Justice.
This Chief Justice, he has been found liable of serious criminal offences by a legally constituted Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry.
Your interest is to distract the issue by talking of Aiyaz’s health. The issue is about the health of justice system in Fiji.
You will not see any change because in the very first sentence of your comment you have clearly exhibited your mental capability.
If Justice Temo in this case gave a verdict of Not Guilty and acquitted ASK, the most seemingly unlikely judge to give such a verdict – there would still be people saying ASK is guilty. And that is one of the top national diseases – jealousy, hatred in the Heart and the other being insufficient use of the Brain for independent critical thinking. Cardiac and Neuro conditions beyond medical specialists to cure.
The worst part is bigoted ITAUKEIS going on like ASK inflicted some POL POT and ADOLF HITLER level atrocities on them.
Cry me a fu*king river !
In light of these ongoing unethical, illegitimate and unprofessional developments, it will be interesting (as Editor Fred would say) to observe the premier gathering of the country’s legal professionals in Nadi next month.
Will the FLS have new office bearers including the replacement of its forever silent and compromised President?
Will their dialogue cover the role of private lawyers and FLS in a deteriorating situation such as in Fiji, specifically with the rule of law, DPP, Police and drugs, COI, the butter thief case study etc? After all, ethics is key to the legal profession just as the rogue CJ ceremoniously lectures at each admission of lawyers to the Bar.
Fiji often claims, very very proudly so, its regional leadership role in all aspects of life. The Ocean of Peace initiative endorsed last week in Honiara is the most recent in that regard. So representatives from the Pasefika Lawyer’s Collective to also attend the FLS convention will have loads to learn (and unlearn) about Justice Fiji Style. That will be real professional development – a key convention objective.
And of course, let’s not rule out the piss ups, karaoke, in the aftermath led by the hosts, Nancy, John et al.
The Pacifika lawyers’ collective will be there to grease and massage local lawyers’ hurt/injured/bruised egos and balls.
Pacifika people across different professions tend to circle the wagons to protect their own from “foreign” judges’ calling out short comings and skirt lawyering.
The good local lawyers don’t have the balls to openly oppose the intrenched stink and corruption within their own fraternity for fear of upsetting the apple cart.
The good local lawyers – as much as that sounds like an oxymoron – are busy making money before they move abroad for ‘greener’ pastures.