The Assistant DPP, Laisani Tabuakuro, is insolent, intemperate and has no idea how to behave. She simply shouldn’t be there. And her presence in the job – if it isn’t strictly unlawful – contravenes all accepted practice in the civil service and offices of state and all employment practices.
Tabuakoro was removed by the substantive DPP, Christopher Pryde, when he was reinstated back in January but then rehired by the Acting DPP, Nancy Tikoisuva, without any reference to Christopher Pryde or any official announcement when Pryde was again sidelined by the rogue Chief Justice, Salesi Temo.
That was on trumped up charges of expenses rorts from the same file that three High Court judges had considered and rejected when they exonerated Christopher Pryde of misbehaviour and the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, ordered his reinstatement.
Just as Christopher Pryde was about to return to Suva, Nancy Tikoisuva again lodged a formal complaint against him with the Chief Justice alleging misbehaviour. Four months later, Salesi Temo – who falsely described Pryde as thief during the proceedings at which he was acquitted – still hasn’t made a decision on whether to suspend the DPP or dismiss the charges, as the Constitution prescribes, and Christopher Pryde continues to wait offshore for a decision as Nancy Tikoisuva occupies his office at Gunu House.
At the same time, Tikoisuva lodged a complaint against Pryde with her close friend, Barbara Malimali – who has now been sacked as FICAC Commissioner – with the same trumped-up evidence. Naturally fearing arrest if he returns to Fiji and a stop departure order that would prevent him from leaving, Pryde is declining to return to Suva until Salesi Temo tells him whether he is going to be suspended again and face the ordeal of yet another Tribunal hearing. But Temo is stalling because he knows that a fresh judicial hearing will, in all likelihood, produce the same result as the last. Exoneration and reinstatement.
In the meantime, Temo has informed Pryde that the Judicial Services Commission won’t make a decision until FICAC proceeds with its case aganst the DPP. It is in direct contravention of the Constitution and is simply the latest instance of the Chief Justice thumbing his nose at the supreme law. But it is keeping Christopher Pyde away from Fiji and that suits everyone but him just fine. Nancy stays in the job of Acting DPP and the months tick by while the taxpayer pays for two DPPs – the substantive one and the acting one.
It is yet another reason why Salesi Temo is unfit to be Chief Justice and should be removed as quickly as possible. And so should Nancy Tikoisuva and her Deputy DPP, John Rabuku, all three of whom have reportedly received adverse findings in the Ashton-Lewis Commission of Inquiry Report into Barbara Malimali’s appointment at FICAC.
At least Nancy and John have the sense to keep their heads down. But not so the headstrong and arguably unhinged Assistant DPP, Laisani Tabuakuro. When Christopher Pryde’s return to Fiji was thwarted, Tabuakuro taunted the DPP on social media and in internal emails within the ODPP daring him to come back and face being charged by FICAC on Tikoisuva’s trumped-up charges.
It was insubordination of the worst kind – a relatively minor prosecutor in the ODPP publicly waging war on her boss when three High Court judges headed by Justice Anare Tuilevuka had exonerated Pryde and he had been formally reinstated as DPP by the President. It is, in fact, unprecedented in the annals of the civil service and offices of state. Yet it is the clearest possible sign of the arrogance of the current corrupt clique in the ODPP and especially of Laisani Tabuakuro, who has already broken all the rules of proper conduct.
She behaved with petulance and insubordination at the original trials of Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho. She openly criticised the Fiji Labour Party on social media in direct contravention of ODPP rules that staff remain above politics. And her taunts and threats against Christopher Pryde – her boss and one of the most senior officers of state – are an extraordinary breach of employment policies that would be not be accepted anywhere else in the world but Fiji.
When he was reinstated, the DPP made the decision not to extend Laisani Tabuakuro’s period of probation as an assistant DPP. Yes, incredibly she had done all of this without even being confirmed on the permanent staff. Yet equally incredibly, as soon as Christopher Pryde was again out of the way and Nancy Tikoisuva was back in charge, she brought Laisani Tabuakuro back and gave her a permanent contract. Yes, removed by the substantive DPP one week on completely legitimate grounds and then reinstated by the Acting DPP soon afterwards.
Along with Nancy Tikoisuva’s drunken antics at the last DPP’s conference, her conduct towards Christopher Pryde and her countermanding of his decision when Tabuakuro was so completely out of line, makes her totally unfit to head the principal prosecution service in Fiji. But there we have it in the corrupt system that Salesi Temo has engineered as Chief Justice and head of the JSC.
It was, of course, only a matter of time before Laisani Tabuakuro offended again or she became an issue in court proceedings. And it has now happened with the fresh trials of Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho in the Rusiate Tudravu matter. Their Counsel, the doyen of the Suva bar, Devanesh Sharma, has made an application for Laisani Tabuakuro to recuse herself because of her history of bias and true to form, she has petulantly refused to do so.
The Magistrate will rule on the matter in due course. Yet by any standard, Laisani Tabuakuro is unfit to conduct the prosecution and must not only be recused. She must be removed from the ODPP because she poses a clear and present danger not only to fair trials in the current proceedings but to the proper conduct of the criminal justice system and the administration of the rule of law in Fiji.
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First Frank Bainimarama’s affidavit seeking an order that Tabuakuro be replaced.
Now two documents by Christopher Pryde which the former Prime Minister has tendered as evidence – both of them previously published by Grubsheet – that outlines the whole scandalous saga of Laisani Tabuakuro’s conduct.
She must go and go altogether from the ODPP, along with her protectors – drunken Nancy and the Crooning Stallion, John.
And finally, news stories on yesterday’s events in court. From the Fiji Times...
And FijiLive…
Temo has all the judges and magistrates under his thumb like a thug. They have all been threatened that they should toe his line. We know this. You just have to look at the decisions they are giving out but more importantly the rationale. See the conduct of the DPP staff from nancy to rabuku to laisani. They lie in Court, they tell off the magistrates, they essentially bullshit their way through, personalise matters. When they mention judges in their verbal submissions they simply take their names rather than saying Honourable. All of this is happening because of Temo. He has their backs.
While some of us have to adhere to all standards and get told off by magistrates at a drop of a hat or even will be reported to LPU. Temo has given specific directives to those on the judiciary especially in relation to JVB and ASK and those who are seen to be linked to them. Some of us lawyers and journalists are actually disgusted by what is happening in these court apperances. The other day laisani who pryde had fired and is back courtesy of Nancy and Rabuku, started a personal attack on Devenesh Sharma. The Magistrates don’t pull these people up on their unruly and unprofessional behaviour. We heard that in Nadi some weeks ago laisani attacked personally the Australian barrister, appearing for Fiji Airways. Why do they do this because they have become thugs like daddy thug Temo.
Also amazing to see how people like magistrate yogesh prasad and judge Daniel Goundar just to keep their jobs or fear of falling out of favour with Temo, masi polo Temo in such an embarrassing manner. Rather disgusting. For us lawyers these people are not fillowing the standards of law we expect. They are following their daddy temo, who also does not follow established precedent. All of these people are shameful. They have no dignity and frankly people laugh at them behind their backs. Unfortuantely though because of this corruption, big fish like Temo will screw our country and make it a laughing stock. People like Richard, I love myself naidu, won’t blink an eye lid because it serves their purpose. So much for portraying themselves as upholders of rule of law. Btw his law firm Munro Leys now does all the legal work for almost all of the big government owned or related organisations. No tenders. And boy do they charge like, as they say in Fiji, nobody’s business.
The NZ High commissioner has been the hand behind many of these maneuvering. She has gone all tropical. She is the one bringing in all these kiwi judges who are changing our jurisprudence and contradicting themselves. She has cocktails at her residence and calls all of the above to influence and boy do they sing from the same songsheet.Why do you think some of these decisions are being made.
Anyway Temo should go, Pryde should be brought back, Aslam the former ficac head should be brought back and one of the sitting judges who was not appointed during this government and who actually believes in the real independence of the judiciary and wont act like a thug and leave the magistrates and judges alone should be made the cj.
This is so true. There is a growing trend among some within DPPs office to use a Magistrate’s first name rather than addressing properly.
This has been an ongoing situation from Bai/Kai’s reign, regarding such eager-beavers “lave-liga, compliant and compromised” members of the bench.
They’re all quietly elbowing each other out of the way to advance quickly & secure the top job. Overly ambitious and unprincipled, they’ll remain there come what may and however they may be treated. Tragic lot.
Tabuakuro will not be recusing herself. Unfortunately, her pig-headed mentality and lack of any professional decorum prevents her from seeing how conflicted her involvment in this case truly is.
As usual, she is no doubt scrolling through this site and taking screenshots of this article and its comments. But I suppose when you’re an incompetent lawyer who no commercial law firm will touch with a 10-foot barge pole, there is little else to do except gripe and use the law to wage personal vendettas under the guise of “following the laws.”
One can only wonder what will happen when Pryde returns one day (and he will return) and throws her out of the office. Will she go crying to grandpa Rabuka? Tabuakuro should stop bringing any further disrepute not only to the office of the DPP, but also the legal profession in Fiji.
Tabuakuro refuses to recuse because the judgment has been predetermined and directed by Santa Clause.
Crabs Tabuakuro sa bona vei dogo levu ga. Doce sa viavia levu ga. One day, mafatu
The change in government not only brought about corruption, nepotism, and outright abuse of public funds and offices to unprecedented levels, but it also brought back the days when appointments were based on relations, race, ethnicity, without any regards to merit and competence.
Unsurprisingly, it’s clearly evident in the number of clowns and jokers you see holding prominent positions on high salaries but devoid of any intellect.
Laisani is both dumb and unhinged which is a dangerous combination. During the ODPP drunken scandal she defended the crooner Rabuku by saying he was a better singer than his critics, who were jealous of his voice. I kid you not. She actually said that. On social media! That’s how clueless, out of touch and shallow she is. One shudders to think that this is the caliber of people manning the ODPP. No wonder they can’t win any cases. Only good for drinking and partying.
These so called lawyers should undertake ethics courses every three months to refresh the knowledge of their roles and how they should behave. I do not believe any of them have undergone an ethics courses with the way they are behaving. I think being an iTaukei gives them the right and the entitlement to be arrogant and classless. Is that far from the truth?
And why do I read in places that some lawyers are members of the FLS and other are not or were former members. Isn’t every practicing lawyer supposed to be a member of a professional body or is it a choice in Fiji? Perhaps they do not have to comply with any code of ethics. I would not be surprised because we all know Fiji is a very special place.
Unfortunately, the 2006 coup that brought in Bai/Khaiyum transformed the Fiji Law Society into a “voluntary” social club – a ghostly shadow of its former self.
At least this proves there is yet hope for the dumb in Fiji. As long as the Coalition government remains, the dumb will always have a job.
They might just end up tossing that case on a technicality. Thanks to this stupid twat!
I have been all along saying that this rascist, biased and unfit Chief Justice of Fiji should be terminated. He is not fair, anti Fiji First, anti-Indian and hypocritical. He thinks he is the law maker of Fiji.
It has now become crystal clear that the supposedly “independently” CJ Temo is enabler of all the problems in (i) ODPP (such as threating Pryde despite all clear from Trinunal); (ii) FICAC (as allegedly revealed in COI Report of directing that “no charge against Malimali will be accepted in any Fiji court”); and (iii)Judiciary (evidenced by unilaterally overruling Bainimarama conviction)
The lawyers in Fiji have no ethics. No integrity to practice. Shame on you all.
Thank you for keeping up the coverage. Our media is not willing to do this type of analysis for the Fijian public because they are hopelessly biased. On another note, none of the Fijian media has picked up this widely reported story that mentions a Fijian woman was detained upon entry into Hawaii where: “she was forced to take a pregnancy test, and also she was forced to take an injection, to which she didn’t know what that injection was.” Would the media silence have anything to do with the recent infamous trip that media heads took, complete with private jet ride courtesy of a certain wonderful company?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14734137/amp/nikki-saroukos-united-states-deportation.html
The entitlement of these women and their ability to walk all over people is next level.
The judiciary and the DPP’s office is so corrupt.
Has anyone noticed how MaiLife writes its updates and news item on the coalition. The bias really shows. Stanley better get ready to lose his contracts come next year. Even his own personal post is a giveaway on the thuggish behavior he supports for this government.
Someone teach him manners, more than his useless GDP question that made him famous for a day.
All this nonsense we the people are subjected to is because of one man, Aiyaz Satan Khaiyum.
Had he been a kind human being they would still be in power
Rabuka didn’t win because he’s great .He won because people wanted Aiyaz out of their lives forever. Everyone in Fiji loves Bainimarama, but they all hate the idiot narcissistic , meglomaniac Khayum.
Only the Muslims like ASK because he was deliberately favouring them. Let’s pray to ,Yahweh,Allah , Kalou etc that this jerk of a human being is never allowed into parliament ever again .
Your head is still up khaiyum’s arse I see. People voted for the lesser evil because they hated a man based on his religion.
BRUTAL, You must have been one of the favoured few in his repertoire.
GD will tell you that he once asked that TURD to be nice to citizens of Fiji and that lowlife responded with ” I am not here to be nice to people” .
That was the profile of that lowlife. He thought by being nasty and doing many HAJ pilgrimage would wipe away his sins. I wish him the worst for his stint inside Naboro soon.
You’re a buffoon and your religious hatred targeting the Muslims is glaringly evident. The fact that you even bring that up shows your character, upbringing, and values, yet you are someone who would walk around pretending to be a person of great integrity. I’m sure you were and stilll are active on social media targeting Aiyaz and others because of their religion.
It’s dimwits like you who voted for a primate like Rabuka based on ethnic and religious lines. You’re sobbing in a corner knowing the days of these monkeys will be over come 2026.
Peter, I smell a racist stupid c*** in your hate filled gibberish.
For 16 years the ethno nationalists who supported the two 87 and 2000 coups couldn’t contain themselves cos 2006 was the first take over they couldn’t and wouldn’t support. Why? Because it was the racist bastards that were at the pointy end of the stick for the first time in that one. And also because they couldn’t believe that a fellow itaukei in Frank Bainimarama was kicking their and the useless chiefs collective butts in that one. Aiyaz came late to that party. He had nothing to do with the clean up of 2006. He did emerge later after frank invited him to help with the rebuilding of a fiji that was going to be fair and equal for all its citizens.
For lazy racist c**** like you, aiyaz was the perfect scapegoat. In their words he was a kaidia and top it off a muslim. The perfect excuse for the fall guy. Pricks like you pounced on this and sold to the uneducated gullible fools like yourself the idea of the evil kaidia muslim taliban controlling our “poor and innocent” itaukei voreqe. For people like you if frank did anything you didn’t like (such as push for equality and justice and getting rid of the gcc ) then it was the evil kaidia muslim that was making him do and say those things. Baseless and fantastic rumors about aiyaz were plentiful for the gullible racist masses. Even stupid ones like he had a magic ring which he used to control frank. Stupid laughable shit, but idiots like you believed it.
But it wasn’t surprising cos you are the same lot that believed ratu mara had a tunnel connected from the govt house to the Mason lodge, that bones were found in the tunnel, that he drank children’s blood there with his Mason buddies, that the govt building clock tower was turned into a mosque, that kadavu and other places were being sold to the chinese and sometimes to the “muslims”, that the muslim brotherhood in support of aiyaz was stock piling arms and ammunition at some specific mosques etc…shall I go on?
This same poison against aiyaz was drip fed to the masses for 16 long years. Many started believing the bullshit simply because it was on repeat mode. Whenever aiyaz appointed good qualified people to do good work in critical institutions and boards he was accused of promoting Muslims. Never mind the fact that he was appointing competent hard-working and intelligent Hindus and Christians too. Long lists of Muslims who had nothing to with the govt were added onto other names just to discredit aiyaz and his ethnicity and faith.
All the racist nutters lapped it up. Unfortunately some Hindus who were pro nfp and anti frank also gleefully spread these lies. These bastards collectively poisoned the minds of a whole generation of fijians who in turn spread the bigotry amongst their family and friends through social media and even dvds and the compromised mainstream media.
All because they had hated frank and aiyaz and the best weapon to use against them was to poison the minds of the vulnerable public so that frank and aiyaz wouldn’t get enough votes to form a govt. The poison didn’t work in 2014 and 2018 but it finally did some damage in 2022. The racist dumb bastards are barely functioning as govt now. There is chaos everywhere. They are constantly blaming frank and aiyaz for everything the coalition circus has done wrong in the last 3 years. It’s actually quite stupid and ridiculous with Manoa the goofy cartoon character yesterday blaming the fall out of the COI report and Barbara’s illegal appointment on frank and aiyaz!!.
I mean what the f*** role did frank and aiyaz play in Barbara’s appointment? Who called for COI in the first place? Why are rabaku and his clowns getting away with such bullshit? Why isn’t the media calling out their blatant lies, contradictions and inconsistencies? Why won’t this matavasona govt and gcc say why they want the constitution changed? Which specific parts do they want changed and how will this tangibly assist the itaukei? Why isn’t the media organizations even the itaukei themselves asking these questions.
You racist c**** go on about Aiyaz’s “sunset clause”. Care to explain what it is? When did he write it, why did he write it? What does it mean? Have you imbeciles read it?
They guy is very intelligent and that is why frank worked so well with him to improve our country like never before. And that is why Frank, to piss of ethno nationalists like you called him a “smart kaidia.” Frank wasn’t being racist when he said that. Heck, Frank is the one that called all citizens of our country, “Fijians”. Frank was taking was taking a swipe at arse wipes like you.
Look at our country now without frank and aiyaz not on the scene and with baku and his clowns running it into the ground. We have been well and truly f***ed by the coalition circus and all you dumb bastards can still come up with is to blame the muslim kaidia.
You are a stupid bigoted idiot just like the rest of your racist friends.
Well said.
So how come no one likes it when I call everyone in Fiji idiots?
I am not doing it anymore than everyone else!!!!!
Phew! Peter got ripped a new one!
Brilliant riposte @Anonymous says
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 am.
đź’Ż on the button.
Clearly Dumb, incompetent
Highly immature and unprofessional. Have never appreciated her on the DPP scene and await the conclusion.
Pryde can kick her butt back
down to where she belongs come commencement of his contract. hopefully sooner than later.
We can’t just say it’s trumped up charges GD, which we hear from your mouth all the time.
If it is or not, honorable thing for Pryde to do is either resign or attend court and prove his innocence .
Also many others who are attending courts or have charges laid on them are saying the same.
“Trumped up charges “.
We have been hearing this for last 18 years now.
They all need to prove beyond reasonable doubt.
That’s the way to go.
He has already proven his innocence – exonerated and reinstated. They have had the “evidence” against him for two years. Then when he is exonerated and found not guilty by three judges, they go to the same file and say, “aha, but what about this”?
Pyde has answered the latest allegations against him. Yet he is still prevented from taking up his lawful position because of the threat of yet another ordeal in the courts. These ARE trumped up charges. Fabricated to prevent him from returning as DPP.
Why should he resign? He has a contract, he has been cleared of the allegations against him and the President has reinstated him. And he should be allowed to get on with the job.
Why do you think the Chief Justice refuses to do his constitutional duty and suspend Christopher Pryde again for misbehaviour? Because another three judges would again find him innocent. It is a total farce.
The DPP spent more than $50,000 on legal bills to defend himself the first time and in the end, couldn’t afford to defend himself at the actual hearing, at which he was found not guilty even without being represented.
They are not reimbursing him even though he was exonerated and reinstated. Do you honestly think it is right to put him through the same ordeal again? And to get the same result? If Salesi Temo thought he could win, you can bet he would already have done it.
It is a national disgrace and a shocking indictment of the state of the criminal justice system. Justice and due process replaced by the politics of the stitch-up and corrupt to the core.
I understand what you saying, but courts are where one goes to either claim or prove innocence.
99 percent of employees resign either if they don’t like their work,unhealthy work environment, stress, poor management, bullying, and others.
You have to be have to be happy where one works.
Alternatively the door is always there.
I repeat. He has already proven his innocence. And do you honestly think knowing what we do that it would be in the national interest for Christopher Pryde to walk away? We need proper standards at the ODPP, not the current rabble.
Andrea’s ignorance is apparent. Pryde has NOT been charged with ANY criminal offence.
Therefore, he has nothing to defend in court. Why does not FICAC lay out what the charges are via the ODPP? Because FICAC has nothing to go on.
The JSC is not a court. The question is, why does not the JSC suspend Pryde again already for the alleged “new” misconduct?
In a proper court, a judge’s job is to act as the referee, to rule on issues of law.
Why does not the ODPP take further action to pursue their “complaints/accusations”?
Because all this is monkey business run by a mickey mouse cabal on a wild witch hunt who has nothing to prove anything.
They are merely throwing shit on the wall, hoping something sticks. The result so far is a big stink.
All these mickey mouse lawyers have just fallen out of trees and are led by the biggest baboon of them all – the corrupt and shameless CJ.
The law must be used as a tool for law and order to prevail. The law must not be weaponized to go on endless targeted witch hunts.
No one expects you to understand the simple concept of equal justice for all with your convoluted thinking of being the prosecutor, judge, and jury.
I like this one.
“The law must not be weaponized to go on endless targeted witch hunts.”
When did this start.?
Was it last year?
2 years ago?
5 years ago”
Or 2 decades ago”?
Actually, it’s the other way around. Accused are not required to prove they are innocent. The are innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. That is why it is very concerning when there are maverick lawyers representing the State.
Andrea, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how corrupt and incompetent the current Chief Justice is. He is not only abusing the authority as CJ, but actively supporting the Coalition his masters in targeting opposition members and those who supported them. His comments in court are well reported and when Magistrate Puamau gave a judgment in favor of Bainimarama, Temo was furious. He made his opinion and bias known and reprimanded the Magistrate and went to the extent of dictating what sentence should be given. In a true and fair democracy where the rule of law is upheld , there are proper mechanisms in place- but not with Temo.
As for Pryde, I don’t know what you are going on about but certainly you are factually incorrect. He hasn’t been charged with any offence. He has been found to have not done anything wrong by a Tribunal consisting of 3 judges. You now have an incompetent Acting DPP wanting to usurp the role of DPP and fabricated allegations against him – again.
Once the COI report is out, perhaps you will be better informed about the corrupt practices of the CJ and his other clowns.
In the meantime please get your facts right and educate yourself before you post such nonsense that you have no clue about.
Wake Up, Fiji – Time for Visionary Change
Fiji stands at a perilous crossroads. The current regime has failed its people and our nation. The intellectual void is glaring. Leadership is absent where it is most needed. The so-called thinkers among us have either capitulated to power or become complicit in the very chaos they were expected to resolve.
We need a new kind of leader—one with vision, integrity, and the courage to foster collective leadership. It doesn’t have to be one person carrying the weight alone. True leadership builds capacity around itself. Dead wood cannot be revived—let us stop recycling it. The future demands new energy, new ideas, and new courage.
The people are leaving. Faith in the system is breaking. And yet, those in power continue to dig Fiji deeper into irreparable damage. Rhetoric has replaced action. False confidence has masked incompetence. The professor we expected to lead with intellect and moral clarity has failed spectacularly—neither offering direction nor standing firm when it mattered. A tragic disappointment.
But criticism alone is not enough. Our deeper crisis lies in the lack of credible alternatives. Where are the emerging leaders? Where are the courageous thinkers, the committed citizens ready to stand for Fiji’s future?
We must find them—or become them.
Let’s commit to a new national project: to seek out and support leaders with moral courage, collective vision, and unwavering commitment to rebuilding Fiji—bottom-up, inclusive, and sustainable. This is not just a political choice; it is a generational responsibility.
If you feel the call to serve, step forward. Fiji needs you.
May God bless those who act for the good of the people. And may the light of truth and justice guide us toward a better Fiji.
Well said. Vinaka.
The Fiji Times article today “Commission of inquiry counsel clears the air” is astonishing to say the least. The journalist actually calls out Mason for responding to questions put to her by journalists. This may be the first time that I have seen a news organisation calling out someone for speaking with them! An example of the questions: “Do you believe your ongoing statements respect Fiji’s legal and political sovereignty?”
What on earth? These “journalists” are so mired in their biases- and that of their news organisation- that they are not even pretending anymore!
Free speech? Only if we like you and what you’re saying according to the Fiji Times. Don’t talk bad about our friends, mind your own business, you’re not from here anyway! Jikolo!
@charlie: ‘When did this start.?’
Yes, 2 years ago because these bastards promised to be better and do better. They lied! And continue to lie, lasolaso, jhoot.
It seems you have selective memory or are a bigot enjoying the shit show–likely both. If you really want to know when it all started, ask Sona Rolex Snake about the 14th day of the fifth month in 1987.
That is how far it goes.
BTW, while you are at it, dont forget to ask Sona Rolex the snake how he can afford a 1.3m house now when less than 3 years ago, he was collecting bottles to get by.
Because didn’t he and the other grifters promised to do better about corruption, too?
Hi Graham
Re access to newspapers around the globe.
If you are a ratepayer you can access newspapers etc on PressReader app via State library NSW for free. Check with your council library. Both FT and Fiji Sun is there. Good luck.
Wow! I am impressed by Janet Mason’s answer to FT asking her whether she had “Any further comments.” (And a plus to FT for publishing it!)
JM: “Essentially, you (FT) are assuming that I am a foreigner and implying that I have no right to comment on legal matters related to Fiji. Well, not only are you wrong on so many levels, but you appear very much to be breaching the discrimination provisions in S26 of the Constitution. In addition, you seem to have no comprehension of the rights of freedom of speech that are guaranteed under S17 of the Constitution, rights which all journalists should have ingrained in them. Your questions reek of bias, and it looks to me as if The Fiji Times did not like my comments which the Fiji Sun printed, responding to your article which contained the interview you had with Wylie Clarke. You have tried to deal with this by making out that I have no right to speak out publicly on legal issues in Fiji. Well, I have every right to do so, and in fact, I have a responsibility to speak out when I see glaring inaccuracies, misinformation, and/or, inadequate legal commentary.
It is a well-known phenomenon that when a person, or an entity, starts attacking someone on a personal basis, then it means that they have lost the argument on an intellectual, moral and ethical basis.”
Fiji Times reporters asking Mason dumb and biased questions is not surprising because they are only following their trainer and leader, the one and only Stanley Ian Simpson. Read his comments on his Facebook page that follows. Clearly he has gone out to bat for Biman and Kamikamica. After all didn’t these two Minister gift Stanley $1.75m tax money to buy off his media company?
“A fish rots from the head down.” This not only applies to Fiji politics, but the Fiji media as well. Fiji media is looking rotten to the core. Not only other standards abysmal but the practices are corrupt as well.
“ Cabinet meeting scheduled for today. Will be the first time cabinet ministers may hear from PM about the COI report and the basis for the PM and the President’s recent actions.
Various coalition partners, speaking in confidence, have expressed surprise and concern at some of the unilateral decisions being taken with some likening the process to be “in the style of Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum.”
The complication however seems to be the implication of senior cabinet ministers in the COI report – with one, the AG already sacked from his position.
FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali has also been sacked – but for both her and Leung – no reasons were outlined or given except that it was due to the findings of the COI report – that they have not seen.
There is some concern amongst coalition members as to who is giving the PM and President advice – and the agenda they are pushing as some of the advice is flawed and questionable in their opinion, and designed to disrupt government. There is some alarm at what they see is the government turning on each other while the opposition watches and cheers
There is also concern as to why the PM is not sharing the COI report to give those allegedly implicated a chance to respond. They believe the COI is just full of allegations.
The PM has however said the report is not being released to avoid prejudicing ongoing or future investigations.
Opposition parties have cautiously praised and welcomed the PM and President’s decisions but say they have not gone far enough and must continue for good governance. FLP leader Chaudhry has urged the PM to “continue the clean up process,” while Usamate has accused the PM of selective justice.
Former AG Sayed-Khaiyum has however accused the PM of not adhering to the law and the Constitution, and hijacking the work of the COI. Sayed-Khaiyum says under the Fijian Constitution, it is only the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) that can advise the President on removing or suspending the Commissioner of FICAC.
The President has however stated he is empowered to act based on legal advice provided by Kings Counsel Phillip Joseph – who had been asked to provide the legal opinion by the COI.
The legal uncertainty and ambiquity continued yesterday when the President reviewed his decision and sacked Malimali, writing that the first letter suspending her was “sent to you in error.”
Today’s cabinet meeting may bring greater clarity to the situation but Fiji’s political and legal landscape remains tense as people await the next big bombshell.”
GD
I have just read that Siromi Turaga has been appointed as the Acting A-G. He was demoted from that position last June 2024, presumably because he wasn’t up to it but now he has been brought in from the cold. Yup, can’t get any worse because Fiji is drifting into yet more uncharted waters!