The United Nations has condemned the actions of the security forces, made up largely of Frank Bainimarama's personal bodyguards and Ioane Naivalurua's strike back team, plus Corrections officers.
A satement by the spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, clearly shows concern.
“While the circumstances surrounding the video have not yet been ascertained, the acts being carried out in it are clearly illegal, and we condemn them in the strongest terms,” he told reporters in Geneva.
Colville (pictured left) and co will have to do more than issue a statement to impress those who've been urging the UN for some time to show teeth, even ban the Fiji peacekeepers."We as Fiji Citizens in Fiji and Globally wait for United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights to send an Independent International Investigation Team to examine Fiji's Historical Timeline of Human Rights Abuse."
The New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party are also keeping the pressure on the regime with Labour this week preparing to pass a motion in Parliament condemning the Suva regime.
It's hard to see New Zealand MPs snubbing the motion with leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters, already saying he intends to vote in favor of the motion.
He has told media the Fiji military should lose its access to lucrative UN peacekeeping duties, and the British Army should stop hiring Fiji soldiers.
"[These organisations] have not been nearly as understanding and supportive as they should have been," he said. "They simply have not respected the Pacific wish to see proper democracy operating throughout the whole region."
The Green Party is also on the right track with its call for an independent investigation spearheaded by the international community.
The party's human rights spokesman, Jan Logie, (pictured middle) endorses the push for Fiji to be hit where it will hurt: "It is shameful that the United Nations is still using Fijian peacekeepers while human rights abuses are carried out by the Fijian military and police."
The video has also given people new momentum. In New Zealand, the Wellington community is planning to protest outside the Fiji embassy on Friday.
At home, the video has encouraged a call for citizens to use their cellphones to video senior government officers, army officers, police officers acting illegally or being abusive.
Intel sources are warning people taking part in the Say Nothing Video Everything campaign, though, to watch out for the police cyber unit.
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One of the accused has meanwhile told Coupfourpointfive he was not part of the group that carried out the assault on Korovou escapee, Iowane Benedito, and the man accused of harbouring him.
Peni Gauinemeke, who was singled out by several people in the video clip pictured wearing the striped shirt and work boots, says he was in Taveuni watching rugby the day the assault was carried out, suggesting he knows the exact day the beating occurred.
He also told us the group involved was from Nabua before he deactivated his Facebook account.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 238 of 238Mick Beddoes is right. there will be no registration of political parties and they cannot challenge it in court. the reason? Judge Wati will rule in favour of the state. Why? because if she doesnt she will lose her job. all judges and magisrates are on contract. if you want to hold on to yours, you must obey the rulers.
even if you take her judgment on appeal you will face the same problem. callanchini and the sri lankan judges will follow the state agenda otherwise they will be terminated like the others.
So, it will be entirely up to shaneen to say yes or no, and he does not even have to give a reason. what can you do about it? nothing because you will be denied access to the courts to challenge what aiyarse says.
so all of you talking elections in 2014 are just hoping pigs will fly.
and we all know they dont. only run through the cassava patch and shit themselves.
@anon March 13, 2013 at 10:54 AM
then i believe you should take your head out of the hole in the sand and open your eyes to whats really happening in fiji..ask anyone rather then be quite about it and don't pretend that everything is rosy and groovy in fiji.
i have the feeling you must living in a glass house and living a very sheltered life. What evidence and opinions do you need? The reason why their is no opposition that everyone is afraid of Bai's henchman of visiting you in the dead of the night or burn your house or ring you and harass and threat you and your family or haul your arse to the army camp in nabua.
have you seen the latest video beatings of those handcuffed guys??
i think you are a Kaivalagi sitting on the fence or someone who sees more ppl dead in front of you then you will react..well it be to late by then. i love your rational idead in here..but i think as what Semi Meo just said up there. take Sanaila hands and you too go to Matavuvale.com..its more dreamy there..
Kai Viti sega ni vutuniyau ga ena ka eda rawata se i lavo beka?Na kai Viti eda na vutuniyau cake vakalevu ke da veivei raici vaka veiwekani.Ke levu tu nai lavo qai sega na wekamu ena sega ni o rawata e dua na ka.Da mororya ga na noda veiwekani ena vanua eda tu kina ka vakabibi ena noda vei korokoro qori e vinaka cake mai natawa ni nomu taga qai sega na wekamu.Na kai dia kei ira na mataqali tamata tale eso era vakavulici mera bula ga vakataki ira o keda da qai tubu cake eda bula ena bula ni solesole vaki se veiwekani.Na bula vakakoro qori saraga na bula eda bula mai kina.Sega nio vutuyau ke tiko ena vale tabarua se o kana bata o vutuyau ke toka la dua na valevala viti ka gunu ti tavioka tiko.Sa da via veisau taka tiko nai balebale ni vutuyau vei keda nai taukei.Vinaka
editor,
The New Zealand parliament has sondemned State brutality in Fiji following the release of an online video showing the "torture of Fijian detainees" by state security forces ('Parliament condemns Fiji brutality' The New Zealand Herald 4.00PM Tuesday Mar 12.2013).Every one everywhere - in Fiji and around the world who want to see an end to the Military dictatorship of Frank Bainimarama and a return to civilized democratic rule in Fiji - would applaud the NZ Government's stance.
Where is Australia's leadership in this important regional matter?
Sincerely,
rajend naidu
sydney
Anon 10:54 AM.
The first post on this blog thread is from Cros Walsh. Or is the poster an impostor? He says, "I can no longer side with this brutal regime....I cannot justify the stupidity of the PM Bainimarama."
Did I miss another Crosbie (Croz) Walsh denying that statement? If I did miss it, then I stand corrected. And I will apologize.
As for using an anonymous identity for fear of reprisal by the Illegal regime, I know of many who do this for this very same reason. That is my proof enough.
Your statement that you simply do not care about the legality/illegality and corruption/incorruption of this regime is regretted because persons who have no loyalty to a moral cause or otherwise can only be loyal to themselves.
Can Nil Sharma explain why Viseisei SAI health centre is dishing out EXPIRED medicine to non suspecting sick people???----where is all the aid money going ??
@anonymos March 11 ...fuck your CNN comparision dont sit on the fucking fence chode!!! You either with the regime or against it. eh Don't condone violence in Fiji. Stick to Fiji you stupid fuck. We don't want whats happening overseas to happen here on free scale like this boci dede.
@March 13 11:34am..you mean crooked rulers. Then we will just have to break the rulers and get straight ones. What say? Maro sala chutia...karia mukta
Mommy's Boy Saneem has been promised penile enlargement surgery by the AG if he does what he is told as Permanent Secretary for Justice.
Poor little guy. He is too ashamed to even go for a swim.
The new Chief Registrar is fitting in nicely. He is currently working from under the Chief Justice's desk.
Remember these people. They are yet to realise that they have accepted short term gain for long term pain.
Weak little traitors hiding behind the big boys.
@Sharon Suaniu 11:33 AM
Fortunately many people do and can voice their views, good and bad, and these are listened to.
Very fortunately also the views of people like you who's only recourse when dealing with something that does not agree with your view is to say "fark off back to where you came from" are seldom listened to.
1:05 PM When will ministerial salary & independant audit of illegal government spending be audited and open for public scrutiny. This site must be doing so well to have your attention.
Anonymous 8:24 AM, aka Graham Davis, honestly, why not sign your postings? After all, you champion the regime's media decree requiring reporters to give their bylines -- except, of course, when it's Sayed-Khaiyum ghost writing an article under someone else's name.
Are you afraid to own up to your views because you're not completely confident this regime will prevail and thereby prevent you from hanging for treason? Do you remain anonymous because you sense that your views will be widely unpopular and therefore make you more odious in the eyes of real Fijians? Or are you embarrassed by the fact that you still frequent C4.5? That's only understandable if you have a sense of shame, and you've proven time and again that you do not.
So, just give it up. Your inimitable, insufferably arrogant tone betrays you every time.
We know that Croz Walsh isn't 100 percent anti-regime. He's more like 90 percent -- not 90 percent anti-regime, mind you, just 90 percent confused. For example, the man cannot decide whether the video is authentic or a fabrication dating from Qarase's time in office. Nor can he make up his mind about whether Bainimarama is a great leader, or stupid and brutal. I fail to see how his inability to form coherent opinions on these matters should somehow recommend Croz as a man of perspicacity.
I also don't see how C4.5's anonymous posters are "threatening the government" unless that's semantic sleight of hand. Don't you really mean those who are defending the lawfully elected democratic government against treason by military coupists?
You say that "those with intelligence look at both the good and bad and and will have a view that covers both". That's quite a curious statement. Does this reflect a mature, pragmatic and broadminded world view or betray instead a godless philosophy based on moral relativism and personal expedience, as in writing whatever Qorvis pays you to say? Isn't "take off your blinkers" the argument the serpent used on Eve in the Garden?
I would say that those with wisdom look at both the good and the bad and can discern the difference. Those with moral intelligence don't try to straddle both.
@Anonymous 12:07 PM
Do you actually think that was from Croz Walsh ? Have you read similar sentiments voiced on his blog ? I do not just refer to his disagreement of the PMs stance on the video.
I also know of many that use anonymous not due to fear of the authorities but the extremists with their personal abuse and threats to those that do not agree with them. I'm not so dumb as to say that is my proof, because as per your statement it is one that has to evidence to substantiate it.
You may have noticed that these threats and abuse only ever come from the anti brigade, I wonder why ?
I would much prefer to see a democratically elected government in place, that is everyones right, but being a realist I also take the view of why replace something when you can not see anything better to replace it with.
As for loyalty to myself, I'm just one of the many many thousands that are getting on with life and making the most of it. You will not recognise me as there are just so many of us.
@ Annon at 1:26 PM
You are wasting your breath.
The old bible proverb says:
Rebuke a wise man and he will be wiser still
Rebuke a fool and he will hate you.
No prizes for where our chums Davis and Walsh fall within this adage.
That's right. No registration of opposition political parties. This will be decided in Fiji's subverted courts, so that the regime can pretend that all objections are challenges to "the rule of law". What cynical nonsense and injustice!
Now, what will we do about it?
No, I have not noticed that the threats and abuse only come from "the anti brigade". Moreover, it seems to me that Bainimarama's regime pretty well enjoys a monopoly on violence, unlawful as it is.
@Anonymous 1:26 PM
I will not waste my time responding to your comment as it appears the main thrust of it is tainted by your love of Graham Davis.
But thanks for the heads up that my writing abilities are improving to a standard where they are confused with that of a proffesional journalist.
Anonymous 1:05, if people can and do voice their views, it's only thanks to blogsites like C4.5, not to Fiji's security forces, courts, or media -- the very people who are supposed to defend that right to expression.
Sanaila, thanks for your posting. Laughed my ass off!
You forgot the Dharam Lingam tag line 'Long live Bainimarama!'
Sieg heil!
Why don't people talk about all the good things happening in Fiji instead of wasting their time dwelling on the negatives? Some people ask about transparency???
Ok Facts:
1. PM only gets 1 pay even though he has multiple portfolios. That's roughly the same for all ministers. It's much less than what Qarase was getting as PM.
2. Death of CRW boys - Short answer - they deserved to be killed because they were armed terrorists who went on a shooting rampage in Nabua...killing anyone they could see! Lets not forget that they took over parliament in 2000. Guilty Guilty Guilty.
3. Assault of Escaped Prisoners - Short answer - memudou sici...cava ga dou drotaka tiko...yavu kawa-ca...luveni-yali..
Sanaila- Sa qai laurau ga mai na nomu ulukau enai vakamacala o biuta tiko mai -Canon fodder Sotia macawa nomu time.
PRIME Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says people in various parts of Fiji have asked him why have an election next year.
Speaking at the opening of the new Bua Nursing Station, Commodore Bainimarama said: "People have been saying to me in various parts of Fiji, 'why have an election at all next year? We're happy with things the way they are'. It's recognition of the hard work the government is putting into service delivery."
"Our program is on track. We know where we're heading and it's towards building a better Fiji for everyone," Commodore Bainimarama said.
He also asked why it had taken so long for Fijians to get the services they deserved.
"In the previous constitutions, for example we had the so-called entrenched provisions such as the Native Lands Trust Act yet there was no tangible progress, no development, no empowerment.
"My government is building a new Fiji based on equality for everyone — a country in which we are all Fijians and our children grow up with the same opportunities.
What a Load Crap this article on today's Fiji Times!! yes prepared by Min of Infor Sharon Smith and given to Fiji Times to print it..
Sanaila or Mr Snail i call you,stop wasting your time in here!!
@ Anonymous at 1:39 PM.
There are many things that have been suggested by many to make Fiji better. For example, Yash Ghai of the Constitution Committee and his team spelt out a formula that would have made us a better nation but you know what happened.
The draft was commended and agreed to by many people and organizations; but Ghai and his team were ignored after months of work and of visiting people and listening to their opinions. This Illegal regime, by abuse of its illegal authority, decided that its individual foolishness was better than the wisdom of the 7000 submissions that were received by the Commission. Their efforts and the cost of their efforts were thrown into the junk can and the precious papers burned. Do you think that we, the unselfish, must just stand by and be passive, like you, to these things?
I have heard of a saying that those who sit on the fence stand the risk of getting their bottoms scratched.
Na veisaumi ni macawa sa oti... e keimami taura ga na sotia e $50 na dola mai na i lavo ni neimami veisaumi na veimacawa ya rua na macawa
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Sa dua dua dina na i vakarau vakaloloma e vakayacora na tamata qo o Bainimarama kivei keimami na sotia
Na ka e ratou tukuna na pay office ni mataivalu... ni musu kece na keimami i sau me saumi kina na BILI ni talevoni.... ka levu na sotia era beitaki tiko ni ra abusetaka tiko na talevoni
Sa keimami vakalolomataki na sotia , ka keimami sa nakinaki tiko oqo... me sana lauvana o Bainimarama kei Khaiyum
Sega ni dua na kai viti e dravudravua ni tiko na koro kei na weka.Dravudravua cava qori lako mada ena so na vanua tani mo qai raica na dravudarvua.Ka la e vinakati me vica la na tikini kava me vaka rurur toka na uluda sai koya qai kena i kuri na loloma ni Kalouvei keda.Tawa na taga se lala i nai bulubulu kecega
Please don't ask Dr Nil Sharma to explain ANYTHING. He has not joined the regime to do that. He has joined to feel important.
@ 12.10p.m
Hope half of Veiseisei village don't expire soon from taking expired medication. Is this murderous regime trying to kill 'em softly or what?
anon 3.49pm
sona levu lasulasu,,,,,,sa keimami oca na wawa sivia ga na nomuni namu ,,,,ni vicai
sanila you are an idiot or baini's
filty sperm, if you have guts just
ask baini/arys to open government books for audit-rest will be history-just cheap man like baini,,iwant baini to fuck you one day..lamu sona kaicolo.ulukau
Time for ASK and FB to put out Article 48. No other option left for them if they wish to go on forever without calling for general election.
@ annon 11:10am.
Sa bau tei rawa mai keri? Au na vakabauta keo kodro tiko mai nomu koro, keo tiko wavoki ga ena loma ni vei koro lelevu, oi o susu madrai talega o iko, ucui ira ga na sotia kei na ovisa mokusig, era dau tukuna ga marama wavoki, e vinaka ga na namuti ira na one day rich, hahaha.
Tea rawa mada edua na kemu tavioka ena qele i tamamu qai mai vakasala eke, keo sotia se o ovisa, tea talega na kemu, kua ni qai lai cavucavu ga ena makete. Boci.
Anonymous 1:59 PM, it sounds like YOU are the one in love with Graham Davis, mate -- which makes you sound, well, exactly like Graham Davis.
Nobody said you're writing skills have "improved" to the level of the professional journalist Davis once was -- more like your moral standards have fallen to the level of the regime whore Davis has become.
I have 2 dogs one named Graham and the other named Davies.
Doh, Graham Davis bitch-slapped again!
That's one thing I like about C4.5. Davis ends up looking like a fool every time he ventures onto this site.
the long and short of graham davis article is that fijians violate each other all the time so whats new? true colonials never die.
Graham Davis has another article? Who knew? Who cares?
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Anon @11:10am..O keda nai taukei sa rui levu ga na show but no dough!
Not everyone though, e tu e so na i taukei e ra rawati ira vinaka..O kedatou nai taukei e dua ga na job e da kila vinaka..na masi dakai oops! I mean cola dakai hehehehe!
Na nodra boot na sotia e na gauan qo e spit polish taki
tiko e na wai ni qeqe!..o koya ya na vuna, sa lako sobu tiko ga kina na economy baleta ni nodra cakacaka tiko ga na masi dakai kei na veivutu sona
A 15 year old rape survivor in the Maldives has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times in public!
when will Fiji "move forward" and adopt this Maldive model of justice?
well can't be too far considering the ankle loosening treatment we have started with our offenders!
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