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BE MAN! Pro-democracy activist Laisa Digitaki challenges Bainimarama to tell the nation who was behind her and other activists 2006 beatings!

13/2/2014

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PictureLeft photo: Activist Laisa Digitaki (with glasses) and her group talk to police outside the Dome at Laucala Bay, 2008
















By LAISA DIGITAKI

12 Howard Place, Tamavua, Suva, FIJI
Thursday, 13th February, 2014

"A Fijian civilian, Mrs Laisa Digitaki-Weleilakeba, is extending a public invitation to Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, to a get-together at her home, to share with her what he knows about the incident at the Fiji Military barracks on Christmas Eve, 2006 where she, Fiji Human Rights Movement Director Virisila Buadromo, former journalist Imraz Iqbal and Youth Advocates, Jackie Koroi and Pita Waqavonovono, were taken from their homes by military personnel and later tortured for their pro-democracy and anti-coup stand following Bainimarama’s coup d’etat of December 5 2006.

Mrs Weleilakeba’s statement was in response to Commodore Bainimarama’s address at the opening of the Women’s Resource Centre in Tavuki, yesterday Wednesday 12 February 2014.

At Tavuki, Commodore Bainimarama said that, “if anyone hits or mistreats a woman in any way, they had better watch out.” He added that, “men who engage in such acts will face the full brunt of the law.”

Mrs Weleilakeba says that while she’s glad that Commodore Voreqe is advocating violence against women, she wants him to first admit what he knows and his involvement in their pro-democracy group’s beating at the Nabua military barracks on Christmas Eve 2006.

“It’s the eve to general elections and many “feel good” words will be released by aspiring politicians like Commodore Bainimarama. But what we Fiji citizens must be able to discern is whether the fruits these individuals are bearing is a testimony to their own words of non-violence.”

“I will be glad to have Commodore Bainimarama over to my home so we could have a one-to-one discussion on his involvement that night and to put to him whether he really believes he is a good role model on violence against women or Fijians in general for that matter.”

“Commodore Bainimarama must be reminded that many Fijians have been tortured, maimed and some even killed by his military personnel under his command as Commodore of the Fiji Military Forces and that he owes it to himself, to those military officers who were misled, and the people of Fiji, to be brutally honest about his involvement.”

Fijilive reported that in Tavuki, Bainimarama encouraged Fijian women to exercise their rights to ensure their protection saying “they must no longer accept being mistreated.”

“In reply to Commodore Bainimarama’s call, I’m now exercising my right as a Fijian woman to ensure my protection and would like to tell Commodore Bainimarama that enough is enough and I will no longer accept being mistreated by any member, servant or affiliates of his military regime. I’m also speaking this on behalf of many silent majority Fijians who’re unable to publicly voice out their opinion on this non-violence matter.”


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9 Comments
Fiji Voter
13/2/2014 01:54:53 am

I wonder if Nirmal Singh suffered the same fate - NO - hiding from the dictator and now planning to join his new part.

I take it be will now go to Naz with evidence - or so-called evidience of Felix and Daniel's involvement with PDF and get the party de-registered.

Come on, Nirmal - don't dare to emerge on the campaign trail with your buddy Bainimarama

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Jimmy
14/2/2014 03:17:41 am

Nirmal was a opportunist and was so power hungry. Luckily the board in PDP caught on and kicked his ass. He was making deals with Baini and AG and started saying things in favour of regime while being PDP spokesman. What a sad loser and now is backstabbing PDP by giving out details about them to win favours.

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Ratu
13/2/2014 10:40:11 am

Laisa good one but why did Siti liumuried PM LQ ?

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Ulyses
13/2/2014 02:13:07 pm

Thank you Laisa for bringing this up.

Frank should be brought to Justice for the killing and torturing of innocent people in Fiji. How can we condone this inhumanely act how can the soldiers condone this act.
The soldiers should know that when they gave their oath of allegiance on the Holy Bible , they are promising that they on oath and will defend the institution and doing so they are duty bound to defend any forms of aggression or domestic terrorism done to the people of Fiji.

The well known Fiji business men , everybody who have shown support to Frank should be investigated and brought to task for their part in the torture and killings of innocent civilians.

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End In Sight
13/2/2014 03:17:26 pm

Isa,,,reality of politics now hitting frank and the coupters. The immunity will not protect anyone as it was done without the consent of anyone. Now all hidden infor on franks crimes will be released and he stands zero chance. No one will join him as he is exposed by all this.
A fijian saying goes :"Na ka o vakarautaka ena vakarautaki tale vei iko" ie what you prepare will also be prepared for you.
Bon Voyage Frank et al

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Innocent
13/2/2014 03:20:31 pm

wonder what happened to the guy who in 2000 was picked up from his studies at FNU and murdered at QEB. To date no one arrested - who gave the order?

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la la land
13/2/2014 04:11:25 pm

@Ratu

Siti told the truth. He took the immunity deal to reveal all the sordid details. Qarase never denied anything xcept he said he declared his interests which he did NOT as he dug into making sweet deals for his clan and relos. And to this day has never apologised because the son of a gun felt entitled to the "unjust enrichments" he unethically sought for his clan AT THE EXPENSE OF THE 14 PROVINCES WHOSE INTERESTS HE WAS TO SAFEGUARD AND PROMOTE, at FHL.

Was relegating the provinces to buying pathetically small shares in CLASS B whilst he gorged himself to Class A shares, the expected conduct of a director solely sitting on the FHL board as representative of the 14 provinces? No of course not, unless that person is a conniving crook and a fraudster.

Qarase had time to clean up his act but didn't and instead tried to coverup by even going as far as court (at shareholders expense) to stop the public from reading information about the family companies who had gorged Class A shares to themselves, for at least a whole decade.

Foreigners have openly asked why is it that Qarase's govt was unable to arrest Bainimarama who had been agitating for their removal with all kinds of excuses for a long time. He had so many seditious utterances which was cause for immediate arrest. Qarase's govt was not short of ample opportunities to arrest Bai, so why didn,t they take the chances they had?

I think Qarase didn't and couldn't make the decisive move because he was compromised ... and so he knew he didn't have the moral high ground to put Bai in his proper place.

Bai may have had the guns behind him but Qarase had the majority mandate of the people who "blindly" voted him in... but he was rightly afraid to test the strength of that loyalty... as it finally did show up when the itaukei bought the corruption excuse for the coup and let Bai remove his lawfully elected govt at gunpoint without so much as a protest.

Tis the problem when national leaders like Qarase don't humble themselves and admit t!eir fault to the people of Fiji who are owed that apology but instead continue to perpetuate a lie by sitting tight on their illgotten and unjust wealth, hoping someone else would magically do the dirty deed of removing Bai. Life just doesn't happen that way...

Instead what they gave Fiji was a dictator in the making whose now supported by opportunists and get-rich-quick schemers whose only goal is to make a buck and a name for themselves asap!

In the final analysis, Siti wud be seen to hve done the right thing. Its not liumuri, its truth-telling - a lesson Qarase & cronies shud hve heeded for themselves ages ago...

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Tony
14/2/2014 07:08:28 pm

Fiji's new tourism slogan: "Fiji, where happiness finds you… and beats the living crap out of YOU!!"

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TamedButFearless
15/2/2014 04:35:14 am

Fiji will go past this season in the near future because nobody reigns forever but God. Even every great Leaders passed on, how much more will those who rule by the sword. To hurt humanity and to deprive innocent people of their human rights and constitutional rights inflicts a curse upon the perpetrator and their descendants. This is a detestable act that God opposes. Brave individuals like Laisa D Weleilakeba will be remembered in our History because they stand up for justice and willing to risk their all. God was looking for a man but He didn't find one, so He chose a woman. In the scriptures, God chooses the weak things to confound the wise. Laisa, The Lord be with you and your family and may He deliver Fiji from all injustice and corruption and restore our values, dignity and eternal destiny. God bless!!! RtJ

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