"That the Counselor [Salusalu] be recalled immediately. He is no asset to the Embassy as he has little to offer. Secondly, the Police wish to interview him and this will require waiver of diplomatic immunity. The [UAE] Foreign Ministry has talked to me about declaring him persona non grata if he is not given access... Any such eventuality would be embarrassing to Fiji and should be avoided, as it the usual diplomatic practice. He is not only a threat to me but to our Government if he is left in this sensitive position.""After preliminary investigation, the Police have identified the prime suspect as my Counselor on the basis of motive, know-how, and dubious behavior after the event...They have told me that I am obliged to file a formal complaint for them to start the investigation. They have asked me for particular information. They have asked me to have access to the Counselor for an interview.." - Robin Nair to acting Permanent Secretary Esala Nayasi, MFA "I have now reported to HQ as required a serious criminal activity perpetrated against the Embassy and against the accredited Ambassador. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the local Police have taken the breach seriously. There has been a breach against the sanctity of the Embassy. They have named a suspect and has sought full cooperation from me. I am surprised that your answer is that we should have another investigation into allegations against the Counselor and now a principal suspect in a criminal offence. Any objective onlooker would at least come to the conclusion which the Police here have concluded, that the Counselor indeed would have the motive given his serious activities against me over a continuous period of 2.5 years, coupled with his recent grievance that I have been asked to stay longer." "That I appoint Emosi Rakai to be Charge D’Affaires until my return on 22 July. I fly out on Wednesday evening. Mr Rakai is much more experienced and given the challenge, he can rise up to it. He weakened considerably after Mr Salusalu was appointed the Counselor above him. Sir, it has taken me a long time to make such holistic deliberations and recommendation. Perhaps Mr Salusalu should have been gone after his first serious offence in early 2013. I have tried very hard to help him. He is now beyond rehabilitation or redemption. He walks into one disaster after another. In spite of the shenanigans, I have been able to have this Embassy perform to a high standard for the last three years. I am tired now!" - Nair to Nayasi, 22 June 201
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Chiku
1/7/2015 03:22:36 am
Objective onlookers is one lot you will NOT find in the Bai-Kai regime.It is naive for Regime man Robin Nair to expect that. He must realise that he is expandable. The gang in power would not lose a wink of sleep to dump him . He has outlived his usefulness to the regime.his engagement by the regime was cosmetic.to give the impression that this was a non racial, fair truly democratic regime.
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Dekho
1/7/2015 03:48:13 am
Robin Nair joined the Bainimarama-Kaiyum bandwagon in the belief that the regime was on admission to bring about a " paradigm change" in the way government was conducted. Can Nair tell us whether the paradigm change happened?
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Johnny
1/7/2015 05:15:03 am
Robin is fighting a battle that has already been lost. He won't find any favour with the corrupt to the core regime of kubuabola and Kaiyum. I feel pity for the Indo-Fijians. They thought that Bainimarama would provide solace to them after years of discrimination. Bainimarama has turned around and bitten them for the trust they placed in him by appointing people like kubuabola and Kaiyum. Back to ground zero for indo-Fijians.
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rajend naidu
1/7/2015 02:50:17 pm
Editor,
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And
2/7/2015 05:24:47 pm
And, you should go and play with your stick like the Fiji soldier above because you lack the intellectual capacity to grasp what is discussed here.
vakatawa
1/7/2015 04:47:59 pm
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Shane
1/7/2015 07:57:27 pm
Dear Vakatawa, Whether Robin committed adultery or not that is besides the point and it is his own personal matter, which is between him and his spouse. The essence here is about sick minded people like Aliki who have racism in their bones and cannot escape until they are cleansed to their bone marrow.
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And
1/7/2015 08:59:31 pm
And, Robin Nair should not be complaining about ultra nationalism now.Ultra nationalists who were prime players in the racist Rabuka coup of 1987 were in the Bainimarama line up from the very outset.that did not give Robin any pause for concern. He rushed in with his eyes wide open and his tongue hanging out to join the Bainimarama gang. Sorry, no sympathy for you Robin.
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We call ourselves Fijians. What sort of Fijians are we? In hunger for power we get our fellow staff terminated. We dig so hard to find fault in other people’s life and if there is nothing we cook things up to cause disrepute. Aliki Salusalu placed in all effort to get Wati Bogidrau terminated and he with his fellow mates closed their door to this lady in UAE. Ambassador Nair stood up to assist this lady by accommodating her and getting her through to her career. We need people like Ambassador Nair in whose eye every Fijian is equal. Those who are jealous of his success are behind these cooked up things. Ambassador you have not left any stone unturned in this mission however we continue to have people in this regime that cannot live without demeaning the Indo-Fijians.
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Dekho
2/7/2015 03:07:58 pm
I ask again : Where is the paradigm change that Bainimarama and Khaiyum claimed they were bringing about in the "new " Fiji they were creating and which people like Robin Nair accepted hook,line and sinker?
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Fijileaks Editor
2/7/2015 01:51:55 am
If you want your comments to be considered for publication, please use names of your choice but not to impersonate - that applies to two of you - Shandiya and Khaiyum
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Tuiviti
2/7/2015 08:09:50 am
Na ka ena vunitaki ena qai laurai mai..jiko vakcegu Aliki Salusalu
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Tuiviti
18/7/2015 07:38:04 am
Sa vinaka mesa cegu laivi yani na Turaga Ni Idia mai mata jiko I Abu Dhabi..e kautamai na duidui kivei ira na gone I taukei e UAE..vacava mesa gole ga mai dua gone I taukei me mata eke..
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Upcross
30/4/2016 06:19:17 am
Well how tables have turned with Mr. Nair now becoming the Permanent Secretary
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