ARSONIST: In the course of the arrest plan, documentary evidence also emerged that it was Sitiveni Qiliho who had burned down Justice Gordon Ward's villa at Deuba, and was the military officer who had tampered with Justice Gerard Winter's car wheels, to cause a fatal crash. More later! He was also the military officer who had tortured and poured hot boiling water all over BEN PADARATH and had assaulted Professor Brij Lal
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SORRY, PITA, please continue to find solace in your suffering from TORTURE at the barracks by dialoguing with KALOU - GOD - but keep it PRIVATE, for the MASTER TORTURER is back in Fiji, as Police Commissioner. Crying WOLF in the Fiji Times is simply disingenuous on your part. You hid from UK human rights lawyers until Qiliho returned to Fiji. We notice one Letters to the Editor scribe already
"crying" after reading your sob story:
"Awful as pro- democracy youth activist Pita Waqavonovono’s “ experience in 2006 after the coup” was - he was “allegedly abused, tortured and sodomised by soldiers - what I find more disturbing is his claim “that the people that did this to me were actually running the country” ( ‘Activist shares trauma of abuse ‘, The Fiji Times 9/8/21 ).
Has Fiji lost its moral compass?
I Cry for my beloved home country.
How has it fallen into such a rotten state?
Rajend Naidu
Sydney
Fijileaks: Fiji has fallen into such a rotten state because it is the likes of Waqavonovono and countless others who played cat and mouse with our human rights lawyers, waiting for Qiliho to simply escape to Fiji
"Bula Peter, Please let me know if you are willing to cooperate with us regarding the events of 24 December 2006. And provide a written statement...The lawyers met on Monday afternoon and have concluded that there is prima facie case for them to proceed with the arrest plan."
Waqavonovono kept making excuses, dodging our requests
Allegedly abused, tortured and sodomised by soldiers on the eve of Christmas, 2006, for his stand on democracy, youth activist Pita Waqavonovono says he continues to be haunted by the experience.
Sharing his experience during the Catholic Church Archdiocese of Suva virtual discussion ‘Forming the True Man’, Mr Waqavonovono shared that before the incident 15 years ago, he had been exposed to domestic violence.
He shared that because of his childhood experience, he used to respond to those around him in a violent manner.
Following his experience in 2006 after the coup, Mr Waqavonovono claimed, “I was going to stand up for democracy. I was arrested a few times but on Christmas Eve, I was arrested by soldiers and taken in to the barracks where I was abused, tortured. I was sodomised.
“It really broke my spirit to see that the people that did this to me were actually running the country and in an effort to heal my psychological condition, I sought professional help with the support of my dad and his sisters who helped me get to the best psychologist.
“If it wasn’t for that intervention, I don’t know how I would have been able to face my mother and siblings who were my greatest source of strength during my recovery.
“This is something people hardly talk about, especially young men, the emotional and psychological scars that are left in the wake of these sorts of experiences.”
Speaking about what he termed as his lost years spent resorting to alcohol, drugs and other time-wasting activities to mend his psychologically wounded self, Mr Waqavonovono called on youths to learn to talk about their experiences with those they trusted in within their communities.
Mr Waqavonovono told young men the church was a strong source of spiritual grounding and solace for the challenged and wounded spirit.
“I want to encourage you to take time to stop looking back on the negatives in your life. A memory is not the enemy. But the ways we use our memory determine the detriment.”
When approached to comment on the issue yesterday, Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto sought written questions as he was busy.
The questions sent to Mr Naupoto remained unanswered when this edition went to press.
Sharing his experience during the Catholic Church Archdiocese of Suva virtual discussion ‘Forming the True Man’, Mr Waqavonovono shared that before the incident 15 years ago, he had been exposed to domestic violence.
He shared that because of his childhood experience, he used to respond to those around him in a violent manner.
Following his experience in 2006 after the coup, Mr Waqavonovono claimed, “I was going to stand up for democracy. I was arrested a few times but on Christmas Eve, I was arrested by soldiers and taken in to the barracks where I was abused, tortured. I was sodomised.
“It really broke my spirit to see that the people that did this to me were actually running the country and in an effort to heal my psychological condition, I sought professional help with the support of my dad and his sisters who helped me get to the best psychologist.
“If it wasn’t for that intervention, I don’t know how I would have been able to face my mother and siblings who were my greatest source of strength during my recovery.
“This is something people hardly talk about, especially young men, the emotional and psychological scars that are left in the wake of these sorts of experiences.”
Speaking about what he termed as his lost years spent resorting to alcohol, drugs and other time-wasting activities to mend his psychologically wounded self, Mr Waqavonovono called on youths to learn to talk about their experiences with those they trusted in within their communities.
Mr Waqavonovono told young men the church was a strong source of spiritual grounding and solace for the challenged and wounded spirit.
“I want to encourage you to take time to stop looking back on the negatives in your life. A memory is not the enemy. But the ways we use our memory determine the detriment.”
When approached to comment on the issue yesterday, Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto sought written questions as he was busy.
The questions sent to Mr Naupoto remained unanswered when this edition went to press.
One of Waqavonovono's co-victims, LAISA DIGITAKI, was all fired up to co-operate until she woke up one day and began reciting chapter and verse from the "Fijian Bible". Basically, the human rights lawyers wanted general statements and individual affidavits from the so-called 'Democracy Six" about their beatings and torture at the bararcks on 24 December 2006, to build a composite case of what followed after the 5 December Coup. All the human rights lawyers from REDRESS, specialists in bringing torturers to justice in the UK, wanted was confirmation that the stories the "Democracy Six" had told to the media and later splashed on the internet, did take place, so they could build up their case for Sitiveni Qiliho's arrest in London.
"Bula Peter, Please let me know if you are willing to cooperate with us regarding the events of 24 December 2006. And provide a written statement...The lawyers met on Monday afternoon and have concluded that there is prima facie case for them to proceed with the arrest plan."
Waqavonovono kept making excuses. Sadly, Digitaki suddenly began reminidng us that "GOD even loves Qiliho"
"I'm not very clear on what will be achieved out of all these apart from
trying to arrest Qiliho before he leaves the UK in June/July?
My statement has been on internet for almost 15 years now and all the
details of my experience is there for all to draw and learn from.
I had forgiven and released everyone who inflicted harm on me on that
night and have transmuted and transcended from it.
I no longer delve on the past but live in the moment with much gratitude
with the knowing that one of the greatest life lessons I've learnt from
that incident was to forgive unconditionally even when my own life was
in grave danger, for we are all one and the same, often misled by the
illusion of duality and separation i.e me vs them.
Qiliho and other members of the Fiji Military Force have families and
children and it is important that we as conscious adults choose a path
that will not kill their spirit with anger, hatred and revenge but to
protect and bless them with much love from our heart space. This is the
only way we can all overcome the malevolent and controlling take-over
spirit in Fiji and the world.
Vinaka." - Laisa Digitaki, 27 April 2021
BOARD OF INQUIRY HAD RECOMMENDED NAUPOTO TO BE CHARGED OVER THE BRUTAL BEATINGS OF GEORGE SPEIGHT AND HIS GROUP
