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POWERING INTO THE NAME: Fiji Pensioners reveal more on true ownership of Fiji First Party stolen by Bainimarama and his clique!

1/4/2014

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"The revocation of the 1997 Constitution was not made within the doctrine of necessity and such revocation was unconstitutional and of no effect. The 1997 Constitution is the supreme and extant law of Fiji today." Justice Anthony Gates in Chandrika Prasad v. Att-Gen of Fiji [2000] 2 FLR 89; Prasad v. Republic of Fiji & Another [2001]. Justice Gates (left) and Shaista Shameem (right); Shameem had filed the case on behalf of Chandrika Prasad via the Fiji Human Rights Commission. Justice Gates in 2000: "The matter was first called before the court on 14th July 2000. I indicated to Dr. Shameem, who first appeared for the Applicant to assist him, and to Mr. Udit for the Respondents that there was a need for the affidavit material to provide evidence of the acceptance or non-acceptance of the military takeover and of the consequent government. Time was allowed for the Applicant and the Respondents, to place such evidence before the court. The Applicant availed himself of this opportunity by filing 2 further affidavits. The Respondents, elected not to do so."

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JIKO LUVENI FIRST TO HITCH RIDE ON BAINIMARAMA'S POLITICAL  ROAD SHOW

Current Minister for Women, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Jiko Luveni, will join Mr Bainimarama as he travels around the country on a bus to seek support, ahead of the country's September 17 election.

Dr Luveni told Pacific Beat she has been visiting the remote Lau Group of Islands in Fiji's east and has received a positive response from constituents.

"They have much more positively and freely made positive statements about this country, about this government and are aware that they have actually benefited from the development programs the government is actually doing," she said.

Other parties have been required to register for the election, but Fiji First is yet to do so.

Dr Luveni says this is because the interim government still has policy goals it needs to achieve.

"We still need to complete this and we really would like to complete all the work that we have been doing," she said.

The elections will be the first in Fiji since Mr Bainimarama led a military coup to seize power in December 2006.

Opponents have criticised the Fiji First campaign, claiming it is being funded by the public purse.

Critics say it is also inappropriate for Mr Bainimarama to use the country's emblem on the side of his bus.

Audio: Fiji's minister for women Dr Jiko Luveni speaks to Pacific Beat (ABC News)

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Copyright Holder
1/4/2014 07:40:35 am

When will Khaiyum and Bainimarama issue a statement regarding the name; and when will the toady media, Fiji Sun, Fijivillage and FBC go and ask them. They are quite but have been very quick to dismiss the use of Fiji's Coat of Arms on the bus!

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Anit Singh
1/4/2014 07:55:12 am

Fiji First Party reiterates its principled stand, believing in the sanctity of the 1997 Constitution - as a living document.

We repeat our earlier recommendation that the Supreme Court of Fiji MUST rule on the validity of the ‘purported’ abrogation of the 1997 Constitution. That is, before proceeding further with ‘unconstitutional’ actions of your Commission, which intends replacing the 1997 Constitution with a pretender Constitution – to be forced and imposed upon us - which will not represent the collective will of the people of Fiji - and would be brought about by people who lack legitimacy themselves - and have no mandate to do so either by vote and/or a referendum – except by shoving the barrel of the gun up the citizens’……!

[EXTRACT - From the 'FIRST' Fiji First Party's Submission to Yash Ghai -5/10/12]

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Rajesh
1/4/2014 01:18:44 pm

Anit good on you .
Anit should put a objection to Frank FFP to be registered.

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v link
6/9/2014 01:44:03 am

Frank Bainimarama.. Biggest liar...

Interesting Scenario
1/4/2014 12:50:45 pm

Can Fiji Pensioners - show list of the founding members of Fiji First Party where there were names of Fiji Human Rights Fiji Group members a party to this political party?

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Victim
1/4/2014 03:51:44 pm

Thank you Shaista for standing up for Indo-Fijian rights, even if it meant transgressing the line of duty

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Victim 2
1/4/2014 05:08:51 pm

Not just Indo-Fijians doce; see Silatolu's case http://www.paclii.org/fj/cases/FJHC/2002/69.html

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Victim 1
1/4/2014 05:47:47 pm


Where are applications of ex-gratia payments appealed by FHRC during 6 years of SDL rule and during the Bainimarama/ Chaudhry rule.

Since she says it was actually FHRC that formed the refugee camp, (not Anit Singh from NZ), it means FHRC were handling all complaints of all victims that were at the camp, given that her staff were seen at Sanatan School recording each victims story.

If Shaista as FHRC director was really doing her job since 2000 coup till the day she got shipped out by Aiyaz, then why did the victims need to form Fiji First Party?

Good Revelation
1/4/2014 05:34:47 pm

The article by Dr Shameem CONFIRM it was Anthony Gates himself who pushed Chandrika Prasad (the applicant appointed by the Camp residents') to provide affidavit material towards evidence of the acceptance or non-acceptance of the military takeover and of the consequent government.

So the entire credit of the reinstatement of the 1997 Constitution went to Anthony Gates vision and was NOT part of challenge by applicant in applicant's first affidavit

This means FHRC lacked this vision that only as a result of Gates request that the Applicant availed himself of this opportunity by filing 2 further affidavits that led to a ruling that 1997 Constitution was not abrogated.

Give Credit where it is due which is to Anthony Gates in Chandrika Prasad case and not to FHRC or the applicant who would not know what was in the written down constitution.


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Democratic Fiji
5/4/2014 02:22:24 pm

Great revelation Dr Shameem. Keep it up.. you doing great.

It is no wonder why the consequent government (Qarase's interim Govt) did not support or give a grain of rice to the refugee camp.

This is all because Chandrika Prasad's lawyers' (FHRC) went onto provide affidavit against the takeover and interim govt at the request of Anthony Gates (not FHRC) which led to interim govt not funding the refugee camp demonstrating bias defying basic human rights to these victims even further.

Can Aiyaz Khaiyum ask FHRC to provide audited accounts of funds they received and spent on the refugee camp as their Director at the time confirm the Constitutional body of FHRC had formed the refugee camp.

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Accountability
1/4/2014 06:37:57 pm

It is news to us that FHRC claimed to have formed the Refugee Camp. Were they receiving chunks of donations from NGO's or were they using FHRC's fundings.

Can FHRC show us their accounts for the camp please and how much donations did those outraged Fiji members of Fiji Human Rights Group donate as personal cash donations?

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Victim 1
5/4/2014 12:04:23 am

Indeed Shaista and her FHRC did not pay any money into the refugee camp. But instead made money from Court as Court Cost of about $50,000 for Chandrika Prasad Case when lawyers had said they were volunteering pro bono to do the case. They never gave it to either Chandrika Prasad or to the refugee camp. Same as Mahen Chaudhry and FCOSS who received $124,000 from NZ Foreign Ministry for appeal made by NZ Group. They too kept all the money they got under the name of refugee camp.

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