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SELECTIVE JUSTICE: UFDF wants to know why Pita Driti has been denied immunity under the regime's own 2013 Constitution of Fiji?

29/11/2013

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STATEMENT

[No 34 /2013]

[Nov 27, 2013]

The UFDF calls on the Attorney General, the  PM & Military Commander to explain to the people how Brig Gen Driti who was part of the 2006 Bainimarama team that overthrew a constitutional government and is supposedly covered under  the ‘entrenched’  immunity provisions of  the 2013 constitution has somehow been ‘excluded’ and put on trial?

The UFDF says if a special decree was passed by cabinet under section 161 of the 2013 constitution that excluded Brig Gen Driti from the protection he is supposed to have enjoyed as a member of the 2006 Bainimarama team, why has that decree not been made public?.

The UFDF says it is ironic that Brig Gen Driti is being found guilty of inciting mutiny against an Army Commander who overthrew a constitutional government?

The UFDF asks how was it possible to have a trial where some of the key characters involved in the alleged crime did not even make a court appearance.

If Driti can be charged and brought to court while supposedly being protected under the immunity provisions, the UFDF asks if this means all those who have aided and abetted the regime who think they are protected from prosecution, can also be removed from immunity protection and prosecuted?

Authorized By                       UFDF

For further elaboration or interviews on our statements please contact anyone of the following:

Mick Beddoes – 830524; Laisania Qarase – 9993113; Mahendra Chaudhry – 9921865 Attar Singh – 9921184; Tupeni Baba – 9373364

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Heading for the cell and prison to await sentencing
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The regime's favoured judge Paul Madigan relaxes at home waiting to sentence Driti on 10 December after overturning three assessors NOT GULITY verdict
3 Comments
Rajesh
29/11/2013 10:01:09 am

Driti is charged why not AZIZ/Bai/Khaiyum/Minister/Army guys for treason against elected govt?
BKC gave immunity now police should charge the whole lot of regime thugs.
if driti is charged why not regime thugs.? this open up the future case.to take regime to task.

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Bill Carson
29/11/2013 07:20:11 pm

Why does UNDF advertise 3 contacts at SODELPA ( Qarase, Beddoes & Tupeni Baba) but only 1 each from FLP and NFP?

Juct curious.

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29/11/2013 09:41:03 pm

Unfortunately, it is pure and unadulterated demagoguery from UFDF. http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2013/11/misleading-reporting-fiji-michael-field

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