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SOBERING UP TO JUSTICE? MIDA upholds complaint from Sodepla youth leader Waqavonovono and rules against Fiji Sun, Delaibatiki and Pratibha - Cocout Wireless piece 'defamatory and incriminatory in nature'

22/2/2015

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THE SUN IS YET TO RISE AND REPORT: MIDA Judgment in favour of Waqavonovono was handed down on 9 February 2015: "I had called for a meeting with both Ms Pratibha and Mr Nemani Delaibatiki and expressed my concerns that such statements are defamatory and incriminating in nature and therefore in breach of the Media Decree and that columns such as Coconut Wireless must adhere to the protocols of responsible journalism...the report by the Fiji Sun accusing Sodelpa of playing 'divisive and land cards of the past' is antagonistic, thoroughly yoked in the logic of race and bereft of facts'..."

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Fijileaks: In case you need to go for a dictionary-'disambiguate' means the removal of ambiguity by making something clear; one swallow does not make a summer-Raj is yet to respond to us regarding serious allegations made against him since he was locked up! Below, Fiji Sun's official response to Pita Waqavonovono's complaint-Peter Lomas to Raj:"Waqavonovono be forewarned that any incorrect allegations and criticism made by him in the future against Fiji Sun and its employees will be aggressively dealt with."
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STATEMENT

[NO 40 21/2/2015]

 

Principal Administrative Officer of the Opposition Mick Beddoes on behalf of Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa welcomed the findings of MIDA Chairman Ashwin Raj against Jyoti Pratibha and the Fiji Sun in response to a complaint lodged by SODELPA Youth President Peter Waqavonuvonu in December last year

Mr. Beddoes said in his findings Chairman Ashwin Raj suggested that the Article - Man of the Year; the PM who delivers; was antagonistic, thoroughly yoked in logic of race and bereft of facts.

Beddoes said Mr. Raj ruled that Miss Pratibha’s remark that Peter Waqavonuvonu shave and buy a deodorant were defamatory and incriminating in nature and therefor in breach of the Media Decree.  Beddoes added that by using her privileged position in the Media Industry to make those nasty remarks against Peter says more about her lack of moral integrity then it does about her questionable journalistic skills. Mr. Raj said that column’s such as Whispers and Coconut Wireless must adhere to the protocols of responsible journalism.

Beddoes said Ro Teimumu was proud of the courage and timely action of Peter on behalf of our SODELPA Youth for the Party and was encouraged by what appears to be a fair and reasonable ruling to the unsubstantiated allegations, misinformation and bias against SODELPA and its leaders that both Jyoti Pratibha and Nemani Delaibatiki have relentlessly pursued in order to politically weaken and discredit the party and the Leadership of Ro Teimumu Kepa.

Beddoes said that today’s article on page one by Litia Cava is another example of the Sun’s relentless campaign against our Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa and by association the party.

Authorized By                          Mick Beddoes


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BLOG FEVER RAGES AFAR: The faraway, long gone want-to-be who tries to influence things here from the other side of the world is becoming increasingly desperate on his blog site. The fantasy, misinformation and personal attacks indicate he has abandoned all semblance of pretending to be the journalist he once was. Sign of the rage on the anti-blogs as the elections rapidly approach and the antis realise they’ve lost, perhaps?
Feedback: jyotip@fijisun.com.fj (4 August 2014); LEAKING ON EMPTY: Not much can be expected out of FijiLeaks, a discredited blogsite run by an ex-journalist from the other side of the world (22 September 2014);
9 WINNERS AND LOSERS: (LOSERS: VICTOR LAL: Once was a journalist. Now a sad, faraway and irrelevant figure trying to peddle lies as information through his so-called Fijileaks (19 September 2014).


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COCONUT WIRELESS WITH NO CONNECTION: The judgment was handed down on 9 February and just look at the Coconut Wireless of
February 22 - Nothing had reached the public about the judgment - self-censorship?
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See Fijileaks: http://www.fijileaks.com/home/waqavonovono-lodges-complaint-against-fiji-sun-article-with-mida
9 Comments
Well Done Mida
22/2/2015 02:15:12 am

Well Raj does deserve our praise, t6his time around, to have done the right thing.

And to the Fiji Sun - Wakey, Wakey, Rise and Shine !

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?
22/2/2015 02:18:51 am

So what recourse do the individuals and organization which were victimized by the Fiji Sun have in terms of compensation under the Illegal 2013 Constitution of Fiji?

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Fiji Shame
22/2/2015 02:45:42 am

Fiji Sun is Fiji Shame.

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Fiji Scum
22/2/2015 04:26:27 am

At last the Fiji Sun has been put in its proper place - by Mida.

Fiji Sun - a masi polo, newspaper, bereft of facts, which has lost all its credibility -in its blind pursuit of sucking up to a Chor PM (paisa Maro - $F184,740-29) and his Chor party - which shamelessly STOLE their name from another political party.

The Fiji Sun has fallen so low it's impossible for them to redeem themselves in our eyes. It is just a dirty regime propaganda paper which has no ethics, morality or professionalism - only SUCKING-UP nonsense of the 'paisa maro' -people in power - who Fiji Sun actively helped put in power - by their falsehoods and propaganda. These CHOR scums of Fiji.

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Nope
22/2/2015 02:56:00 pm

Nope the Fiji Sun has not been put in its place. This MIDA chastisement ( a very belated one) is like a minor boil in the arse. The Fiji Sun will carry on regardless because it is under the patronage of Fiji's political masters - Bainimarama and Khaiyum and the ruling Fiji First Theft Party government which the Fiji Sun helped to keep in power.

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WazUp?
22/2/2015 06:15:46 am

Robin returns calls
Raj plays balls

Me bet ya a pound
a Magistrate will soon be found

For the Ba walla falla
Praveen Bala.

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Kavita
22/2/2015 01:08:16 pm

Well, its a credibility question. With all the scandals, mismanagement, lies, brainwashing, high-level corruption etc, it is becoming an international embarrassment. Despite FBC and Fijisun twisting and suppressing the truth, the rot is exposed.

So the muppets are also beginning to feel the society's dejection. The muppet master Kaiyum is also under pressure with his government colleagues not comprehending the rationale for his somewhat adolescent moves. There are so many righteous members in parliament who are in silent majority. How many people will Kaiyum need to manipulate to say the "right" things and do the "right" things so good coverup on issues can be achieved ? His blunders are known and more is expected to come about in the coming months.

Given that the whole capability question for government comes into picture, the transformation ought to come.

As for Fiji Sun , the movement NOT to buy FijiSun is getting stronger day by day. The earlier brainwashed society is going through withdrawal period and not keen on Bullshit.

The honeymoon is over.

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Canada Boy
22/2/2015 01:32:16 pm

It's a ploy by Raj to deflect things from his arrest story
The point is what action will MIDA take on the pathetic Fiji Sun which offer less of journalism and more of sucking up to the Baininarama regime
Hope MIDA and Raj remains fair in their future decisions but I sltill firmly believe MIDA is a gag order on media in Fiji and needs to go

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Nitya
22/2/2015 01:36:58 pm

Good to know Ashwin Raj is finally doing what he is supposed to do. Lets hope this is start of a new journey for MIDA and not a one time fairytale story.

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