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WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS SAYS PROFESSOR BRIJ LAL: Fijileaks says YES, ITS IMMIGRATION AND DEFENCE MINISTER TIMOCI NATUVA WHO SHOULD REVEAL FICAC FILE, IF NOT WE WILL REVEAL ITS CONTENTS

19/3/2015

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Brij Lal should file charges in Australia (Pinochet Precedent) calling for the arrest and trial of Land Force Commander Colonel Sitiveni Qiliho for assaulting him (Brij Lal) at the QEB; that is the only way these human rights abusers could be brought to justice - if we can't get into Fiji, well, we make sure they dare not go out of Fiji for fear of arrest and trial!

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Nepalese army officer Kumar Lama leaves court in London where he is on trial for inflicting severe pain or suffering against two detainees in 2005. A Nepalese army officer has gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of torturing two alleged Maoist rebels in his homeland 10 years ago. The prosecution of Lieutenant Colonel Kumar Lama, 47, was brought before a London court because of the UK’s obligations under the UN convention against torture to bring suspects to justice wherever they are detained. Torture, like war crimes, is subject to universal jurisdiction, allowing those who allegedly committed crimes abroad to be tried in Britain.
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Exiled academic's 'sacrifice'

Thursday, March 19, 2015

ACADEMIC and former Fiji citizen Professor Brij Lal and his wife Dr Padma Lal have been banned from Fiji indefinitely.

This was confirmed in Parliament yesterday by the Defence and Immigration Minister Timoci Natuva following questions by member of Opposition Prem Singh on why the two former Fiji citizens, who are currently Australian passport holders, were banned from entering Fiji in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

"Fiji is a sovereign state and the authority to prohibit a foreigner to enter or re-enter the country rests with the State," Mr Natuva said.

"For this particular person, he has been very vocal and opposed the move towards democracy after the events of 2006, his actions were viewed by the Government of the day as prejudicial to the peace, defence, public safety, public order, security of the Government of Fiji.

"The Minister of Defence's decision was that he was given a prohibition status indefinitely, we had reviewed the decision when I came into office and after studying the case, I concurred with the earlier decision by the former Defence Minister."

The Defence Minister explained in Parliament that this indefinite ban applied to the couple and the duration for prohibition differed according to the circumstances surrounding the case and it goes from 12 months or indefinite period.

Prof Lal said he was sorry to hear the minister's decision.

"I do not accept that I opposed Fiji's return to democracy after the coup of 2006. I stood up for the rule of law, the values of democracy and a strict observance of the constitutional process," Prof Lal said.

"But all that is moot now. The country has a new constitution and a newly elected Parliament.

"The reasons for which my wife and I were deported do not apply any more. I have not broken any law, I have no criminal record. But if exile is the price I have to pay for standing up for freedom of speech, then I have no choice but to pay the price." Source: Fiji Times

Fiji's Immigration Department reminds one of Stasi, the East German secret police, who with the assistance of dozens of informers, kept files on those demanding the end to communism and dictatorship; take the following leaked e-mail from inside the DPP's Office on VICTOR LAL:

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20 Comments
paula raqeukai
18/3/2015 09:03:54 pm

Vinaka Professor Brij Lal!....we will continue the fight for the truth and the liberty/freedom of the people of our beloved Fiji...right now the LIES had been made to replace the TRUTHS while the truths have been undermined....isa of Viti...but you know professor you understand very well how the indigenous people of this nation live and their "malua" fever and attitude....when we remain silent it does not mean that we all agree to what's happening around us....our "lotu" is more important than anything at the moment, the truth is always in us in our heart and one day it will come out....we will all pay the price for it....and our good Lord always want us to stand up and tell the truth because the truth will set Fiji FREE!....as you rightly said...."The reasons for which my wife and I were deported do not apply any more. I have not broken any law, I have no criminal record. But if exile is the price I have to pay for standing up for freedom of speech, then I have no choice but to pay the price." Source: Fiji Times

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Roko
19/3/2015 04:02:08 pm

Brij and his wife are Australian citizens.

They pay tax to the Australian Government, not Fiji.

They therefore have no right to criticize the policies of a Government to which they pay no tax.

Like Australia, Fiji, has every right to determine who should and should not be given entry rights into the country.

Get over it Brij. Enjoy the rest of your days in the country which you call home and to which you pay your taxes.

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Chun Mun
19/3/2015 05:15:42 pm

Just a slight correction Roko.

Regardless of citizenship, you pay taxes depending on the source of your income.

Brij Lal may well have say a rental property in Fiji and could well be paying taxes on rent received in Fiji !!!

Dekho
18/3/2015 09:06:45 pm

The reason for Professor Brij Lal being denied entry into Fiji indefinitely is NOT because he poses any threat to national security, peace and order as purported by the minister for defence and immigration . It is because the people in power in Fiji - the same mob who had grabbed power unlawfully in 2006 - don't want any criticism or opposition to the way they run things in Fiji. The decision by the Minister in the post election " democratic" government to endorse that of the minister in the Fijian dictatorship to maintain the ban on Prof Lal is a good indication that ThUG RULE remains intact in Fiji.

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Acha right
18/3/2015 10:49:57 pm

EXPOSE THE FICAC FILES to place them in their rightful position,same goes to Bala who seems to enjoy the unavailability of magistrates in fiji. Expose them one by one, bro Victor n fijileaks.2015 is really interesting as day's go by.

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So
18/3/2015 11:14:06 pm

Democracy returns to Fiji or that is what the whole world has been led to believe with the holding of a " democratic" election and the reinstatement of parliamentary governance. But the reality is that the dictatorship which came to power over eight years ago has cloaked itself in a democratic garb. This decision to ban the academic who was a critic of the dictatorship is proof of that. For a dictatorship it is a crime to criticise the thugs in power!

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Big Difference
19/3/2015 01:08:32 am

One writes books
the other cooks it.

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And
19/3/2015 01:19:53 am

Power in the hands of intellectually and morally bankrupt people pose a threat to human decency. Professor Lal fell victim to such power holders in Fiji - the country of his birth. It is a national disgrace that a person who was previously engaged in shaping Fiji's constitution ( the 1997 constitution) is now banned to enter the country.
Shame on the scoundrels who imposed the ban!

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whatever
19/3/2015 03:13:51 am

And under that constitution drafted by Dr Brij Lal went on to criminally claim $184k in back pay!!!

No wonder Dr Lal is banned.

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Reason for Ban
19/3/2015 04:16:27 am

The real reason for the ban on Dr Brij Lal is because of intellectual insecurity of the rulers,they fear their brain matter shall be further exposed by having his presence around.

The absence of brain surgeons in Fiji does not help either.

And i for that matter support Natuva,good on you dude!

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Welcome Home
19/3/2015 06:03:38 am

Notes from UN General Assembly list among others motions from: Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Russian Federation (sic), Estonia, Israel, Uruguay, Denmark, Norway, Namibia, Solomon Is, all calling singly or in unison for: invitations for Special Rapporteurs to visit with regard to: Independence of Judges and lawyers, Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, CEDAW compliance, Civil and Political Rights and more. Chile is noteworthy as are Switzerland and Russian Federation and Israel. We are not alone in our nightmares!

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Dual Citizenship Holder
19/3/2015 04:28:13 pm

Roko

What right do people who have lived all their lives abroad or for many, many years in Australia, for example, suddenly pay $3,5000 and become Fijian citizens.

They have no paid their taxes in Fiji, and still don't.

So what are you smoking?

Brij Lal is no ordinary Indo-Fijian down the road - he has written so much on our history and politics, helped draft the 1997 Constitution under which two elections were held etc

I am sure because of his work, it was better to hold Australian citizenship.

I have problems with those holding dual citizenships and will not criticize or pay their taxes in Fiji

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Roko
20/3/2015 03:20:26 pm

Dual citizens and people of the ilk of Brij Lal have the same problem; they want the best of both worlds.

If you are Fiji citizen you have to declare your income, including overseas assets etc and are taxed accordingly. Brij is not a Fiji citizen PERIOD.

If you know of dual Fiji citizens who have overseas assets and not declared them, then report them to FIRCA.

Now go take two Panadol and go to bed. You will feel better afterwards.

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Konchi Karta
30/7/2015 11:18:50 pm

Roko, dual citizenship holders, can only pay tax in only one country, the country they reside in.Non residents who are Fiji citizens do not have to pay tax in Fiji as they may reside and pay tax in the country which is their principal place of residence, so dont talk rubbish

So
19/3/2015 04:39:17 pm

Professor Brij Lal , with his public criticism of the Dictatorship in Fiji , showed what academic freedom and free speech means. For that the dictatorship imposed a no entry to Fiji ban on him. Many academics in Fiji continued to flourish under the patronage of the Bainimarama dictatorship because they very conveniently forgot what academic freedom and standing up for democracy means. Lal can hold his head high because like he says he broke no law and he stood up for the rule of law and democracy in Fiji.

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Well?
19/3/2015 04:46:39 pm

If the UN convention on torture has universal jurisdiction how come the chief torturer in Fiji Frank Bainimarama could come before the UN General Assembly, make a phony speech about his commitment to democracy and human rights and labour laws etc and smartly return to Fiji and business as usual?

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Why Dr Brij Lal?
19/3/2015 04:55:58 pm

I must say last person Bai/Kai/Defence Minister Natuva should ban from entering Fiji is Dr Brij Lal.

He confirms he surredered or abondoned his fight for democracy to what defied his own drafted 1997 Constitution in that the new constitution and abbrogation are both inconsistent with the legal 1997 Constitution. Dr Brij Lal does confirm this by saying:

"I do not accept that I opposed Fiji's return to democracy after the coup of 2006. I stood up for the rule of law, the values of democracy and a strict observance of the constitutional process," Prof Lal said.

"But all that is moot now. The country has a new constitution and a newly elected Parliament.

What this shows is he has convinced himself that the due process to the new constitution was a valid process with new Parliament.

He is very willing to accept this as the new governing law of land, so why should he be now banned.

Even lawyers who were once supporting their oath, with alligence to the written law, went back to swear to abide by Aiyaz's decreed law and Courts. Those lot are still in Fiji so why only abondone Dr Brij Lal?

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Yep
20/3/2015 02:02:16 pm

You don't have to be a criminal to be rounded up by a dictatorial regime which is what Fiji was when Prof Brij Lal was taken in for some third degree treatment and then deported . All you have to do is have the audacity to speak truth to power. That is Lal' " crime".

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Roko
20/3/2015 03:46:06 pm

@ Yep

Try going to Australia as a Fiji citizen and publicly offer strident criticisms against the policies of the Australian Government (lets say, the abuse of human rights of asylum seeker women and children who Australia puts behind razor wire fences) ...then wait for the authorities to arrive and lock you up in Villawood Detention Center before booting you out of the country! Samasama La!

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Yep
20/3/2015 05:37:11 pm

Australia does not need any Fiji citizen to come here to tell the Australian government that what it is doing with regards to refugees and asylum seekers is a violation of international human rights laws. Australian citizens do that ably and openly without any fear of reprisal. Even the former prime minister Malcom Fraser was a vocal critic of the Australian government policy and treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. To the extend that he tore up his Liberal Party membership.Roko you employing the logically fallacious argument of justifying the wrong doings of the Fijian state by pointing to the wrongdoings of the Australian State. A wrongdoing by any state is wrong and right minded people recognise that. Some have the courage to point it out. Lal had that courage and the Fijian power holders - the gang who grabbed power in a coup - could not tolerate that. That Lal was now an Australian citizen only presented them with a convenient excuse. The reality in Fiji is that the government does not accept criticism and opposition from its own citizens who were subjected to harassment and threats of violence for speaking out. This is why many in Fiji have been silenced.


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