Subject: [fem-women2000 468] IRB BANS FIJI
From: "Dr. Yusuf R." <yusuf.roshan@which.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:01:35 +1200
Seq: 468

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From: Dr Yusuf Roshan=20
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An article by our President, Mr Raymond Croxon Q C. Please disseminate.=20
Yusuf=20

Movement for Democracy in Fiji=20

331 City Road London EC1V 1LJ=20
Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7713 7377 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7713 7378=20
Home Tel: +44 (0) 1474 872 908=20
Email: yusuf.roshan@which.net=20
 =20

  The Government of Fiji must seek help from the United Nations, UK, =
Australia=20
  and New Zealand indeed all the sympathetic countries of the world to=20
  re-establish the Government's right to govern and to establish law and =
order.=20
  It is in my view that a concerted effort must be made by Fiji to =
persuade=20
  these countries to grapple with the need to provide a relatively small =

  military force to re-establish proper law and order on the island and =
so that=20
  the Fijian Government and the law enforcement facilities of the island =
can=20
  take back the proper and permanent command of the island.  History =
shows that=20
  this is possible, but the army needs to be given clear instructions as =
to=20
  what to do and where it's duties lie if another insurrection were to =
be=20
  attempted.   Breach of these instructions should be clearly defined as =
being=20
  treason the punishment for which is death.=20
  The Government never gave in to Speight and his thugs. The purported=20
  dismissal of the government by the army as decreed by the Chief =
Justice was=20
  unlawful.  The failure of the army to secure the release of the =
Government=20
  was unlawful.  One has to ask the question, what on earth did the =
Chief=20
  Justice of Fiji imagine he was doing when obeying the command of =
Speight made=20
  through his apparent agent the head of the army and writing an illegal =
decree=20
  suspending the Government.=20
  He was challenged about this by then Fijian Law Society who asked upon =
what=20
  legal authority he had acted. He did not give a satisfactory answer. =
The=20
  separation of powers which is the backbone of  democracy should have =
led the=20
  CJ to do the opposite of what he did. He should have ordered or =
advised the=20
  army to release the Government and to arrest Speight.  It was known by =

  everyone on the island that Speight had been charged with fraud. He =
was=20
  acting against the Government and the State of Fiji.  He should not =
escape=20
  this serious crime by mounting an insurrection based upon a racist =
creed. The=20
  fact that the CJ assisted him in this plan, beggars belief.=20
  To suggest that he the CJ complied with the request of the army to =
write a=20
  decree suspending the Government because he was asked to do so, is an =
excuse=20
  he has many times rejected if  put forward by a criminal on appeal =
seeking to=20
  blame others for the crime he committed. To pretend that the =
Government had=20
  ceased operating as though it was their choice to do so, when it was =
in fact=20
  made impotent by the unlawful and treacherous acts of Speight, was =
niaive and=20
  blatantly dishonest. For the CJ to join in and give comfort and =
support to=20
  this outrageous racist attack on anyone who had ancestors who were =
Indians, is=20
  wholly unacceptable. The CJ  asks whether he should resign. The answer =
is he=20
  has no option but to resign he has in fact given aid and comfort to =
Speight=20
  and his thugs the enemies of the Fiji state.=20
  Anyone who racially attacks and deprives half of the lawful citizens =
of a=20
  country of any legal or other rights, and treats them like slaves, is =
a=20
  serious enemy of the state. It would hardly be surprising if he and =
his=20
  thugs, who have already committed almost every crime in the book =
including=20
  the crimes of murder, serious physical assault, pillage and rape =
against=20
  their fellow Fijians, went on to start the genocide of every Fijian =
who had=20
  an Indian forebear. The first step of the Government must surely be to =
secure=20
  the island from any further criminal disturbance and ensure that those =
who=20
  are responsible for what has happened are deprived of all power and =
command=20
  and their possessions confiscated and brought to justice. Confiscation =
is=20
  necessary in order to secure money to go towards relieving those =
seriously=20
  physically or mentally injured by the insurrection.=20
  For the CJ to side with Speight's decision and act to unlawfully =
imprison=20
  members of the previous Government was an incredible misjudgement and =
can=20
  only be rationalised on the basis that he was prepared and signed the =
decree=20
  of dismissal or suspension of the Government because the CJ approved =
of the=20
  actions and beliefs of Speight, as did the army.=20
  In other words there was a conspiracy by Speight, the leaders of the =
army and=20
  the Head of the Judiciary to bring down the elected Government of  =
Fiji=20
  because it had dared to accuse one of their members of committing a =
crime.  A=20
  lot more may yet come to light, but this wicked connivance must be =
exposed to=20
  the cleansing rays of daylight and those responsible for it brought =
firmly=20
  to justice.=20
  Only then will the Fijians be able to return to the task of building a =
new=20
  Fiji where everyone will have equal rights as enshrined in the Bill of =
Human=20
  Rights the adoption of which (if not already done) should be the first =

  enactment of the restored Government to introduce.=20
  If my writing sounds angry, the answer is that I am!  We have been =
down this=20
  road before, but we are back to where we started. I think this has =
happened=20
  once too many times. This must not be allowed to happen again.=20
  The harm that has been done this time is far worse than any previous =
coup,=20
  the very fabric of the island has been damaged and there will be much =
to do=20
  to get the country back to it's pre-coup state.=20
  The sooner the machinations of Speight and those with him are brought =
to=20
  justice the better it will be for all the fair minded and loyal =
Fijians who=20
  have supported the establishment and continuation of the Government.=20
  Raymond Croxon Q.C.=20
  =20


QUESTION IS: ARE WE GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND ALLOW THE RAPE OF OUR =
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BY A FEW CRIMINAL ELEMENTS WITH THEIR OWN ULTERIOR =
MOTIVES=20

DO SOMETHING BEFORE WE REACH THE UNFATHAMOBLE CHASM=20
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<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dyusuf.roshan@which.net href=3D"mailto:yusuf.roshan@which.net">Dr =
Yusuf=20
Roshan</A> </DIV></DIV>&nbsp; <BR>An article by our President, Mr =
Raymond Croxon=20
Q C. Please disseminate.=20
<P>Yusuf=20
<P><B><FONT size=3D+2>Movement for Democracy in Fiji</FONT></B>=20
<P>331 City Road London EC1V 1LJ <BR>Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7713 7377 =
Fax: +44=20
(0) 20 7713 7378 <BR>Home Tel: +44 (0) 1474 872 908 <BR>Email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:yusuf.roshan@which.net">yusuf.roshan@which.net</A> =
<BR>&nbsp;=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE">The Government of Fiji must seek help from the =
United=20
  Nations, UK, Australia <BR>and New Zealand indeed all the sympathetic=20
  countries of the world to <BR>re-establish the Government's right to =
govern=20
  and to establish law and order. <BR>It is in my view that a concerted =
effort=20
  must be made by Fiji to persuade <BR>these countries to grapple with =
the need=20
  to provide a relatively small <BR>military force to re-establish =
proper law=20
  and order on the island and so that <BR>the Fijian Government and the =
law=20
  enforcement facilities of the island can <BR>take back the proper and=20
  permanent command of the island.&nbsp; History shows that <BR>this is=20
  possible, but the army needs to be given clear instructions as to =
<BR>what to=20
  do and where it's duties lie if another insurrection were to be=20
  <BR>attempted.&nbsp;&nbsp; Breach of these instructions should be =
clearly=20
  defined as being <BR>treason the punishment for which is death. =
<BR>The=20
  Government never gave in to Speight and his thugs. The purported =
<BR>dismissal=20
  of the government by the army as decreed by the Chief Justice was=20
  <BR>unlawful.&nbsp; The failure of the army to secure the release of =
the=20
  Government <BR>was unlawful.&nbsp; One has to ask the question, what =
on earth=20
  did the Chief <BR>Justice of Fiji imagine he was doing when obeying =
the=20
  command of Speight made <BR>through his apparent agent the head of the =
army=20
  and writing an illegal decree <BR>suspending the Government. <BR>He =
was=20
  challenged about this by then Fijian Law Society who asked upon what =
<BR>legal=20
  authority he had acted. He did not give a satisfactory answer. The=20
  <BR>separation of powers which is the backbone of&nbsp; democracy =
should have=20
  led the <BR>CJ to do the opposite of what he did. He should have =
ordered or=20
  advised the <BR>army to release the Government and to arrest =
Speight.&nbsp; It=20
  was known by <BR>everyone on the island that Speight had been charged =
with=20
  fraud. He was <BR>acting against the Government and the State of =
Fiji.&nbsp;=20
  He should not escape <BR>this serious crime by mounting an =
insurrection based=20
  upon a racist creed. The <BR>fact that the CJ assisted him in this =
plan,=20
  beggars belief. <BR>To suggest that he the CJ complied with the =
request of the=20
  army to write a <BR>decree suspending the Government because he was =
asked to=20
  do so, is an excuse <BR>he has many times rejected if&nbsp; put =
forward by a=20
  criminal on appeal seeking to <BR>blame others for the crime he =
committed. To=20
  pretend that the Government had <BR>ceased operating as though it was =
their=20
  choice to do so, when it was in fact <BR>made impotent by the unlawful =
and=20
  treacherous acts of Speight, was niaive and <BR>blatantly dishonest. =
For the=20
  CJ to join in and give comfort and support to <BR>this outrageous =
racist=20
  attack on anyone who had ancestors who were Indians, is <BR>wholly=20
  unacceptable. The CJ&nbsp; asks whether he should resign. The answer =
is he=20
  <BR>has no option but to resign he has in fact given aid and comfort =
to=20
  Speight <BR>and his thugs the enemies of the Fiji state. <BR>Anyone =
who=20
  racially attacks and deprives half of the lawful citizens of a =
<BR>country of=20
  any legal or other rights, and treats them like slaves, is a =
<BR>serious enemy=20
  of the state. It would hardly be surprising if he and his <BR>thugs, =
who have=20
  already committed almost every crime in the book including <BR>the =
crimes of=20
  murder, serious physical assault, pillage and rape against <BR>their =
fellow=20
  Fijians, went on to start the genocide of every Fijian who had <BR>an =
Indian=20
  forebear. The first step of the Government must surely be to secure =
<BR>the=20
  island from any further criminal disturbance and ensure that those who =
<BR>are=20
  responsible for what has happened are deprived of all power and =
command=20
  <BR>and their possessions confiscated and brought to justice. =
Confiscation is=20
  <BR>necessary in order to secure money to go towards relieving those =
seriously=20
  <BR>physically or mentally injured by the insurrection. <BR>For the CJ =
to side=20
  with Speight's decision and act to unlawfully imprison <BR>members of =
the=20
  previous Government was an incredible misjudgement and can <BR>only be =

  rationalised on the basis that he was prepared and signed the decree =
<BR>of=20
  dismissal or suspension of the Government because the CJ approved of =
the=20
  <BR>actions and beliefs of Speight, as did the army. <BR>In other =
words there=20
  was a conspiracy by Speight, the leaders of the army and <BR>the Head =
of the=20
  Judiciary to bring down the elected Government of&nbsp; Fiji =
<BR>because it=20
  had dared to accuse one of their members of committing a crime.&nbsp; =
A=20
  <BR>lot more may yet come to light, but this wicked connivance must be =
exposed=20
  to <BR>the cleansing rays of daylight and those responsible for it =
brought=20
  firmly <BR>to justice. <BR>Only then will the Fijians be able to =
return to the=20
  task of building a new <BR>Fiji where everyone will have equal rights =
as=20
  enshrined in the Bill of Human <BR>Rights the adoption of which (if =
not=20
  already done) should be the first <BR>enactment of the restored =
Government to=20
  introduce. <BR>If my writing sounds angry, the answer is that I =
am!&nbsp; We=20
  have been down this <BR>road before, but we are back to where we =
started. I=20
  think this has happened <BR>once too many times. This must not be =
allowed to=20
  happen again. <BR>The harm that has been done this time is far worse =
than any=20
  previous coup, <BR>the very fabric of the island has been damaged and =
there=20
  will be much to do <BR>to get the country back to it's pre-coup state. =
<BR>The=20
  sooner the machinations of Speight and those with him are brought to=20
  <BR>justice the better it will be for all the fair minded and loyal =
Fijians=20
  who <BR>have supported the establishment and continuation of the =
Government.=20
  <P>Raymond Croxon Q.C. <BR>&nbsp;</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR>QUESTION IS: ARE WE GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND ALLOW THE RAPE OF =
OUR=20
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BY A FEW CRIMINAL ELEMENTS WITH THEIR OWN ULTERIOR =
MOTIVES=20
<P>DO SOMETHING BEFORE WE REACH THE UNFATHAMOBLE CHASM <BR>&nbsp;=20
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