Arrested, detained and charged alongside Bainimarama was his once-powerful police chief, Sitiveni Qiliho, who managed a wry smile for the cameras. Samoa’s then Deputy Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (who is now prime minister, having won a heavily contested election of her own) said at the time that Ahluwalia’s suspension had been a “nonsense”. Albanese official visitIt was Rabuka who greeted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his first official visit to Fiji last week. Bainimarama went next, suspended for three years by Parliament’s privileges committee for a speech attacking head of state Ratu Wiliame Katonivere. Is the sun now setting on the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst?

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2023 17:35 UTC