“Paradise has never been so heavily armed.”–Captain Benjamin Sisko, Deep Space Nin
“Paradise has never been so heavily armed.”–Captain Benjamin Sisko, Deep Space NineSoldiers in the island nation of Fiji block access to the Fijian Paliament Building. In 2006 the military, under the control of Chief Voreqe Bainimarama stormed parliament and removed the democratically elected prime minister. Currently the rights to free press, association, and speech have been revoked, the parliament has been dissolved, and a puppet prime minister has been installed by Bainimarama. In 2009 the Fijian Supreme Court declared the coup illegal. Bainimarama responded by suspending the Fijian Constitution, placing all legislative and judicial power in the hands of the military. A Public Emergency Regulation was also put into effect giving police the right “to control the movement of people” and to stop any broadcast or assembly that is not approved by the military.Its just another shitty day in paradise. -- source link
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