Fiji Coupfourpointfive: Leung refuses to apply for licence under regime

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Leung refuses to apply for licence under regime

Suva lawyer and former Fiji Law Society president, Graham Leung, says he will not re-apply for a practising certificate from Fiji's interim regime.

Leung's lawyer, Jay Raniga, has relayed this to the Suva Magistrates Court.

Leung was representing sacked Fiji National Provident Fund CEO, Olota Rokovunisei, and his Deputy CEO, Foana Nemani. Both have been charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption for offences allegedly committed during their tenure of employment. They have consistently denied the allegations.

Jay Raniga informed the Court that Leung would no longer be able to represent the duo because he was not going to re-apply for his Practicing Certificate. Their case has been adjourned to 20th July when they are required to front in court with their new lawyer.

Leung is the first lawyer to publicly refuse to abide by the Legal Practitioners Decree, which replaces the Legal Practitioners Act and takes away the powers of the Fiji Law Society, which had until the promulgation of the Decree, been the regulatory authority for lawyers.

More than 60 of the 320 lawyers have re-applied for a Practicing Certificate from the new chief registrar, Ana Rokomokoti.

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"Like trying to get rid of the smell of a skunk off your clothing is like trying to make MPC go away."

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"Like asking Aslam Khan to protect your mobile email and texts."

"The Dracula guarding the blood bank is more like Fiji Sun running an election poll."

"Like entrusting RFMF Commander Bainimarama to guard the Government and Constitution of Fiji."

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"Like asking Ratu Epeli to guard a 100-year old Scotch."

"Like asking Tony Gates to protect a greased and slumbering Ceylonese bunghole."

"Like asking Shaista Shameem to be Commissioner for Human Rights."

"Like asking Esala Teleni to watch over your donut shop."

"Like asking Premila Kumar to keep her mouth shut."

"Like putting John Samy in charge of airport luggage."

"Like giving Bainimarama some home brew and the keys to your Nissan Pathfinder."

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What Bainimarama and Khaiyum have done:

1. Removed the GCC

2. Removed the Bose Levu Vakaturaga

3. Removed the history of Ratu Sukuna

5. Made a Constitution that was not put to Referendum for the people to add, delete or give an opinion

8. Allowed Muslims to take up all strategic positions in Fiji

9. The blatant misuse of public funds

10. The Matua Taxi advertisement of Fiji First Party etc.

11. The delegation to the UN, we see no Indigenous Fijian significantly involved

12.The continued psychological tormentation by Bainimarama on the citizens of Fiji: "You did not vote for me, I will not look after you" syndrome

13. The election of the President no longer done by the GCC

14. Immunity to all the deeds that was done after the coup.