Coupfourpointfive: Just four church ministers now face court for breaching the PER

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Just four church ministers now face court for breaching the PER

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn the charges against all but four of the 27 Methodist church ministers and officials accused of breaching the Public Emergency Regulation.

The four still facing charges are Reverend Ame Tugaue and Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu for organizing a meeting in contravention of the PER and Reverend Tomasi Kanailagi and Reverend Manasa Lasaro for participating in a meeting in contravention of the PER.

Today's decision follows that of last week by prosecutors to drop the charges against Ro Teimumu Kepa, who was also accused of trying to organize the Methodist Church Conference in Rewa last year.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: This episode is a sad indictment of the pitiful state of the DPP's office and the Judicial system.

These esteemed constitutional institutions have now been reduced by that traitor Bainimarama to the level of Mafioso clan courts.

No comment from Shaista Shameen and Rev Aquila Yabaki,the so called protector and campaigners of constitutional human rights?; September 16, 2010 at 3:42 PM

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST

While flags were flying high and the illegal PM prancing around Natadola entertaining G77 high flyers, a naval officer's family was in mourning.

During an exercise off the MV Kiro, anchored just off the Intercontinental Resort, a 51 yr old naval officer drowned under very mysterious circumstances.

Cranky Franky was not informed of the death until well after the meeting was over - and he proceeded with fanfare and fireworks - with no regard to his men or their fellings about their fallen comrade.

The diplomatic community gathered at the event would have understood if Frankly Bananas would have informed them of the incident and conducted a muted farewell - befitting an officer and a gentleman.

Police higherarchy confirmed the incident but were unable to offer a plausible explanation as to how the incident could have happened.

The country's oldest and now timid daily ran a short piece in Thursday May 19 on page 7 where Tuidravu said the naval officer was swimming to shore as part of a security detail exercise when the incident happened.

Is this an omen perhaps ? Something to think about especially since it happened within weeks of regime supporter Tui Macuata's mysterious drowning incident.