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Issue No: 1031; 23 August 2001
Disgraced political leader Tupeni Baba has landed himself in more trouble by courting a pro-drugs groups. Today's Fiji Times reveals that a pro-marijuana group, calling itself the Movement of Jah People's Association, has been campaigning for Baba's breakaway New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) in return for promises to legalise Indian hemp. The Party's founder, Dalpat Rathod confirmed that the group was campaigning for the party and that they will look into the proposals from the pro-drug group. Baba, however, refused to make any comment. Other political parties have lashed out at Baba for being naïve and incapable of leading the nation. Meanwhile activists for the Fiji Labour Party have confirmed
that the drug gang has been campaigning in the Lautoka area driving their NLUP
vehicles recklessly and abusing others. Reports of Baba's activists going around
settlements and threatening voters have also been made. Labour activists believe
that the NLUP campaigners have been high on drugs, and have not ruled out the
NLUP candidates deliberately supplying them with drugs and/or encouraging them
to consume drugs for the campaign. On 2 November rebel soldiers, reportedly high
on drugs, had attempted a mutiny at the Military barracks in Suva. |
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