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Issue No: 1033; 23 August 2001
34 candidates for the national election are on the blacklist of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the US and Europe. The blacklist was put in place by these governments against people who had supported the terrorists taking the elected government hostage in May 2000. A Pacific Nius article states that the New Zealand government has confirmed that the politicians were on the blacklist. The article, posted on the USP's Wansolwara online (http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/docs/news/index.html) states: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has confirmed that other bans on sports, political contact and aid will be uplifted - but the blacklist will remain in force. The blacklist is part of the smart sanctions imposed after the May 19 coup attempt last year. No matter what the results of the elections might be the 80 people blacklisted would still be refused to enter Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, India and the United States. Radio FM96 reported the blacklist included coup leader George Speight - running for the elections as Ilikini Naitini, contesting the Tailevu North Fijian Provincial communal on a Conservative Alliance ticket. Bula FM reported Speight would appear in court on August 31 charged with treason. Today's Fiji Sun provides a list of the politicians on the
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