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Issue No: 716 1 May 2001
The Great Council of Chiefs has reportedly asked the military to formally apologise to the former President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. The call comes after the revelations by Mara that he did not know the reasons why he was removed from the Government House. The revelations are contained in an interview played on Fiji TV's Close-up program on Sunday. (see: transcript of the interview at http://www.pcgov.org.fj/docs_o/mara_interview_29april.htm) Media reports that each of the 14 provinces will be providing a tabua (whale's tooth) to the military for the apology. It is understood that the military commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama was not too pleased with the decision, claiming that removing Mara was the only way in which the military could impose martial law. The military's decision came after the military council deliberated on the matter. The military council, formed after the terrorists struck, comprised Bainimarama, senior officers of the army, and former army commanders (Rabuka, Nailatikau and Ganilau). Earlier in a speech in Canberra, Rabuka stated that he wanted the military council to appoint a government comprising him, military officers, and some politicians. |
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