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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama has avoided jail and was discharged by the Magistrates Court on Thursday, after earlier this month being found guilty ...
Bainimarama had led his government for 16 years, first as a military dictator following a 2006 coup and then as a prime minister who was democratically elected in 2014 and 2018.
Bainimarama was initially spared jail in the case during sentencing last month, before being overturned on appeal. A former military chief, Bainimarama came to power in a 2006 coup and later won ...
Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama CF (MIL) OStJ MSD (Fijian: [tʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama]; born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022.
Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia) Politics and elections. Israel–Hamas war protests. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Internet cafes have also become a target because of independent news bloggers, with many having to shut down. Networks, software and archives are inspected by government officials, with Commodore Bainimarama saying that free speech "causes trouble" and must be curbed in order for the Government to carry out reforms. [41]
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The party was launched on 31 March 2014 with Bainimarama beginning a nationwide tour of the country in a campaign bus to collect the obligatory 5000 signatures necessary to register a political party. [8] The party collected over 40,000 signatures for its registration. [9] Bainimarama says FijiFirst is a name that encompasses his political ...