Monday, April 13, 2009

Free speech 'trouble'

In an interview with Radio NZ, Bainimarama said he was determined to carry out what he described as reforms.
He defended the introduction of emergency regulations that include an edict that the local Fijian media publishes only positive news, saying Fiji does not need free and open public discussion about current issues.
"That was how we ended up with what we came up with in the last couple of days," he told Radio NZ."The circumstances have changed. We [the government] now decide what needs to be done for our country, for the reforms that need to be put in place for us to have a better Fiji," he said.

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