Tag: Attorney-General
‘Numerous questions’, but Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fiji government is backing the appointment of the country's new anti-corruption chief who was under investigation by the...
Fiji judge dismisses lawyer Richard Naidu’s guilty conviction over ‘scandalising court’...
By Rashika Kumar in Suva
Suva lawyer Richard Naidu is a free man after the Suva High Court ruled this week that no conviction be...
Fiji’s Attorney-General takes over Richard Naidu ‘contempt’ case
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva
The Fiji Attorney-General’s office has terminated the instructions of lawyers Devanesh Sharma and Gul Fatima in the contempt of court...
Fiji police suspend questioning of former AG Aiyaz in ‘hatred’ case
RNZ Pacific
Police interviewing of FijiFirst Party general secretary and former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reportedly been suspended but will continue later.
FBC News reports the...
Poor court etiquette, lack of respect ‘show drop in Fiji lawyer...
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva
Arriving late to court, poor court etiquette and lack of respect are signs that the level of ethics among Fiji...
Tikoduadua asks Fiji’s police chief to resign over ‘matters of confidence’
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration has invited the Commissioner of Police to resign, citing concerns on matters of confidence in him.
Pio...
Sayed-Khaiyum blasts Fiji Times, CFL media – editor replies ‘doing our...
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
FijiFirst party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum claims they are fighting The Fiji Times and Communications Fiji Ltd -- not political...
Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram...
OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy's daughter
“My Fiji
I offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity,...
Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth
COMMENT: By Graham Davis
If anyone is wondering why the Fijian media hasn’t reported the details of my reporting on Grubsheet Feejee of the Prime...
Nauru president Aingimea accuses Fiji of being ‘divisive’ over USP funding
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Nauru president Lionel Aingimea has accused Fiji of being "divisive" over its refusal to pay its share of funding for...
Samoa’s PM Fiame sacks AG over ‘lack of public trust’
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has sacked the Attorney-General, Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale, effective immediately.
The government suspended the Attorney-General and the Clerk...
Fiji news media ‘acted responsibly’ in questions over AG’s ego, says...
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
Fijian Media Association president Stanley Simpson says a journalist who asked Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to respond to comments made against...
Leading Fiji legal advocate condemns Attorney-General over ‘tantrum’
By Jale Daucakacaka in Suva
Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s “petulance” has become tiresome and unnecessary, says prominent lawyer and advocate Graham Leung.
He made the statement...
USP staff and students hit back at Sayed-Khaiyum’s ‘illegal’ claim
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The University of the South Pacific staff and student unions have condemned Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum's claim that a new USP...
Samoa Observer: The Attorney-General’s fall from grace
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer's editorial board
Amid a mountainload of work this week in the Attorney-General’s Office – as the caretaker government’s lawyers...
Samoan A-G recalls statement critical of judiciary as ‘olive branch’ offered...
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's Attorney-General has recalled a scathing media release questioning the integrity of the country's judiciary.
The release demanded that the judges appointed to hear...
Samoa Observer: AG should investigate her own management
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer Editorial Board
In the past month, we have made a new pen pal: the Attorney-General of Samoa, no less, Savalenoa...