Tag: Judiciary
What are the issues facing Kiribati as it prepares for elections?
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
On Wednesday next week, the people of Kiribati go to the polls in the first of two votes...
Fiji lawyer Imrana Jalal’s warning: ‘No victimisation or targeted prosecutions’
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Fiji lawyer and former human rights activist Imrana Jalal has offered a "warning" to her motherland that should people be...
Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy
RNZ Pacific
A former president of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the island nation's government and the courts has left the country with a "dysfunctional...
Graham Davis: Scandalous or ridiculous? The timing of a Fiji political...
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis of Grubsheet Feejee
In a sign of utter desperation as Fiji's general election election approaches, the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has targeted...
Vanuatu president warns against ‘dictatorship’ if Justice Ministry is abolished
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's outgoing president, Obed Moses Tallis, has urged the government not to abolish the Ministry of Justice, warning against a "dictatorial system".
His opening...
‘Corruption fighter’ Justice Minister Kramer vows to contest PNG Ombudsman charges
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister and Madang MP Bryan Kramer has been referred to the Public Prosecutor by the...
Samoa Observer: The ‘failed state’ fallacy and HRPP propaganda
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer Editorial Board
It has become obvious in recent weeks that the strategy of Samoa’s oldest political party is to “repeat...
NZ reaffirms support for Samoa’s Fiame, as Tuila’epa grumbles
RNZ Pacific
The New Zealand government says it has full confidence Samoa's new government and its judiciary will continue to act with integrity.
This comes after...
La’auli condemns Tuila’epa’s ‘extreme behavour’ in losing office in Samoa
By Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi in Apia
Veteran Samoan parliamentarian and chairman of the Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) has criticised what he...
Samoa’s Fiame condemns defeated PM Tuilaepa’s ‘perverse’ actions
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's incoming leader has condemned the actions of the former government and demanded it hand over power.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, speaking formally as the...
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...
Attorney-General’s office attacks Chief Justice as Samoan political crisis deepens
By Barbara Dreaver, TVNZ One News Pacific correspondent
Samoa’s deepening political crisis has taken yet another turn today after the Attorney-General’s office launched an astounding...
Rappler editor Maria Ressa arrested in Manila over anti-dummy law
Maria Ressa goes with arresting Pasig police officers to post bail. Video: Rappler
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested...
Wadan Narsey: Are there two sets of prosecuting rules in Fiji?
ANALYSIS: By Wadan Narsey in Suva
In 2016, two of Fiji’s main media organisations, the privately owned Fiji Times and state-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, came...
PNG politicians urged not to meddle with courts ‘for power’
Papua New Guinean Opposition Leader Don Polye has urged his fellow parliamentarians and individuals not to interfere in court processes in a bid to...
