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A picture says a thousand words....

6/22/2013

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This picture of Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (left), Ratu Epeli Ganilau (centre) with Fiji's dictator, Frank Bainimarama (right), says it all  - including the common lack of integrity and honour in these three men.

In 1999, Ratu Epeli Ganilau appointed Bainimarama, a naval captain, as Commander RFMF above more highly qualified and more experienced senior military officers.  Ratu Epeli Ganilau had also been appointed Commander RFMF in a similar way, above more senior and more highly experienced and qualified military officers.

Ratu Epeli Ganilau stood in the May 1999 elections and lost.  The indigenous Fijians had been split during that election year, enabling the mainly Indo-Fijian backed Labour Party to secure a landslide victory. The 1997 Constitution worked.  The Fiji Labour party president, Mahendra Chaudhry, seeing the scale of victory, bamboozled his way into the PM’s office and, among other things, started to pick at the native lands.

On 19 May 2000, Bainimarama ordered his elite military forces, the CRW, into parliament with George Speight to overthrow the democratically elected government in a coup and hold them hostage. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, was to join Speight in parliament and take over the running of government. 

The President Ratu Sir KKT Mara consulted his son Ratu Captain Tevita Mara, who advised him that the standard thing to do in such a situation was for the army to cordon off the entire parliament complex and not let anyone in or out.  Also, all communication into and out of the parliament complex was to be restricted.  The President then called on the acting head of the RFMF for advice, the advice the President received was to do nothing.   

The President disagreed and stood his ground against Speight and his supporters. Senior army officers also stood their ground, which stopped the bulk of the army from backing Speight and his supporters.  Bainimarama, however, on his return from Norway, told the senior officers that the RFMF was supporting Speight. Not all officers went along with it.  A senior Colonel also challenged Bainimarama’s decision in front of other officers, and Bainimarama backed down.  

Bainimarama then tried to build support from within the  lower ranks by telling the rest of the CRW boys that they could take leave and go and join their comrades at the parliament complex.  A number of them went because of the strong bond they shared as a unit, but they later realised that they had been tricked and were being used. Captain Steven (CRW), who had just returned from a training exercise, ordered his men not to go to the parliament complex.  His men followed his orders and did the right thing.

But a few army officers moved freely between the parliament complex and the army camp at Nabua - under orders from Bainimarama.  A number of them stated later that they were confused as to which side the army was supporting.  There was no clear leadership from the camp – and from the Commander Bainimarama.

Without key support from the bulk of the officers and the army the coup was doomed and Ratu Epeli Nailatikau was forced to back-down and abandon Speight.  Speight was left to his own devices to deal with the situation.  CRW soldiers who had gone into parliament under Bainimarama’s orders all said later that they were waiting for Ratu Epeli Nailatikau to join them. He never did.  Ratu Epeli’s wife, Adi Koila, was also being held hostage in parliament.

Days later Bainimarama, in his second coup in 2000, overthrew his Commander in Chief of the RFMF and President of Fiji, Ratu Sir KKT Mara and declared martial law and placed Mr Qarase at the head of the interim government.

The 2000 coup had failed so Bainimarama, while trying to appear innocent, had to find a way out for himself.  He chose to divert all blame on to his CRW men whom he had ordered into parliament. The CRW soldiers became Bainimarama's scapegoats.  Ratu Silatolu, in a letter he wrote from prison to Bainimarama, referred to the CRW as Bainimarama’s sacrificial lambs.

Bainimarama, had hid cowardly behind his CRW soldiers and then had them arrested, beaten and tortured by the unwitting army who were clueless as to Bainimarama’s involvement in the 2000 coup.  Col Tarakinikini stated in his affidavit that Bainimarma wanted it all – to rule Fiji. 

The CRW were then imprisoned while Bainimarama was hailed as Fiji's saviour. Bainimarama did not save Fiji in 2000.  He was behind the 2000 coup.

Now Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is President, albeit illegal, Ratu Epeli Ganilau was a Minister in the junta, and Bainimarama is ruling Fiji as dictator (and also running from the law for crimes including treason, murder, corruption, illegally removing the President of Fiji  and sedition).

Missing from the picture is the opportunistic, vindictive and evil megalomaniac Khaiyum, who now has control of Bainimarama’s strings. Khaiyum wormed his way into becoming Bainimarama’s puppet master and has the job of keeping Bainimarama out of prison and swimming in the spoils from their corruption.

The interesting thing is that Bainimarama made it a point to be out of the country before the start of the 2000 coup, just as Ratu Epeli Nailatikau had done before the 1987 coup.

Ratu Epeli had gone overseas during a time of unprecedented turmoil in Fiji, to receive a small naval boat donated by the Australians.  Bainimarama on the other hand lied to his Commander in Chief, the President of Fiji, saying that all was well in Fiji and there was nothing to worry about.  There was unrest in the country and the President told him so and also questioned Bainimarama's decision to travel. But Bainimarama insisted that all was well in Fiji -and then he left to attend a standard conference in Norway.  The rest is history.
19 Comments
Jay Koroibola
6/23/2013 20:35:44

what a load of crock !!!

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ex-RFMF
6/24/2013 07:33:03

isa lei, these are facts so does the truth hurt or is your loyalty to the chiefs blinding you from the truth.

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Snuka
6/24/2013 06:51:34

Right on the button. This is what actually happened. Vinaka.

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John Peterson
6/24/2013 06:54:50

yes, its sad to see these once prominent Chiefs are nothing more than low down self-serving cooks all benefiting from this illegal junta. There were supposed to be defending and serving their people, not themselves.

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Mary Fisher
6/24/2013 07:39:58

Ratu Sukuna wanted the Chiefs to have a prominent role to unit the Fijian people - not to rob the Fijian people of their freedoms and mana which is what is happening now across Fiji by a nako dictator and his family.

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Salaman
6/24/2013 14:46:58

The chiefs all need to redeem themselves also and protect their people and their lands and traditions. They cant hide in the shadows waiting for someone else to do their fighting.

Ro Temumu Kepa has shown the way - so stop hiding like bloody puftas and do you job and inform your people of the truth and lead them to salvation!!

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Janet Chang
6/29/2013 15:40:44

These two silly men have always tried to act as if they were as smart as or even smarter than their father in law - Ratu Sir KKT Mara. They never even came close to Ratu Mara's level of intelligence.

These two Epeli's are as stupid and dumb as door knobs!! They both brought shame to the Fijian people and their Chiefs.

What a bloody sorry excuse for men.

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Jilian Chambers
6/30/2013 19:07:37

this is so true. Their wives are far more smarter than them. but these to door knobs like to speak with a fancy accent and be the centre of the party - idiots!!!!!

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jay koroibola
11/22/2013 08:26:48

Damn, if whoever wrote this was around in the late 1930s,early 1940s there would not have been a 2nd World War...amazing conspiracy theory and top drawer misinformation...again What a load of Crock!!!

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ex-RFMF
11/22/2013 14:11:24

@ jay koroibola -- its not conspiracy when there is so much evidence to the fact. All the CRW boys who were in parliament also told of NaiNutikau and Bainimgana's involvement.

You must be blinded by your loyalty to these corrupt ulukau's who are holding Fiji hostage. You are obviously living in another country and hanging on to your fantazies! Moron!.

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jay koroibola
2/14/2014 01:16:48

Ex RFMF I have my opinion ,you have yours I did not insult you so wwhy the name calling .I am stated above.my real name and you can check me on FB..maybe have a cuppa and exchange opinions sometime in the near future.Stop hiding behind an alias and put your real name up here.I served under these officers in the Milityary and nothing is farther from the truth about the above mentioned hogwash...Who appointed Ratu Epeli Ganilau to be ComRFMF...Com Bai was not appointed by Ratu E Ganilau to be COMRFMF...it came from further up the hierachy...that is why I say again WHAT A LOAD OF CROCK!!!Have a good one mate...

snuka
11/23/2013 06:28:27

@jay koroibola you sound like a kai colo guy trying to sound intellectual. You need to base your comments on facts and not on your itch!

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jay koroibola
2/14/2014 01:36:39

Bula Snuka,you are right on the button I am a "KAI COLO" through and through.and bloody proud to be.My land My country....what is intellectual...a bit too confusing for me ,Iwas just putting in my opinion....somebody put that story up and it's fact ....come on mate anybody can write or say anything but whether it's fact or not that is debatable..I put my comment above,you do not agree with me ,sweet,that's the beauty about freedom of speech or and by the way,why don't you use your real name in this page instead of hiding behind a facade....reminds me of my nannas'kuta... woof!woof!wank....

Semi
11/24/2013 10:48:24

what a lunatic. jay koroibola you are using blinkers that give you tunnel vision These two ratu epeli's are criminal chiefs and must answer case in court.

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jay koroibola
2/14/2014 01:49:18

Hello Mrs Semi...apparently you do not agree with my comment about the article...somebody wrote this article,printed and the whole world to read,and that makes it fact,What The...I don;t know wether you are male or female,so can you please put your real name in instead of Semi ...maybe we can get together,have a cuppa and bounce ideas off each other,exchange opinions etc...have a good day tadaaa......

Jay koroibola
2/9/2014 14:04:10

Ex RFMF I don't know who you are my name i s mentioned & not hiding behind an alias...I am an ex RFMF too I served under these officers and nothing is further from the truth than what you said....where are the evidence..its all bloody he said he said...I did not insult yo,why the name calling...why don't you use your real name...and that goes to you gentlemen,Snuka and Semi Iam a Kai Colo through and through and Iam proud of it...my land my country

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Ex RFMF
3/4/2014 11:22:18

bula Jay Koroibola, your passion for defending these lying, corrupt chiefs is fantastic. Serving under these two thieves doesnt mean that you know them unless this is a new legal precedence. The evidence is there but yet you refuse to see it.

You boast about posting your real name. good on you but you dont sound like you live in Fiji...do you.. Maybe in Australia? I live in Fiji. So come on over gang and we can discuss this in more detail over a cuppa. The boys are also really keen to hear you side of the story.

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Singh link
3/9/2014 11:26:46

wahahahahahahahaha ...... bahahahahahahahahahah ..... idiots

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Na Dina link
3/20/2014 22:18:16

Well good on you Jay that you've courageously but cowardly shown your name, if this is your real name (Fijian or Indian name?). You might be needed to give an account and stand in that trial box when all these chaos is settled and truth finally exposed. What a perfect place for dishonorable ex rfmf get together. IT'S COMING!! YOUR WAY.

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