Wednesday, 04 November 2009

• JOSAIA 2014 VOREQE 2014 BAINIMARAMA'S 2014 MAGIC 2014 DATE 2014 FOR 2014 FIJI

  
  

  THERE ARE IN OUR VIEW 69 WAYS TO SKIN A CAT BUT THE YEAR 2014 IS TRULY SPECIAL FOR JVB.

  In 2004 the Supreme Court of Fiji confirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal and ordered that the Fiji Military Forces grant the Auditor General access to its Regimental Fund, Mataivalu Savings and Credit Union (welfare fund), Army Medical Scheme, Benevolent Fund, Canteen Fund, and RFMF Farm Account. Some of these trust funds like the Army Medical Scheme have not been audited since 1991 while the Regimental Fund has not been audited since 1994.

  The facts surrounding this is well known and will not be repeated here suffice to say that there was chronic misappropriation of these trust funds by successive Commanders and Senior Officers of the RFMF, which the Government wished to investigate in line with its policy of “transparency” to rid the Fiji Military Forces of official corruption, fraud and abuse of office, hence the beginning of Frank Bainimarama's personal vendetta against the government.

  It must never be forgotten that the Government did not interfere or influence the investigation, prosecution and judicial findings of all those responsible for the 2000 coup, subsequent administrative decisions as to the granting of CSO's for those eligible were done within the ambit of the law based on independent expert medical opinions.

  In any event, the RFMF and the Commander are under the direct command of the President and the Government of Fiji through the Minister of Home Affairs. The Commander is also directly responsible for the proper expenditure of all public moneys appropriated for the RFMF.

  Also in 2004, the Government in furtherance of its “good governance” and in pursuit of ensuring “accountability” to the people of Fiji, issued via its Permanent Secretary of Finance, a Memorandum advising the Commander that it was the Governments intention to surcharge him in his capacity as Commander and Chief Accounting Officer for the sum of $116,379.95 being an amount “over spent without proper authority.”

  In January 2005 after having accorded the Commander an opportunity to be heard and having taken into account further particulars justifying a portion of the over expenditure, the Government reduced the surcharge to $55,639.55 and advised him that same would be recovered by a deduction from his salary of $300 per fortnight.

  In October 2005 by way of Judicial Review the High Court held that the Ministry of Finance had used the wrong section of the Finance Regulations in surcharging the Commander and that it ought to have been proved as a debt in court, and the decision of the Minister was quashed. This decision did not withstand scrutiny and the government was in the process of appealing this decision to the Fiji Court of Appeal.

  In December 2005 the Commander publicly denounced scrutiny by the Minister of Home Affairs and Public Service Commission in what he termed “meddling” with the affairs of the military, when the military wished to disburse $130k for legal fees to Everett to preside as Judge Advocate over a Court Martial retrial which began a fresh round of defiance and misunderstanding by the Commander of his role within a democratic state.

  In January 2006 the Auditor General reminded the Government that the Commander continued to ignore the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court ruling to allow him access to accounts of its trust funds for the purpose of an audit.

  Also in January 2006 in direct response to the demands of the Auditor General to access the trust accounts, the Commander threatened the Government that he would take over. The Commander was requested to stop making seditious statements against the democratically elected government and requested to step down, to which he sacked the Land Force Commander, among other true Soldiers and attempted to try him for insubordination disobedience etc.

  This was around the point where the Fiji Labour Party was instrumental in inciting the Commander to stage a coup and create fear in his mind to a non existent mutiny to dislodge him from power framing the SDL Government for such conspiracy, which obviously turned out to be false and an attempt made by the FLP to retract the malicious, unfounded, unwarranted, inciting allegation.

  In March 2006, as a consequence of this fabricated propaganda from the FLP, the Commander in his usual paranoia began his fight against the Commissioner of Police Andy Hughes who had placed an order the previous year to update outdated machine guns, pistols and protective vests primarily for use by Police Peacekeepers on overseas missions since the UN had stopped supplying same. Mad Frank said it was purchased for “Fijians to kill Fijians”, a very sick man indeed.

  The Government through the PM reminded the Commander of the role of the RFMF under our Constitution and the Army Act, that he was under the direct control of the President and Government via the Minister of Home Affairs who had the mandate of the people to determine policy.

  The role of the Commander on the other hand was limited to the administration of the army, its recruitment, discipline, and the proper expenditure of all public moneys appropriated for same.

  In September/October 2006 this continued wilful defiance by the Commander of his superiors and his disrespect for the Rule of Law compelled the Government to seek to clarify the “role of the military” from the Supreme Court of Fiji, which decision by the lawful AG had the approval of the then lawful President upon the advice of Cabinet to clarify same pursuant to section 123 of our Constitution. This was clearly a matter of public interest, importance and national security, with a rouge madman de-stabalising the entire country and economy with his threats and childish arrogance.

  In November 2006, the Fiji Police Force confirmed that they were investigating seditious statements made by the Commander which official complaint was lodged by the Minister for Home Affairs and that the file had been sent to the Office of the DPP for its further action.

  Our wonderful Commander was at this time in yes we all know “Egypt”, ostensibly checking out our troops on whether they had polished their boots and upon his return was filled with a renewed spiritual strength and mandate to remove our lawful government and demanded that the Police drop all investigations against him and advised the GCC to sit under a mango tree and enjoy home brew.

  The Commander then travelled with one of his spiritual advisers to NZ for peace talks and the Fiji Police Force had requested Interpol to arrest the Commander prior to his return to Fiji. So much for Interpol, this did not happen, a rugby match was played out and the unlawful act of treason committed.

  So the question is what in havens sake do all these notorious facts of archaic events have to do with promising elections in 2009 and now promising a new Constitution in 2013 with elections in 2014?

  Check Bainimarama.

  (to be cont'd) <><
  

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