Fijians in Sydney launch new democracy movement

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Updated April 20, 2009 11:31:33

The Fijian community in Sydney has launched an international campaign to restore democracy in their homeland with a highly-charged meeting on Saturday evening issuing the so-called Sydney Declaration, condemning the abrogration of the 1997 consitution. It also calls for immediate elections and threatens to mobilise a campaign of international sanctions against coup leader and interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarrama.


Presenter Jemima Garrett

Speakers: Former Chief of Staff to Commodore Frank Bainimarama Jone Baledrokadroka, Former Deputy Director of the Fiji Human Rights Commission Usaia Waqatairewa

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