FIJI: Compensation case needs urgent resolution

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Updated September 14, 2007 15:43:20

In Fiji, a solicitor acting for a group of Labour Party MP's held hostage during the George Speight coup in 2000, has called for the urgent resolution of their case. Vipul Mishra says compensation should be paid to his clients including Mahendra Chaudhry and several others, who were held hostage for up to 56 days.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Vipul Mishra, solicitor, Mishra Prakash and Associates

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