"terrorists" proposal
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Row over Fiji "terrorists" proposal
A major political row was develop ing in Fiji in late September follow ing the publication in the National Federation Party’s mouthpiece, Pacific Review, of an article suggesting that Fijians should become “urban terrorists”. The article urged political murder, robbery of banks and kid napping of prominent persons.
The NFP (the Opposition party in Fiji) quickly disclaimed all responsi bility for the article and said it opposed the principles it expounded.
The editor, Ratu Mosese Varesekete, who had been on leave, said he con demned the article “and the persons under whose authority the evil article was able to see the light of day”.
The government was studying the article with a view to possible prose cution.