Delayed case
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THE case of seven ethnic Indians, charged with sedition for burning a copy of Fiji’s new constitution, has been adjourned to December 7.
The seven set fire to a copy of the constitution, which favours indigen ous Fijians over other races, outside an Indian temple in Suva on October 18 the Hindu Festival of Lights.
One of the men, university lecturer Anirudh Singh, was kidnapped and tortured by five soldiers six days later.
The soldiers, who said they had been outraged by the burning, pleaded guilty to abduction and assault charges and were given suspended one-year jail sentences and fines. □