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### Viewing cable 07SUVA46, FIJI UPDATE 1/22/07: PRESIDENT ISSUES IMMUNITY

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07SUVA46 | 2007-01-21 22:18 | 2011-04-28 00:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Suva

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    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    P 212218Z JAN 07
    FM AMEMBASSY SUVA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3681
    INFO RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 1521
    RUEHPB/AMEMBASSY PORT MORESBY 1105
    RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 1299
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    RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI
    RHHJJAA/JICPAC HONOLULU HI

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 SUVA 000046

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/22/2017
    TAGS: PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ NZ
    SUBJECT: FIJI UPDATE 1/22/07:  PRESIDENT ISSUES IMMUNITY
    DECREE; DUST-UP WITH NEW ZEALAND; CEO TERMINATIONS; ALLEGED
    PLOTS AGAINST INTERIM GOVERNMENT; QARASE SEEKS CONTINUED
    USG SANCTIONS

    REF: SUVA 43

    Classified By: Ambassador Dinger, per 1.5 (B) and (D).

    Summary
    -------
    ¶1. (C)  President Iloilo has issued a broad immunity decree
    for the military and others involved in the coup.  The Fiji
    Law Society and others say the decree is unconstitutional.
    Bainimarama has reacted angrily to Aussie and Kiwi visa
    restrictions on members of his government and is threatening
    "retaliation."  Bainimarama has announced a "concerted
    effort" to protect human rights.  Navy Commander Kean is
    charged with murder and is jailed pending trial.  All 23 CEOs
    were terminated as part of a restructuring of the civil
    service.  Four, including Commander Bainimarama's brother,
    have been re-hired as "advisors."  We continue to hear
    reports of unrest bubbling beneath the surface, including an
    ethnic-Fijian plot against the interim government.  Chief
    Justice Fatiaki sees the state of play in the judiciary as
    "surreal."  Deposed PM Qarase phoned to thank the USG for
    continuing to support democracy.  He urged international
    sanctions to continue.  End summary.

    Broad Immunity Decree Issued
    ----------------------------
    ¶2.  (SBU)  Attorney General Khaiyum announced on January 19
    that President Iloilo has granted all military personnel, all
    members of the police force and prison service, and all other
    persons acting under their orders "full and unconditional
    immunity from all criminal or civil or legal or military
    disciplinary or professional proceedings or consequences."
    The immunity reportedly covers acts committed prior to the
    December 5 coup and until January 5, 2007, when Bainimarama
    transferred "executive authority" back to Iloilo.  The Fiji
    Law Society and some NGOs said the President has no powers to
    grant such immunity under the 1997 constitution.  We have not
    yet seen the actual decree, which apparently will be gazetted
    tomorrow but dated January 18.

    Dust-Up With New Zealand Over Visa Ban
    --------------------------------------
    ¶3. (U)  Bainimarama issued an angry statement January 19 in
    response to New Zealand's decision to ban the new CEO in the
    Prime Minister's Office, Parmesh Chand, from traveling to New
    Zealand to visit his family.  Bainimarama said, "My
    government announces that should Australia and New Zealand
    continue to frustrate this administration, Fiji will consider
    retaliatory measures."  He specifically referred to
    Australian and New Zealand exports to Fiji and to work
    permits for expats from those countries.  NZ Foreign Minister
    Winston Peters called Bainimarama's statement "stupid."  NZ
    Prime Minister Clark reiterated that New Zealand will only
    review travel sanctions imposed on members of the interim
    administration and their families after Fiji has made
    adequate moves to restore a democratically elected government.

    ¶4. (U) On Jan. 22, Bainimarama responded by appealing for
    Australia and New Zealand not to be "big bullies."  He argued
    that senior civil servants, mere administrators, should not
    be penalized for helping to steer the nation forward.  He
    said Fiji will try diplomacy.  The interim Minister of
    Foreign Affairs will call in the New Zealand High
    Commissioner to brief him on progress taking place "on almost
    all fronts."  But Bainimarama said he "will tolerate no one
    who frustrates our effort."  If diplomacy doesn't work, there
    will be "no option but retaliatory measures."  He said Fiji
    continues to have good relations with Pacific and several
    Asian countries.

    "Concerted effort" on human-rights front
    ----------------------------------------
    ¶5. (C) Bainimarama announced to the media today a "concerted
    effort" by the interim government to ensure protection of
    human rights.  He said questioning of people at the military
    camp has always been a last resort.  (Comment: That has
    certainly not been the case.)  Bainimarama said he will
    invite all the NGOs to attend the cabinet meeting next
    Tuesday to brief on the way forward and to reiterate the
    interim government's human-rights emphasis.

    Navy Commander Charged With Murder
    ----------------------------------

    SUVA 00000046  002 OF 003

    ¶6.  (SBU)  Commander of the Navy Francis Kean, Bainimarama's
    brother-in-law, was charged with murder January 19, in
    connection with the death December 30 of John Whippy at the
    Suva Yacht Club.  The incident followed the wedding reception
    of Bainimarama's daughter.  Kean's lawyer requested that Kean
    be placed in the custody of the military, stating that Kean's
    life might be in danger if he was jailed at Korovou prison,
    where several soldiers involved in the 2000 mutiny are
    reportedly imprisoned.  The judge did not buy that argument,
    reportedly stating, "Since when did the military become a
    remand center?"  He ordered Kean jailed until his hearing
    February 2.  Lt. Commander James Fisher will reportedly be
    acting Naval Commander in Kean's absence.  The previous
    Deputy Naval Commander resigned his commission over the coup.

    CEO's Terminated - Welcome to Reapply for PermSec Jobs
    --------------------------------------------- ---------
    ¶7.  (SBU)  All CEOs received termination letters January 19
    as part of a restructuring wherein the CEO system implemented
    by the SDL government will be replaced by the earlier system
    of Permanent Secretaries.  Interim Minister for Public
    Service Poseci Bune said the 16 new Permanent Secretary
    positions (there were 23 CEOs) would be advertised by next
    week and that the CEOs are welcome to apply.  Four CEOs have
    reportedly already been re-employed under the title of
    "advisor."  They include Parmesh Chand in the PM's office,
    Acting CEO of Finance Aisake Taito, Ministry of Education CEO
    Alumita Taganesia and the CEO for Fijian Affairs, Ratu Meli
    Bainimarama, the Commodore's older brother.

    ¶8.  (C)  One now-terminated CEO told us over the weekend that
    the CEO contract system implemented by the Qarase government
    had not worked well.  It was far too inflexible to respond
    adequately to major shifts in ministerial numbers and
    portfolios, as happened after the May 2006 elections.  The
    former CEO, who may reapply for her old position, this time
    as Permanent Secretary, asked the Ambassador if the U.S. will
    be paralleling Australia and New Zealand by imposing visa
    sanctions on senior civil servants who take important roles
    that support the interim government (septel).

    Head of New Anti-Corruption Commission
    --------------------------------------
    ¶9.  (C)  Contacts tell us that the head of the interim
    government's new anti-corruption commission, Sakove
    Naqiulevu, had a less than stellar tenure as Fiji's Chief
    Magistrate in the late 1990s.   We are told Naqiulevu earned
    a reputation as being "less than efficient" and was replaced.
     More recently he has been a Justice in the Solomon Islands
    court system.

    CJ Fatiaki Speaks
    -----------------
    ¶10.  (C)  In an interview in the January 22 Fiji Times, Chief
    Justice Fatiaki vehemently denied rendering any legal
    assistance to the interim military regime that was set up
    after the 2000 coup.  The interim-government announcements
    concerning Fatiaki's suspension as CJ have referred to issues
    dating back to 2000.  Justices Gates and Shameem, who
    apparently orchestrated Fatiaki's recent suspension, with
    Gates then becoming Acting CJ, have long alleged in private
    conversations that Fatiaki demeaned the independence of the
    judiciary by providing legal advice to Bainimarama and
    then-President Mara about how to remove PM Chaudhry at a time
    when Chaudhry was being held incommunicado by the Speight
    coup participants.  In a conversation with the Ambassador
    last weekend, Fatiaki repeated his flat denial of ever
    providing such advice to Bainimarama, though he seemingly
    acknowledged providing advice to President Mara when asked.
    Fatiaki observed: "What I did then pales in comparison" to
    the assistance Nazhat Shameem and Anthony Gates have given
    Bainimarama this time around.  Fatiaki described the current
    situation as "surreal."  He expressed frustration at being
    banned by the PM's office from traveling to conferences
    abroad.

    Plot Against Interim Government?
    --------------------------------
    ¶11.  (C)  A well-placed ethnic-Fijian contact reconfirmed to
    us that considerable rage is building beneath the surface in
    the Fijian community.  That rage increased with the
    announcement of Chaudhry's inclusion in the interim cabinet.
    The coup is not settled, as reflected in the continuation of

    SUVA 00000046  003 OF 003

    armed military check points in Suva and other strategic
    locations.  (Note: the RFMF announced on Jan. 22 that check
    points will be removed during the day when school starts
    tomorrow, though they will be resumed each night.  Asked the
    need, the RFMF spokesman said a "security assessment
    requires" the check points to continue.)  Our Fijian source
    recently happened into a meeting of well-known senior
    associates of Qarase where plotting against the interim
    government was taking place.  The source speculated that
    actions against the military regime may start well away from
    Suva, where military might is concentrated.  A possible venue
    is Vanua Levu, Fiji's second largest island, and a
    nationalist stronghold.  The source noted that former PM
    Rabuka, past successful coup plotter, spent several weeks
    over the holidays at his farm on Vanua Levu.

    Qarase Phone Call: Keep Up Sanctions Please
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    ¶12. (SBU) Deposed PM Qarase phoned the Ambassador on Jan. 22
    to "offer thanks for your and your government's support for
    democracy."  Qarase inquired about U.S. sanctions and noted
    that visa sanctions such as Australia and New Zealand have
    imposed, and the U.S. has signaled, are "good."  Such
    measures increase pressure on Bainimarama and his interim
    government to return to democracy ASAP.  Qarase said he would
    be phoning Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Secretary General Urwin
    to urge the PIF to impose travel sanctions, too.  Qarase
    expressed disappointment that Melanesian Spearhead Group
    Ministers appeared to accept Fiji's interim arrangement at
    their meeting last week in Honiara.

    Qarase Still Intends a Return to Suva
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    ¶13. (SBU) Qarase said very much wants to meet with the PIF's
    Eminent Persons Group (EPG) next week, either in Suva or, if
    necessary, in Lau.  Qarase said his health is good, and he
    definitely intends to return to Suva "early" to look for a
    job or, if nothing is possible, return to Lau to retire.  He
    said an advantage of being in Lau is that he has been able to
    maintain access to international and local media.  While
    local media seemed to be self-censoring for a while, Qarase
    has sensed a "more relaxed" atmosphere recently.

    Comment
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    ¶14. (C)  The ethnic-Fijian plot information appears to be
    more than rumor, though there are no visible signs of it,
    other than the military check points which indicate continued
    Army nervousness.  The reported plotters are significant
    players in the Fijian community who certainly have contacts
    and funds.  Starting activity on Vanua Levu would be logical.
     The RFMF complement there is rather light, and nationalists
    from there contributed heavily to Speight's coup in 2000.
    Still, confronting the well-armed RFMF would be a challenge.
    Interestingly, Commodore Bainimarama paid an official visit
    to troops and government officials in Vanua Levu last week.
    DINGER

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