Quote #12

'The RFMF must stop the Bill from passing or get rid of the Government if it is passed. We can recover without this government, we cannot recover from this Bill.' (N.B. The last two quotes were edited out of a statement signed by Bainimarama, before it was presented to the parliamentary committee).

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  1. '(The Military) will have no qualms about removing a government that will bring back chaos.'
  2. 'Let's do right in the eyes of God!'
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  4. 'Coups will be taken lightly if we condone this Bill, without justice there is no peace. If you honourable chiefs agree that those involved…
  5. 'Unfortunately we have people in Fiji who stand ready to take advantage of situations such as these. The end result will be anarchy.'
  6. 'Our Fiji today is a new Fiji where individual freedom is protected and not a Fiji solely for Fijians. Wise decisions from this august hous…
  7. 'Hundreds of George Speight supporters took to the streets, burned the TV station and shot a policeman. They did that because they knew tha…
  8. 'This Bill is not about crime committed within one group of people but involves many races living in Fiji. Therefore we can not apply one l…

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