'Without [the coup perpetrators] divulging the information they have, there can not really be any reconciliation. It will merely be a vehicle for them to escape justice as is the provision in the current Bill. There is no compulsion on them to come and tell the truth to the Commission about what actually happened, who were behind it, who were the key figures?' (2 August 2005)

'The current provisions in the Bill purporting to promote reconciliation are seriously flawed. There should be clear provisions for those appearing before the …

'If the trend continues, Fiji will be left with a large pool of poorly educated, unskilled work force with disastrous consequences on our social and economic i…

'It is wrong for others to be asking for forgiveness on behalf of those who had committed the crime because it is not right.' (29 June 2005)