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UPDATED Sunday 11 August. The incident was well covered in the Fiji media. My summary is that the Speaker refused to comment on the incident when asked to do so by MP Pio Tikoduadua, saying he can only comment on what he sees or hears. The Attorney-General, speaking in defence of PM Bainimarama, said the MP had made personal remarks about the PM, telling him he should get his own house in order before criticising others. There is some doubt whether "house" referred to Bainimarama's family or the parliamentary House.
My reading is the latter was clearly intended, but Bainimarama may not have taken it this way. This, however, is a poor excuse for a physical attack by a prime miniser on another member of parliament. As the matter is now with the police, further comment would seem improper, unless there are new developments. My thanks to those who sent me copied pages from The Fiji Times. -- ACW
AUTHORISED BY: - Pio Tikoduadua President Friday, August 9, 2019
NFP President assaulted by Prime Minister
Friday August 9, 2019 will go down in the history of our nation as a shameful day when the Prime Minister of our nation, surrounded by his bodyguards, twice assaulted a honourable Member of Parliament. The incident happened around 11.40am when I was walking out of Parliament after moving and replying to my Motion caling for a Special Parliamentary Committee to be established to look at the national problem of drugs in Fiji.
