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Fijian dictator plans to "modernise" the country by introducing public floggings, dress codes for women
Topic Started: May 26 2010, 01:32 PM (66 Views)
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Fijian dictator plans to "modernise" the country by introducing public floggings, dress codes for women ^o) sounds more like a certain religion to me

VILLAGERS who break the law will be flogged in public under proposed village bylaws.

But flogging will only be used as a form of punishment if the accused refuses to have his or her case referred to the criminal court.

Other penalties will require offenders to work on a farming quota or clean the village.

Traditional reconciliation is strongly suggested before the penalties are handed down.

The proposed bylaws similar to those used in the colonial period have been handed out to provincial, district and village councils for review.

Under the proposed system, the Bose Vakoro (village meeting) will have the power to transfer cases to a criminal court if the offender fails to adhere to the penalities provided under the by-laws.

The move to reintroduce village laws followed reports of increasing lawlessness in the rural areas.

Military head Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama told the Tailevu Provincial Council last week that the villagers' concerns would be noted before the laws were implemented.

The new bylaws will not cover serious crimes.

These will be handled by police.

Trespass, drug use, drunk and disorderly behaviour and larceny are some of the common offences which will be dealt with at village level.

Under the proposed system, a villager found to have harboured a prisoner or someone who committed a crime in another village will be with dealt accordingly.

Also included in the bylaws are dress codes which will stop women from wearing long and short pants or short dresses.

Men will not be allowed to wear headgear unless this is approved by the turaga ni koro.

The proposed laws call on men who plan to marry to first build a house and maintain a plantation to stop reliance on relatives.

Students will be required to be home by 6pm and parents will be given the sole responsibility of supervising studies at 7pm-8pm.

The village headman will enforce the laws and have powers to appoint assistants to monitor criminal activities.

Offenders will answer to the Bose Vakoro (village meeting) which will be chaired by respected elders. The new bylaws will come under the umbrella of the Constitution.

It is anticipated that the bylaws will come into effect after June 25 following the deliberations by the provincial councils.

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http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=146788
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Is the world going backwards.
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Well Fiji maybe.
Hopefully the fundamentalist mozzie threat is getting better understood.
i cant ever see em winnin g here for eg. too many good decent people who will oppose them and their glovbal domination ways with every breath in their body.
however it may have to get worse before its gets better (when the silent majority wake up)
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rudeboy
May 26 2010, 02:22 PM
Is the world going backwards.
Their world obviously is. :huh:
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