Fiji leader says constitution boss out to hijack reforms
- Published: 7 Nov 2012 at 12.47
- Online news: Asia
Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama has accused the academic charged with drafting the Pacific nation's new constitution of "hijacking" the reform process and overstepping his role.
Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama (pictured in 2009) has accused the academic charged with drafting the Pacific nation's new constitution of "hijacking" the reform process and overstepping his role.
But Bainimarama, who seized power in a 2006 coup, denied harassing Constitutional Commission chairman Yash Ghai and called on the Kenyan scholar to consider his future as the country prepares for elections in 2014.
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