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Fiji PM vows to jail overseas dissidents

Fiji's interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is surrounded by security and supporters after speaking in Auckland on August 9, 2014. Bainimarama is in New Zealand ahead of election later this year in Fiji.  AFP PHOTO / Michael Bradley        (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty Images)Fiji’s Prime Minister has promised to jail dissidents, including those based overseas, who he claims have been plotting to overthrow his government.About 70 people have been arrested and charged with sedition in recent months, and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has vowed to crush any attempt at insurrection.

Bainimarama yesterday said those allegedly plotting against the country included ‘certain high profile figures in Australia’.Bainimarama, who seized power in a 2006 coup, did not name any individuals specifically.

Source: AAP