0300 HRS SUVA UNDER SIEGE
3-Dec-2006 01:33 PM
Interim Govt to be sworn in tomorrow
Daily Post exposes likely military conspiracy
TOMORROW at 0300 hrs, the Capital City is expected to be blockaded by armed soldiers as they begin with the much-awaited clean up.
Well placed sources in Government and the military have confirmed to the Fiji Daily Post that Commodore Frank Bainimarama is expected to move in and install his interim Administration as promised.
Sources said Government House is believed to be co-operating with his plans, given the close relations the commander enjoys with the President.
There are indications that Government House will go ahead and dismiss the Qarase Government and swear-in Bainimarama’s interim line up. The Parliament will be dissolved to make the overthrow of the elected Government look “legal”.
It is believed the line up has some current MPs, Senators, chiefs and former and failed politicians and soldiers. The swearing in is expected to take place after the military takes control of the city. Roadblocks are expected on the main highways leading in and out of Suva to ensure no one moves in or out of the cordoned area. Qarase-Government and the civil servants will not be allowed to enter their offices.
The intention is to shut down an effective operation of the Qarase-Government. Once it is immobilised, grounds for its dismissal will be satisfied. One can also expect interruptions to the telecommunication networks. Sources claim this is one of the scenarios the military is contemplating, there may be well others under consideration.
One mitigating factor in all of this would be the unity of the army and whether it will hold together or split apart with Government loyalists versus the commander’s rebels, sources said.
Meanwhile, some observers say the struggle for democracy in Fiji has a tribal dimension too with the House of Bau leading the overthrow. This is where the potential for bloodshed is most probable and the world may well see Fiji go the way of the Solomons, Tonga, or worse. |
