Former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama Banned From Parliament for ‘Seditious’ Speech

Former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama Banned From Parliament for ‘Seditious’ Speech
Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama attends a meeting on day three of COP26 at SECC in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 2, 2021. Phil Noble/Pool/Getty Images
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Fiji’s former prime minister and incumbent opposition leader Frank Bainimarama has been banned from parliament for three years after making “seditious” remarks and insulting the president.

The Fijian Parliament voted on the decision to terminate Bainimarama on Friday, with Bainimarama being accused of breaching parliamentary privileges.

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