Leader of Fiji opposition party arrested
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MELBOURNE - Authorities in the tiny Pacific island nation of Fiji arrested the leader of an opposition party and a senior trade union official on Saturday, and issued arrest warrants for several other opposition politicians, New Zealand media reported.
Radio New Zealand said the leader of the National Federation Party, Biman Prasad, and a trade unionist, Attar Singh, were arrested on Saturday afternoon.
The arrests were related to public meetings held last week to discuss Fiji's constitution, it added.
