Fiji detains leader of opposition party, trade union official
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MELBOURNE- Authorities in Fiji on Saturday detained the leaders of two opposition parties and a senior trade union official after they took part in an event critical of the Pacific island nation's constitution, an opposition party official said.
The leader of the National Federation Party (NFP), Biman Prasad, and a trade unionist, Attar Singh, were taken into custody over their participation in Wednesday's forum on the 2013 constitution, said an NFP official, Prem Singh.
"The arrest is a threat to public assembly and we don't know why they are being arrested, they are only doing their jobs," Singh said, but added that no charges had yet been made.
