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Fiji's Ex-Attorney General Slams Government's Inaction on Violence

7/14/2025

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Fiji's former attorney-general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has voiced strong criticism against the government for neglecting the escalating violence targeting the Indo-Fijian community, highlighted by the recent vandalism of the Samabula Shiv Temple. With a suspect now charged, local leaders are urgently calling for enhanced protections for sacred sites as fears of hate speech and discrimination grow.

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Fiji's former attorney-general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has voiced strong criticism against the government for neglecting the escalating violence targeting the Indo-Fijian community, highlighted by the recent vandalism of the Samabula Shiv Temple. With a suspect now charged, local leaders are urgently calling for enhanced protections for sacred sites as fears of hate speech and discrimination grow.