Regime leader to disclose assets ‘soon’

The Fiji regime leader, Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama, has told people in Sigatoka that he will disclose his income and assets within weeks after insisting for years it be kept secret.

After being repeatedly challenged by political parties ousted in the 2006 coup, the regime said last year it would give the information but deferred such disclosures while forcing politicians lining up for the September elections to declare what they earn and own.

While campaigning for two weeks in apparent defiance of the regime decree on political parties, Bainimarama has told Fijivillage that he will follow the law and declare his assets, income and liabilities soon – when he applies for the registration of his proposed party, Fiji First. -- SIGATOKA