Former coup leader George Speight, sentenced to life imprisonment in Fiji in 2002 for treason, was released from prison today after he was pardoned by Fiji’s mercy commission, officials said.
The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, George Speight, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens, have been granted presidential pardons. In a statement, the Fiji Correction ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former coup leader George Speight, sentenced to life imprisonment in Fiji in 2002 for treason, was released from prison on Thursday after he was pardoned by Fiji's Mercy Commission, ...