It was a failed coup that unleashed nearly two years of violent turmoil in Fiji — events that brought suffering still deeply felt by victims. Former businessman George Speight stormed the nation ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former coup leader George Speight ... Chaudhry, Fiji's first ethnically Indian prime minister, and 35 other MP's hostage. The Mercy Commission, which has a constitutional ...

SUVA, Fiji --Fiji coup leader George Speight has been sentenced to death by the High Court in Suva after pleading guilty to a charge of treason. "It is the sentence of this court that you be taken ...

George Speight, the leader of last year's nationalist coup in Fiji, has appeared in court at the start of committal hearings on treason charges. Asked whether he was nervous, he said: "Not at all. I ...

has applied for a presidential pardon to Fiji's Mercy Commission. Speight and a group of Indigenous nationalists that included special forces soldiers sought to return political power to ...

It took two months, but by the time George Speight freed ... places the same group has held power for decades. And they only think about advancing their own tribe or family, not the whole nation.” ...

SUVA, Fiji, July 25 -- Coup leader George Speight has been arrested by the Fiji Military Forces. Speight was arrested with legal adviser Tevita Bukarau, media adviser Jo Nata, and a bodyguard at ...