George Speight, who was found guilty of treason after leading a failed coup in May 2000, has received a presidential pardon and been released from prison. Speight held the country's then-prime ...

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Former businessman George Speight stormed the nation's parliament ... And while many in Fiji believe he served enough time in prison, and support his release, some members of the Indo-Fijian ...

Fijian former coup leader George Speight was granted a presidential pardon and freed on Thursday, after spending 24 years in jail on treason charges. Fiji Corrections Service said that the ...

SUVA Fiji coup leader George Speight was sent back to prison on Monday to wait for a higher court to decide whether he has immunity against charges of treason. Speight and 16 key aides looked shocked ...

Failed Fijian coup leader George Speight and six others were released from prison on Thursday after being granted a pardon by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, who acted on the advice of Fiji’s Mercy ...

Former coup leader George Speight, sentenced to life imprisonment in Fiji in 2002 for treason, has been released from prison after being pardoned by Fiji's Mercy Commission, officials say.

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (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 ...