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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...