Fijian coup leader George Speight may be released on a presidential pardon as early as a month from now after he was jailed with 10 others for leading an attempted take-over in 2000. Fiji reporter Lice Movono says Speight was originally sentenced to death, but that was commuted to life in jail. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-31/fiji-coup-leader-could-be-free-in-a-month-george-speight/102417038 | ABC Pacific

I have been labelled as the father of the Coup Culture in Fiji, but I am prepared to defend my honour in a Court against anyone who wants to blame me in a paternity suit to say that I fathered the 2000 and 2006 Coup babies! I would defy any attempts to prove this by any calculation of gestational theories! | Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

1.1K views | Fijian coup leader George Speight is seeking release on a presidential pardon. He attempted to overthrow Fiji's government in 2000 and was originally sentenced to death. | ABC News | Facebook

I have been labelled as the father of the Coup Culture in Fiji, but I am prepared to defend my honour in a Court against anyone who wants to blame me in a paternity suit to say that I fathered the 2000 and 2006 Coup babies! I would defy any attempts to prove this by any calculation of gestational theories! | Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka