Mosese Bulitavu
Mosese Drecala Bulitavu is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.
In October 2011 Bulitavu was charged with sedition for graffiting billboards with anti-government slogans.[1][2] In March 2018 Bulitavu was convicted,[3] and subsequently sentenced to more than two years' jail.[4] The conviction was overturned on appeal, and a retrial ordered in August 2018.[5] The prosecution was discontinued in 2019.[6]
Bulitavu ran in the 2014 elections as a SODELPA candidate, winning 6,276 votes, making him the 4th highest-polling SODELPA candidate.[7] He was re-elected in the 2018 election,[8] winning 5342 votes.
On July 4 2019, Bulitavu made racist statements on his Facebook page that stabbing and killing was something the itaukei community learned from the 'vulagi', those who were brought in from India.[9] Bulitavu was subsequently condemned by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama[10] and by other members of the SODELPA party,[11] and was subsequently questioned by police over allegations of hate speech.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Fiji: Five Remanded On Sedition Charges". Pacific.Scoop. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Graffiti Trial Update: Defence lawyer wants Suva court to vacate hearing date of his client - the Sri Lankan born Kiwi citizen Jagath Karunaratne". Fijileaks. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Bulitavu, Karunaratne convicted". Fiji Times. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Seditious duo jailed for two years". Fiji Times. 30 April 2018.
- ^ Jessica Savike (24 August 2018). "Retrial ordered in Bulitavu, Karunaratne sedition case". Fiji Times. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Mosese Bulitavu, Jagath Karunaratne Are 'Free At Last'". Fiji Sun. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Bulitavu Ready For Action". Fiji Sun. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Talebula Kate (18 November 2018). "2018 General Election: SODELPA secures 21 seats". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Jyoti Pratibha (5 July 2019). "SODELPA MP Mosese Bulitavu Uses Stabbing Incident to Make Racist Statement". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "PM Bainimarama blasts Bulitavu, says Fijians will not tolerate division". FBC News. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Nemani Delaibatiki (8 July 2019). "Leading SODELPA Members Attack Bulitavu". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Fiji police question opposition MP". RNZ. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Avinesh Gopal (13 July 2019). "Police Question SODELPA MP Bulitavu". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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