Apenisa Waqairadovu 
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left), Lynda Tabuya
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has welcomed the decision by The People’s Alliance to maintain Lynda Tabuya as its member.
The PA yesterday decided to keep Tabuya after thorough discussions and inquiry into an explicit video featuring her that was widely circulated.
Rabuka says the decision was made after thorough scrutiny and deliberation by their National Legal Disciplinary Sub-Committee.
The sub-committee investigated the complaints and made recommendations to the PA Management Committee which was relayed to the Executive Committee.
Rabuka says these different committees kept in mind the principle of natural justice as well as Tabuya’s apology and explanation.
He further states that the members also took into account that fact that the nation entering into a period of public Truth and Reconciliation while making their decision.
Lynda Tabuya while welcoming the PA’s decision says she is grateful that reason and fairness have prevailed.
Tabuya says her focus remains steadfast on serving the people and as a backbencher she will continue working hard to advance the issues that truly matter to Fijians.
She further states that on legal advice from her counsel in Fiji, Australia, and the UK she is instituting criminal proceedings in Fiji against Alexander Forwood of Australia and Victor Lal of the UK.
Tabuya adds that given that online crimes such are transnational in nature, both Forwood and Lal, as Fiji citizens, will be held accountable to the full extent of the law.
