A Canadian citizen deported from Fiji last week for allegedly swearing at the country's president denies she abused Jioji Konrote.
Karen Seaton, a resident of Fiji since 2010, was deported in December 2016 Photo: Supplied/ David Rand
Karen Seaton was deported just hours after protesting about land laws at parliament and denies swearing at the President saying she would never do such a thing.
The government said she breached the terms of her residency permit by using the F-word against Mr Konrote.
Fijivillage reports Ms Seaton was declared a prohibited immigrant by the Acting Prime Minister and Immigration Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
An opposition party leader Sitiveni Rabuka said the deportation is shameful and the misuse of laws and hounding of critics must stop.
He has called on Mr Sayed-Khaiyum to explain why he declared Ms Seaton a prohibited immigrant and said the government's practice of making decisions to silence critics and then hiding behind civil servants must stop.
