26 Feb 2018

With charges dropped, Fiji unionist plans another major march

From , 6:04 am on 26 February 2018

Trade unionists in Fiji say they are planning another major march for April, after plans to hold one over the weekend were scuttled.

The Fiji Trade Unions Congress had wanted to march on Saturday, but a permit was rejected because the congress' head, Felix Anthony, was under police investigation.

Mr Anthony was arrested at the end of January over comments he made in support of striking airport workers in Nadi, which the police equated to "sabotaging the economy."

However, on Friday, the director of public prosecutions, Christopher Pryde, said the comments did not constitute any offence.

Mr Anthony told Jamie Tahana that comes as no surprise.

Christopher Pryde, Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions

Christopher Pryde, Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions Photo: Supplied