Colonel Tevita Mara has had no contact with Police re: Torture
By Alastair Thompson
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Exiled Fijian Chief Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara arrives at MFAT's HQ In Wellington this morning
Exiled Chief Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara arriving this morning at the MFAT headquarters in Wellington where he was
scheduled to meet the head of the Pacific Division for a briefing.
On his way into the building Scoop asked Mr Mara if he had had any contact with the police in relation to the complaint made against him for torture conducted under his command at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Suva.
Lieutenant Colonel Mara said he was aware that torture had been carried out there - but he had not been present and had
not condoned it.
He did not expect to hear from the New Zealand police in relation to the matter during his brief visit to New Zealand.
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