Govt says no grounds to support Villawood protestors’claims of persecution

A Fijian Government spokesperson said there are no grounds to support the Fijian protestors’ claims in a detention centre in Sydney that they face persecution in Fiji for their sexual orientation.

The ABC reports that three Fijian nationals have begun a protest on the roof of Villawood’s immigration detention centre in South-Western Sydney.
 
The two men and one woman said that they fear being deported back to Fiji after another Fijian was sent back last week.

One of them, Sai Bulewa, said he does not want to return to Fiji because of alleged abuse against homosexuals here.

The Fijian government spokesperson says Fiji has some of the most liberal gay laws in the Pacific and the government has specifically decriminalised acts between consenting adults.  

The spokesperson said the truth is they have nothing to fear.


Story by: Vijay Narayan