Assistant DPP Lee Burney has highlighted during his reply to the no case to answer application by the defence lawyers of the Fiji Times sedition case that the article published in the Nai Lalakai was clearly open to a number of interpretations.
Burney says the document or the article in the Nai Lalakai speaks for iteself and it is capable of sedition.
When asked by High Court Judge Justice Thushara Rajasinghge on whether Burney has evidence of this, Burney says there is no evidence needed and all that is needed is to look at the words in the article.
He says the Publisher of Fiji Times, Hank Arts is charged with publishing this article as he is the person responsible.
Burney says not knowing the iTaukei language should not be used as an excuse as he himself does not speak the language but is in the trial which involves the iTaukei language.
The case has been adjourned to 9.30am Monday where the defence lawyers will be replying to Lee Burney's submission before Justice Rajasinghe delivers his ruling.
Fiji Times Limited, Publisher Hank Arts and Contributor, Josaia Waqabaca have pleaded not guilty to sedition while Fiji Times Editor Fred Wesley and Nai Lalakai Editor Anare Ravula have pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting sedition.
It is alleged that Fiji Times printed the Nai Lalakai newspaper which contained an article which had content with a seditious intention to promote feelings of ill will and hostility between classes of the population.
