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>Postcourier, 6 Dec 05 > >Fijians’ bid to get out remaining six > >ONE of the Fijians “taken” to Port Moresby has >returned to Bougainville in the hope to persuade the >remaining six to get out of their Siwai hideout. The >Fijian High Commission in Port Moresby yesterday >confirmed the trip, which took place on Saturday, but >would not say if the person was Fereti Rokodi or Semi >Baroi. One of the two Fijians is now on Bougainville, >accompanied by Emosi Rakai, the second secretary to >Fiji High Commission in Papua New Guinea. But >Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Vice >President Joseph Watawi denied having any knowledge of >the Fijians’ return to the island. But Mr Watawi said >if the return to Tonu was for a good reason then they >would help, adding that if the trip was for any other >purposes, it would not be welcomed. He reaffirmed the >ABG’s stand for the other Fijians to leave the region >by December 20, but could not explain how that would >be done. Bougainville police also raised concerns that >they were not informed of the trip, although they >confirmed that the two men had arrived on the island. >Police said the visit should have been made known to >them. “They are not here in Buka. They must have left >straight away for Tonu,” the police said, adding they >still did not have information on who had travelled. >“Whether it is the two that were plucked out of Tonu >or with the representative from the Fiji High >Commission. But we were told they came back on >Saturday. “Things like this we should know about so >that we can assist in any way because when they came >from Tonu, we interviewed them and we had reached some >understanding.”

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