Junta Employs Gestapo Tactics Against Church

Reports surfaced this morning further confirming the gestapo tactics of the Bainimarama junta and the Police against the Methodist Church. Yesterday, a senior Police officer Aisea Tabakau came to talk with Rev Nawadra the assistant secretary of the Methodist Church and in the process, Tabakau drafted a letter on Rev Nawadra's table to the effect that the Methodist Church had voluntarily agreed and accepted the imposition by the Bainimarama regime that no 'solevu' be held, and that no ceremonies will take place to acknowledge the contribution of the members of the Church from America and Australia in this year's fund raising activities. Tabakau then proceeded to try to use his influence to forcefully get Rev Nawadra to sign the letter. But contrary to Tabakau's expectations, his forceful gesture was given short shrift after he was politely asked by Rev Nawadra to get out.

Here we have the junta imposing its will against the right of the officials and members of the church to freely and peacefully assemble as stated in Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the one hand. On the other, after deciding to cancel the permit given for the 'solevu' and the annual conference, we have a senior officer who is supposed to be a guardian of the rights of people according to law, imposing forcefully on a Church official to sign a written statement drafted by no other than Police officer Tabakau himself conceding the Church's voluntary agreement and acceptance of conditions and decisions imposed on it by the Bainimarama junta.

Tabakau is reported to have recently converted to the new Methodists where he is said to be a Minister. One wonders what kind of moral lowlife Rev Tabakau is, considering his actions. Yet the Biblical prophecy must be fulfilled in these last days; some false teachers will come in the Lord's name, and the faithful will be persecuted and betrayed even by their brothers, relatives and friends.

While others over 55 who refused to be converted to become New Methodists have been laid off, the likes of Tabakau who have sold their conscience out to the regime have been promoted and have retained their position. The fact that the rights of the members of the Methodist Church to freedom of thought, belief, religion and conscience as laid out in Article 19 of the UDHR does not matter to the morally corrupt such as New Methodist Rev Aisea Tabakua. All they want is their 30 pieces of silver.

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