Fijian coup leader George Speight is released from prison after obtaining a presidential pardon from President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere. Speight was imprisoned in 2002 for his role in the 2000 coup d'état that saw ethnic Fijian nationalists attempt to overthrow Indo-Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.
Fijian coup leader George Speight is released from prison after obtaining a pardon from President Wiliame Katonivere. Speight was imprisoned in 2002 for his role in the 2000 coup d'état in which ethnic Fijian nationalists attempted to overthrow Indo-Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.