I would like to salute Alanieta Rabaka today.This brave, stoic lady who I have admired for a very long time held out for the pursuit of the truth and demonstrated a relentless belief in justice and the guidance of her Lord in that quest.
In her journey filled with sorrow and heartache, I have watched her face line prematurely with her inner grief but I have also seen, with a heart full of pride, a groundswell of such support and encouragement for her mission from the community far and wide that it is palpable, heartfelt and serves to give us hope.
I cannot imagine her personal and family suffering since late January 2007 when Sakiusa passed from this earth at the hands of callous murderers in uniform. Uniforms that are supposed to protect us from harm. Uniforms that continue to be a source of mistrust and fear.
This is not the way of a society that we exist in. As the Fiji Times editorial says today " Members of the security forces must remember now, more than ever before, that their most important duty is not to follow orders – it is to follow the law."
