What should have been a straight-forward procedural issue , the deportation of a law breaker, will now be portrayed as "political".
It appears that James Cameron was due to appear in the High Court the same afternoon to represent Angie Heffernan in her case against the authorities for restricting her movements.
Lets just break it down a little bit shall we:
1. If Person X arrives in Fiji on a visitor visa and then proceeds to work without a legal work visa, that person is breaking our laws.
No doubt about that. James Cameron as a lawyer should have known better.
Get a work permit, work to your hearts content, pay your taxes, ITS ALL GOOD.
2. James Cameron has been in Fiji on numerous occassions in the past few months. He has represented other clients in that period.
Inevitably the question will arise, WHY DEPORT HIM NOW?
Now, this case will be played out in the media, local and international for days to come.
No Fijian wants people from overseas working here without a permit, breaking our immigration laws. But very poor timing will now make this guy look like some sort of victim, instead of the violator of our laws that he was.
And one more things, there are people out there posting instructions on how to make BOMBS and attack tourists.Numerous Fiji Islanders have been named as "POTENTIAL SLAYING TARGETS".
Go after the real HATERS and INCITERS, lets let people like Angie get on with their lives. Not only does it play our poorly in the media, it detracts from the REAL culprits.
INDEPENDENT,BALANCED,IMPARTIAL.
