Torture, LTA and water
LTA service
IN reference and support to Ronnie Chang’s letter (FT 12/02) titled “Lousy LTA service”, it was my turn to suffer yesterday with the other hundreds of customers.
Everyone talks about the suffering in long waiting times at LTA Backroad Nadi.
I had gone in the morning, spent over an hour and had to leave because of another appointment.
Went back after 2pm and as I was writing this, it was coming up to 4.15pm and I was still waiting.
In the morning, only four of the seven booths were manned by customer service agents. By the afternoon, five of the seven booths were manned.
While we are waiting for the new LTA office at Jet Point Nadi to open, could I request the good manager at LTA Backroad to have all the booths manned with customer service agents from opening to closing hours.
We are in 2024 now and visiting LTA Backroad Nadi reminds me of visiting government offices back in the early ’80s.
NAVAULIONI KORO RAVAI Martintar, Nadi Torture of civilians
I CAN only empathise with Professor Vijay Naidu and Richard Naidu for the inhumane treatment they were subjected to at the hands of the security forces (FT 10/2).
I believe the late Professor Brij Lal was physically assaulted and abused by a very senior military officer.
Do you really think these perpetrators will come forward to publicly confess their crimes and reveal where the orders came from?
They will hide behind the immunity cover to protect themselves and their masters.
Therefore, in my view the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be a futile exercise as it is not likely to achieve its desired objectives.
I believe the reconciliation meeting held during the girmit celebration was cleverly orchestrated to set the stage for the release of the political prisoners.
But what I find most perplexing is that on one hand we are advocating for truth and reconciliation and on the other we are brushing aside complaints against certain military personnel as mere “allegations”.
Shouldn’t these allegations be investigated to clear the air?
Why the reluctance?
SELWA NANDAN
Lautoka
Fiji is leaking
DAYS after revelation from the Water Authority of Fiji about water losses from undetected pipe leakages, I learn that there exists something call Fiji Leaks. Would Fiji Leaks care to assist the people of Fiji with the water leakages?
Water is a scarce basic need. They’ll surely not hide from a community service opportunity.
I think the Ministry of Waterways and Environment should contact them immediately.
MOHAMMED IMRAZ JANIF Natabua, Lautoka