ulian Moti is supposed to be Attorney General of the Solomon Islands. He is, though, controversial. In Vanuaatu, where he was recognised as a permanent resident, he was charged with having sex with a girl aged thirteen, below the recognised age of consent. He says this was a set-up. We don�t know Anyhow, he was acquitted. But it appears that the Australian authorities don�t want to accept the verdict. Moti is technically an Australian citizen. Australian Federal Police claim to have more evidence and they want to deport him to Australia to face more charges. Solomon Islands consider this to be bullying. We agree. If we consider Solomon Islands to be independent, to have self-determination, we must respect the right for them to appoint the Attorney General of their choice. Australia has no right to dictate terms.
Moti claims that all this is political persecution. Indeed it could be. Australia considers itself to be George Bush�s deputy sheriff in the south Pacific. It believes it has a divine right to control countries, in order to make the safe for super-exploitation. It believes it has a right to control their governments. This must be stopped.
It could be that Moti is not a desirable person to have as Solomon Islands� Attorney General. But that is a decision for them to make. Attempts by Australia to impose political hegemony must be strongly opposed