The Fiji Government said the death of a Fiji citizen at the Villawood Detention center in Sydney was unnecessary and has blamed the Fiji Freedom Movement in Australia for creating hysteria over the reality in Fiji.
New South Wales Police is now investigating the death of 36 year old Josefa Rauluni who died after he was informed he was being deported on Monday.
Speaking to Radio Australia, Permanent Secretary for Information Sharon Smith Johns said incident was fueled by the negative reports on Fiji being spread by the Freedom Movement in Sydney.
Smith Johns also said that the unfortunate incident is now being politicised by the Freedom Movement.
Meanwhile, the ABC reports this morning that another group of detainees are staging a rooftop protest at the Villawood Detention Centre.
Detainees say one member of the group is a woman who is four months pregnant and who has not eaten for two days.
One of the men said they do not intend to come down.
Story by: Roneel Lal
Govt blames Fiji Freedom Movement in Aust
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