Former Prime minister Major General Sitiveni Rabuka has criticizes Australia's ongoing travel bans on Fiji's military.
Speaking to ABC, Rabuka said the bans are making Fijians feel as if they are under siege.
He told ABC that he sees the travel ban as a sanction against the people of Fiji and the Fiji national team and it's pushing the people into a consolidated position against Australia or against those are bringing up these kinds of sanctions.
Major General Rabuka said relations with Australia have never been so low.
The visa restrictions were imposed after the 2006 military takeover.
Last month, two Fijian rugby players were banned from entering Australia to play the Wallabies in Canberra.
Major General Rabuka said there were tough times between the two countries when he led two military coups in 1987, but relations have never been this bad.
Story by: Shalvin Deo
Rabuka criticizes Aus travel ban
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