SDL Party Acting National Director Assaulted by the Military

The acting national director of the SDL Party, Mr Ted Young, was today assaulted at the Military Barracks as a direct reaction for a press release by the Party last week.

Prior to being interrogated by Lt. Col. Sitiveni Tukaituraga at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Mr Young was attacked by another Military Officer, who laid a barrage of punches on his face. Ironically, or maybe deliberately, the Military summoned Ted Young up in relation to a press release where the SDL labeled the Military as undisciplined.

Mr Young, with a visible bruise on his face, was up at the hospital today to have a doctor examine him for the injuries he sustained.

Cruel and degrading treatment including torture and assault are some of the rights under Chapter 2 of the Constitution that cannot be derogated during a state of emergency. So all these assaults by the Military are downright criminal and illegal under the Constitution.

Please Amnesty International, EU, and the UN, take note of these assaults and do something about it.