Fiji soldiers claim pay outstanding for Iraq services

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More than 400 members of Fiji's army reserves and part time territorial forces signed up last September to help protect strategic locations in Iraq. A Fiji lawyer representing most of the soldiers, Isireli Fa, claims the man responsible for recruiting the guards, retired Colonel Sakiusa Raivoce, still owes the men thousands of dollars in pay and entitlements.

However, Colonel Raivoce says the majority of those who served in Iraq have not raised concerns about pay. "We have still in Iraq about 150 guards, so the remainders are in Fiji," he said. "Most of those who have returned - including all officers...none of the officers went to complain to Fa," he said.

Colonel Raivoce says a small group of men will not be paid their full entitlements, following disciplinary action over drunken behaviour.

A Fijian guard, Tomasi Ramatau, was shot dead in February while guarding Baghdad International Airport. The Fijian guards' involvement with the operation led to claims in Fiji that they had been employed as mercenaries.

http://www.abc.net.au/asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1066992.htm

[dArKeR]

1. Was it in their contract to not be paid if they got drunk? What about

the America soldiers, if they get drunk do they lose pay?

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2. If I were in Iraq

I think I would get drunk too.
Bu$h hasn't paid Fiji so that they can pay their soldiers!

[dArKeR]

5. Remember the US Soldiers drunk in the zoo taunting the tiger

and then the tiger bit the soldiers hand then the other soldiers shot and killed the tiger. What ever happened about Rumsfeld's investigation?

[daleo]

3. Hessians are getting grumpy

King George better wire some money quick.

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4. kick