In Fiji, whistleblower varsity head deported to Australia after midnight raid

Fiji police raided the home of Pal Ahluwalia, vice-chancellor of South Pacific University, at midnight and deported him and his wife to Australia on orders of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. Students and staff of the prestigious university decried it as ’coup’ and likened it to ’gestapo tactics.’ Ahluwalia’s exposure of graft under previous university administrations had angered the government.