Freemasons jailed in Fiji, suspected of witchcraft and sorcery

[Ebusitanus]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-1747967.html

Masons jailed over Fiji sorcery claims

By Andrew Koubaridis
Wednesday, 15 July 2009


A New Zealand man spent a "wretched" night in a Fiji prison cell after frightened residents and police raided his Freemasons meeting, suspecting witchcraft and sorcery.

The man, who didn't want to be named, blamed "dopey village people" for the raid in which 14 members of the Freemasons Lodge of Lautoka were herded into police cars and jailed for the night.

Police also seized lodge paraphernalia, including wands, compasses and a skull.

Yesterday, the man told the Herald that Tuesday night's meeting was "interrupted by a banging on the door and there were these village people and the police demanding to be let in".

Nothing sinister had been going on but "such is the nature of life in Fiji" they were taken to a nearby police station, he said.

The Masons were told nothing of the allegations against them, but were warned that under Fiji's emergency decree, they could be jailed for 48 hours without charge.

The lodge secretary showed police a copy of the permit allowing the meeting, but was told the permit was not the problem.

The commanding police officer then disappeared, leaving the 14 men to spend the night in the cells.

"It was hot and wasn't very comfortable, because there was nowhere to lie down," the man said. "The officers who were guarding us were pleasant, though, chatting away to us."

At 8.30am yesterday, an officer let them go, saying the Prime Minister's office had ordered they be released.

The man said he was outraged that overly suspicious villagers had been able to convince police to "totally abuse their power".

He said the police should have told the villagers to calm down.

"The stupidity is overwhelming. Virtually unlimited power is placed in the hands of bungling police, who have no judgment or sense of balance, so, at the whim of an uneducated villager, 14 senior members of society had to spend a night locked up."

A police spokesman said the men were arrested because police had been tipped off that a meeting was being held and there were "some strange goings-on".

* Source: The New Zealand Herald.

[Augment]

Whats all this talk about FreeMasonry, their weird.

[lordoftheT]

A police spokesman said the men were arrested because police had been tipped off that a meeting was being held and there were "some strange goings-on".

So you arrested people for sorcery? I'm pretty sure that there are better ways to remind the world that your country isnt just a brand of overpriced water.

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

So you arrested people for sorcery? I'm pretty sure that there are better ways to remind the world that your country isnt just a brand of overpriced water.

But you have to admit.. thats some damn good water.

[Carach]

voldermort's back?

[Gromovnik]

lol, what were they doing with a skull in the middle of the night? sounds creepy...

[magpie]

Finally they are out of the closet

[Erik]

lol, what were they doing with a skull in the middle of the night? sounds creepy...

Probably nothing special.

The freemasons are really just a group of guys who like to talk about their feelings.
All the "secrecy" and rituals are BS to make them look more interesting than they really are.

[Ishoss]

Probably nothing special.

The freemasons are really just a group of guys who like to talk about their feelings.
All the "secrecy" and rituals are BS to make them look more interesting than they really are.

Winnar.

[6th Vigil]

Off to Azkaban for these fellows.

[Treize]

NWO! NWO!

Seriously those people are scary and what they probably commit illegal acts...

[awisler]

NWO! NWO!

Seriously those people are scary and what they probably commit illegal acts...

Ah yes, I love that law that says "Someone thats really weird is going to commit illegal acts, arrest him."

I don't like the freemasons at all, but its an equal rights thing in my opinion. Especially arresting someone for witchcraft and sorcery is just completely retarded. Do you know how much of an idiot you make your country look like if you arrest people out of fear they will harm someone with sorcery?

[Norpheus]

Fiji will have a deep economical depression very very soon is my guess

[lordoftheT]

Fiji will have a deep economical depression very very soon is my guess

Or some sort of swap monster infestation.

[Ummon]

Fiji will have a deep economical depression very very soon is my guess

Just like everyone else.

[Каие]

Yes, the first blow against the NWO has been dealt. Nobel Fijian warriors. Now to keep up the momentum.

[Dr. Oza]

this is absurd, freemasons are not a secret cult, they are only a private organizations... there is a diffrence

[boofhead]

this is absurd, freemasons are not a secret cult, they are only a private organizations... there is a diffrence

Freemasons are absurd when they play with wands like small children.

I guess these private club members just forgot which country they were in, and failed to take into consideration the cultural views of the natives. How silly of them.

And I daresay they were probably held in custody for their own safety considering the ruckus it caused among the villagers.

[MaximiIian]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-1747967.html

To Fiji: WTF

For one, the Freemasons might have peculiar rituals, but its out of tradition. They're not theurgical rituals, and thus have little if any connection to the occult arts. So, they were not doing anything related to what they're accused of. It's absolute crap.

Secondly, it's stupid that Fiji still has criminal laws and punishments regarding esoteric and occult practices in the first place. People have to right to practise whatever religion they want; Fiji is stranding themselves in the 17th century with such laws.

[boofhead]

Secondly, it's stupid that Fiji still has criminal laws and punishments regarding esoteric and occult practices in the first place. People have to right to practise whatever religion they want; Fiji is stranding themselves in the 17th century with such laws.

My brother is half-Fijian and travels there frequently. His grandma and most other native Fijians still live in huts, and fish and grow vegetables on their own land plots. They aren't ''stranding'' themselves in the C17th, they literally are. It's pretty much the Indian immigrants who are the modern ones; a little native superstition is not really unexpected, in fact it's perfectly natural. Such things don't even fully disappear when a country is fully modernized.