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'Speight may be bailed out'

SUVA, SEPT. 3. The Fijian coup leader, Mr. George Speight, and his top henchmen are due back before a Magistrate on treason charges tomorrow with legal insiders tipping a possible release by the end of the day. Legal sources predicted that Chief Magistrate, Mr. Sailesi Temo, would rule that the treason charges were an abuse of the legal process, leaving Mr. Speight to face only minor charges for which he could be freed on bail. Mr. Speight, was arrested on July 27, and 16 others are being held on remand on the makeshift prison island Nukulau, east of here.

- AFP

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