Fiji Lawmaker Fired for Misconduct After Her Explicit Video Leaks on Social Media

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed MP Lynda Tabuya as a minister after an explicit video of her circulated online.

Ms Tabuya has said the private video was meant for her husband, and called its circulation on social media a criminal invasion of privacy.

Mr Rabuka announced his decision to sack Ms Tabuya as minister for women, children and social protection on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, two days after local Fijian media first reported the leak of the video.

It remains unclear how the video entered the public domain, but Mr Rabuka said it was for Ms Tabuya to pursue an investigation by making a complaint to law enforcement agencies. He added that regardless of how it came to be circulated online, the video had brought his cabinet and party into disrepute.

Mr Rabuka said he asked Ms Tabuya for an explanation, before sacking her and appointing Ms Tabuya’s …