Daniel Suidani, Solomon Islands' prominent China critic, ousted from office
The Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani was ousted in a vote of no confidence
A Solomon Islands lawmaker attributed as a 'vocal critic of China' was removed from the office after he lost a no-confidence vote in a provincial legislature. Daniel Suidani, premier of the Solomon Islands' Malaita province has been a longtime critic of his South Pacific nation's deepening relations with China. He has banned the Chinese companies from Malaita and chose to accept development aid from the United States.
Malaita's provincial assembly ousted Suidani in a unanimous vote on Tuesday, ABC News, Australia's state broadcaster reported.The motion filed in the assembly alleged Suidani had illegally takenmoney from a Chinese-owned mining company, and inappropriately used government finances to pay the wages of his personal security guards and of financial mismanagement.
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Suidani and his supporters boycotted the vote, ABC reported, adding he had not yet spoken to the media about the results.
Protests break out in Solomon Islands
Reports said that scuffles broke out after Malaita's provincial assembly ousted Suidani. Police reportedly fired tear gas into a crowd of more than 100 Suidani supporters after they threw stones at thelaw enforcement personnel, according to the eyewitnesses cited by Reuters.
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No injuries have been reported. Flights are delayed in Auki, the capital of Malaita, the ABC reported.
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Residents of Malaita opposed the decision by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's government in 2019 to formally recognise China instead of Taiwan.
Violent protests broke out in the capital, Honiara, in 2021 after Sogavare refused to meet residents from Malaita who had travelled to the city.
(With inputs from agencies)
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