George Speight, who led the 2000 coup in Fiji, and Shane Stevens, the former soldier who was the head of the mutineers, have both been pardoned and released today. They were granted this pardon by the Mercy Commission after a meeting on September 18, 2024, where they reviewed several petitions.
Now that Speight is out after over 20 years in prison, it raises questions about how he will adjust to the world today. There’s also curiosity about whether he might share any secrets about the coup that he’s kept to himself all these years.