Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he is waiting to hear from one of his most senior cabinet ministers concerning an explicit video that ended up on his Facebook before taking any action.
On Friday, a one-minute clip, described by local media as a “sex clip”, appeared on the country’s chief legal advisor Siromi Turaga’s Facebook profile before it was taken down.
It is the second time a private recording of a Fiji government minister has found its way online under Rabuka’s administration.
An intimate video involving a female cabinet minister, Lynda Tabuya, was leaked online and went viral in 2024. She was suspended by Rabuka and removed as a cabinet minister in early 2025, before being reinstated in August last year.
Local reporters asked Rabuka whether he would apply the same approach and dismiss Turaga, who has not made any public statements or responded to media requests on the issue.
Rabuka said he needed to hear first from Turaga, his justice minister, who is currently overseas.
The prime minister also told reporters he had not seen the clip circulating online or any related images, but had received an email about the issue.
Earlier on Monday, Rabuka said that anyone with evidence should lodge a complaint.
RNZ Pacific has contacted Turaga via phone and email for comment. However, efforts to reach him have so far been unsuccessful.
