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Fiji reporter Lice Movono and Toby Mann

REVEALED: Fiji coup leader george speight seeks presidential pardon could be free in a month - The Real Truth

George Speight was initially sentenced to death in 2002 for his part in a coup. (Reuters: Jason Reed)

Fijian coup leader George Speight has applied for a presidential pardon and could be released from jail within a month.

The former businessman, who with 10 others was jailed for life in 2002 for leading the takeover of Fiji's government in May 2000, has applied for a presidential pardon to Fiji's Mercy Commission.

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