So the SPUP / SPPF has a new name? Seychelles People's Party (Parti Lepep?)
As Shakespeare put it, call the Rose any other name, it would still remain a specific bunch of coloured petals with a scent, beauty and appeal that, in our minds, distinguish it from all others of the floral world!
It took 14 years to move from “People’s United Party” to “People’s Progressive Front” and 31 more years to dump that too-elusive unity and cohesive front and get down to just plain “People”. Clearly, the Reds seem to be in perpetual quest for a defining label, but are condemned to share the lot of the leopard who cannot change its spots!
The new “People’s Party” will be another name which will gradually fit into the local political landscape and vocabulary, if only by the sheer will and clout of its sponsors, the incumbent, Seychelles Government!
But let there be no doubt about it. The 1964-1978 version of the party never achieved anything close to uniting the people. Its 1978-2009 did usher in what was, for the cold-war time, the politically correct, island-bred version of international socialism, but not in the scope of a national cohesive front that it sought. If anything, it only contributed to heightening the depth of the divisive politics that pit Seychellois one against the other.
With this history of the stubborn wolf trying on sheep’s clothing, one can be forgiven to see the People’s Party as only another freshly –cloaked entity travelling down the road of political dedication, muttering its self-taught mantras and hoping for that final, unencumbered, freely given and deserving political respectability!
The new name will not wipe away the party’s archives and memory of its leaders of the victimisation, corruption, cronyism, state-engineered violence, abuse of human rights and liberties, exile and unexplained disappearances and deaths of political opponents!
Had the new party only bothered to have a good bath before doffing its new cloak, then maybe, just maybe, it could have washed itself off the filth accumulated over at least the last three decades, and start walking down the road of national reconciliation. Then, it could truly have called itself a People’s Party. For now, it will only remain “Parti PePe” (Hopefully not "Parti Pipi")
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"“Is Seychelles turning a blind eye to pirates?” What Rot!!" Not always!
Just a general comment on this pirate’s issue:
My knowledge about Seychelles security policy is quite zero.
Following this issue which is being fed on the News /TV/paper, I have been wondering
….they managed to find a way to release alleged-pirates, as the Seyc gov had no evidence of proof and laws to build a case against them pirates (they even mentioned the pirates’ human rights.)
Few trouble questions
- Why did the Seychelles authority accepted the pirates at the first instance (on what basis?)?
- Did they (the sey gov) really have no evidence of proof!
- Were the foreign marines who handed over the pirates to the Seychelles called in for interrogation – as witness of piracy?
-- What were those Somaliens doing in the Seychelles economic zone, - playing, fishing, just on a short trip at sea, or an adventure observing the foreign vessels?!!(it is no state secret, we know it)
- And if the Seyc authority had no evidence, how would they deal with such an international issue, should those released pirates sue the Seychelles for compensation (for faked allegation)?
- Is there a difference between the human rights for Somalien-pirates’ and human rights for Seychellois vis-à-vis piracy?
I read today this article on " Pirate risk forges unlikely high seas alliances" from AP.
I just wonder!
What role is Seychelles playing in that alliance?
Is Seychelles a major player here or just an island being affected by pirates and they are grateful enough to have some little helps from from so and so developed countries.(I am aware of the little logistic base and those little exchange of views with military personals who comes in and out)
Lastly, Seychelles is a member of the African Union.
On the AU level, has tiny-little-Seychelles brought this issue forward?
How concern is the African Union on this issue --- (or is it another Zimbabwe kind of issue -- the situation is bad, but let it be!!)?
Okay , probably I should have done some research myself for all the answers, but just wondering if there are some ready explanations.
Should I point out something regarding piracy in Seychelles!
The Somalien pirates are not the first of piracy in the water of Seychelles during these modern days. The country has been dealing with piracy already, and quite often. On several occasions, Seychelles already prosecuted foreign fishing boats caught operating/fishing illegally in the Sey.EZ. The difference is probably those illegal fishing boats are not menacing foreign vessels and taking hostages for ransom, but they have been operating/poaching in the water of Seychelles.
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