The Solomon Islands’ government was disturbed on the untimely and illegally releasing of the Truth and Reconciliation Report (TRC) about the 1998-2003 ethnic tension in Solomon Islands last month. The said sensitive report was released by its editor Bishop Terry Brown to the public on Facebook forum and the internet.Terry Brown said he released the report after much prayer and reflection as the editor of the TRC report. He said he took the decision at his own judgement and he prepares to take responsibility for it.The TRC was delivered to the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo since last year for the parliament to debate about but since then nothing has happened. The Solomon Islands’ Attorney General Billy Titiulu in responsed said the action of Bishop Brown is totally irresponsible.
"The report is supposed to be table in parliament because the government has to act on the recommendations specified in the report before it released to the public. The action of Terry is his own and he did not know where he gets his authority from, adding he will wait on the government on how to deal with this issue."
Using of Social media has played a vital role here to inform the public on the important issue where the government has longed kept for its own political agenda. However, untimely releasing of the report on the social media is questionable as it obviously not meet the interest and expectation of Solomon Islands' government. Since social media is unregulated and uncensored in many countries likewise in Solomon Islands for that matter, any sensitive issues can made public by anyone. We like it or not, that is the challenge of social media in our society today. Information just go viral at fast rate at any time, at any place by anyone. Be it sensitive, illegal or unacceptable issues, we no longer restricted it from spreading to the general public.
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