Akuila Yabaki is a Fijian human rights activist and Methodist clergyman.
[3] No reason for the dismissal was given at the time, although political disagreements were widely thought to be involved.
Yabaki was a strong critic of some policies and decisions of the Qarase government of 2000 to 2006, including the early release from prison of persons convicted on charges related to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état,[4] and opposed the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill seeking to establish an amnesty for such persons.
[5] In the leadup to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état Yabaki called for mediation between the military and the government.
[8] In May 2013 he was convicted of scandalising the court over an article in the CCF newsletter in which he raised doubts about the independence of Fiji's judiciary under the military regime.