2009 Arrest
On 23 July 2009, Kepa was arrested on the orders of the Military-backed Interim Government, and charged with breaching public emergency regulations and inciting disobedience to the law. She was released on F$500.00 bail. The arrest followed a letter she had published on the Internet(WWW.MATAVUVALE.COM), offering to host the annual conference of the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma and encouraging people to attend it. The Interim Government had earlier banned the conference. Arrested with her, on slightly different charges, were two Methodist ministers, Ame Tugaue and Tuikilakila Waqairatu.
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