Upon arrival in the Solomon Islands in October last year to assume charge as attorney general of the country, the internationally known barrister and law academic, Julian Moti, was arrested by the Australian police, stationed there as part of the neocolonial Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, and is now battling against extradition. Besides bringing important human rights concerns to the fore, the harassment of Julian Moti by the Australian authority raises the issue of the Solomon Island's right to autonomous self-governance.
