On 19 May 2000, he was among the 44 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit.
On 19 May 2000, he was among the 44 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, captured by George Speight and his faction of RFMF soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit.