WHO KILLED AKIRINA? VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TAHITI

During the night of May 5 2006, a young Tahitian woman, AKIRINA, 18 suffered a brain hemorrhage and died as she was raped repeatedly by a gang of 11 men, some, teenagers as young as fifteen, as well as by her 42 year old uncle. As Akirina lay dying, the men continued abusing her inert body while as many as 20 onlookers watched without intervening. The incident has refocused law inforcement and sociologists' attention on the problem of sexual violence against women in Polynesia.
Patrick Cerf is the author of the controversial book "The Domination Of Women In Tahiti". He is JP Muntal's guest on Muntal's Honolulu Radio Show.. Interviews in French and English are currently streaming on the net and available via podcast. at www.thehawaiianlonegunman.com and www.hawaiiradioproject.podcastpeople.com
Cerf has written a complex in-depth analysis of the condition of women in Polynesia, its deeply-rooted cultural history and by extension of the Polynesian psyche. It contradicts the widely accepted notion of a matriarchal society corrupted by western influence, a notion frequently invoked as the basis for anti-colonial political posturing. More information soon available on the radio show's website and by contacting transpac_info@yahoo.fr