AG’s statement on Pacific Beat that asking the President of Fiji to appoint a Commission of Inquiry is ‘laughable’ since he does not have that power’:
Grey Power Response:
The rights of the elderly of Fiji were protected by the 1997 Constitution. If there is presidential power to abrogate the Constitution, then surely there must be a presidential power to establish a Commission of Inquiry in the national interest, since appointing a Commission of Inquiry is a ‘prerogative’ power used for the public good.
Fiji AG says Aust-NZ travel bans affect pension fund
Fiji’s interim Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Kaiyum, says travel bans by Australia and New Zealand on members of Fiji’s post-coup regime are hampering efforts to bring more expertise onto the Board of Fiji’s troubled pension fund.