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Defence Ministry postpones retracted Draft Police Bill consultations & will now get public submissions on the 1965 Police Act
Defence Ministry postpones retracted Draft Police Bill consultations & will now get public submissions on the 1965 Police Act
Draft Police Bill consultations retracted
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will not go ahead with any Draft Police Bill consultations and will only take people’s views on what should be in a bill to review the current Police Act.
When questioned by Legend FM News, the Defence Ministry says Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made the announcement to retract the current draft bill and they have postponed the consultations based on that.
Shamima Ali welcomes PM’s decision on Draft Police Bill
FWCC calls for review of 1965 Police Act
Shamima Ali welcomes PM’s decision on Draft Police Bill
FWCC calls for review of 1965 Police Act
FWCC Coordinator Shamima Ali.
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that he has decided to retract the Draft Police Bill consultations and Coordinator Shamima Ali says they will continue to ensure that wider public consultations are held when reviewing the 1965 Police Act.
Ali says this shows people power.
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Ali has also made a call for the current 1965 Police Act to be reviewed as it is long overdue.
Why blame others after the Draft Market Regulations and the Draft Police Bill were made public - Tikoduadua
Why blame others after the Draft Market Regulations and the Draft Police Bill were made public - Tikoduadua
National Federation Party President, Pio Tikoduadua. [Image: File Photo] National Federation Party President, Pio Tikoduadua is asking why can’t the government stop blaming others for it’s mistakes and be honest with the people after the Prime Minister announced that the Draft Police Bill consultations is retracted.
The Prime Minister says the draft bill was not endorsed by cabinet and the Solicitor General, and some of the contents do not represent government policy.
Chaudhry welcomes retraction of the Draft Police Bill consultations and calls for reconsideration of bills to amend the Political Parties Act and Electoral Act
Chaudhry welcomes retraction of the Draft Police Bill consultations and calls for reconsideration of bills to amend the Political Parties Act and Electoral Act
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry. [Image: Parliament of Fiji]
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry has welcomed the retraction of the Draft Police Bill following intervention by the Prime Minister.
Chaudhry says he is pleased that the draft bill has been retracted but he is rather dumbfounded by the fact that the Ministry of National Security and Defence had proceeded to the public consultation stage without obtaining official clearance.