Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the content of the purported Draft Fiji Police Bill doesn’t address government strategy and won’t be introduced to Parliament.
Bainimarama affirmed toward the beginning of today the draft Bill was drafted and delivered singularly by the Police Force.
He says it was not cleared by the Solicitor General’s Office nor was it brought to Cabinet for government’s support.
The PM adds it is standard practice that administration organizations counsel inside the public authority prior to looking for the conference from general society.
He likewise featured there is a squeezing need to refresh the 56-year-old enactment administering the Fiji Police Force with regards to new and advancing criminal dangers.
The Head of Government says they can’t protect public wellbeing in the 21st Century through reverse advances that disintegrate public trust in the Police Force.
Any future changes to the Fiji Police Act will be made accessible for public counsel after underwriting by the Cabinet and the Solicitor General’s Office to guarantee that they regard the established privileges of each Fijian.
Bainimarama says they have withdrawn meeting on the Police Bill as it was not supported by Solicitor General and Cabinet.
-FBC News
