Attorney General and Minister for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has alleged that Fiji Trades Union Congress General Secretary, Felix Anthony supported the path taken after the abrogation of the 1997 constitution.
Sayed-Khaiyum has reacted strongly to Anthony's statement yesterday that the constitution consultation process is time consuming and costly.
Anthony had said that there is no need to reinvent the wheel by writing up a new constitution.
Anthony said education must start with the military and the disciplined forces who are charged to uphold the constitution and protect all citizens of Fiji.
He said after all, their oath when taking up office is to uphold the constitution and not to trash it when it does not suit them.
However Sayed-Khaiyum said Anthony was saying something else the day after the 1997 constitution was abrogated.
He said he has witnesses to prove this.
We contacted Felix Anthony and questioned him on whether he had earlier supported the abrogation of the 1997 constitution and is now changing his stance.
Anthony admitted that he called Sayed-Khaiyum on the day after the abrogation of the constitution.
However he stressed that he never supported the move.
Anthony maintained that the constitution does not need to be re-written.
Story by: Vijay Narayan and Dhanjay Deo
AG alleges FTUC Secretary of supporting 1997 constitution abrogation
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