The Attorney General stressed that the immunity provision in the draft constitution will remain as it is a non-negotiable set out by Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the immunity provision is necessary to move forward.
In a meeting organized by the United Front for a Democratic Fiji, lawyer, Richard Naidu said the processes being set out since 2006 are all being done to rule by law.
Naidu said it is just to protect the decrees and implement the immunity provision.
Doctor Tupeni Baba said the draft constitution has many restrictions for the courts not to hear any challenges against decrees and is trying to give a full proof immunity to the people involved in the December 2006 coup and the events following that.
He said there are ways to get around the immunity provision.
Sayed-Khaiyum said people should make their submissions and if there are disagreements with some decrees then the next parliament can change or remove the decrees in place since December 2006.
The draft constitution states that immunity granted under the 1990 constitution should continue and there should be further immunity for December 2006 and the events following that.
It has been proposed that absolute and unconditional immunity should be irrevocably granted to the President, Prime Minister and cabinet ministers, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Fiji Police Force, Fiji Corrections Service, the judiciary, the public service and any public office.
The draft states that the immunity provision should not be reviewed, amended, altered, repealed or revoked.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
Immunity provision in draft constitution will remain-AG
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