The Social Democratic Liberal Party confirmed that the former SDL led government did transfer i-Taukei land to state land and then freehold land when it was dealing with the Momi land.
One of the SODELPA campaigners, Adi Litia Qionibaravi told 80 people in Nabua during the party rally, that the exact hectares of i-Taukei land was transferred to state land and later to freehold land.
She claimed the process was underway on the Momi land to swap i-Taukei land with state land when the coup took place in 2006.
She said that similar process was also done to the Denarau land.
The Native Land Trust Act had clearly stated that itaukei land cannot be converted to freehold land.
The FijiFirst maintains that the former SDL led government transferred the itaukei land to state land and then to freehold land which was not allowed under the Native Land Trust Act.
FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama said the former SDL government bypassed the system by first transferring the itaukei land to state land and then to freehold land.
The 2013 Constitution states that the ownership of all itaukei land shall remain with the customary owners of that land and i-Taukei land shall not be permanently alienated, whether by sale, grant, transfer or exchange, except to the State.
It also states that any i-Taukei land acquired for a public purpose shall revert to the customary owners if the land is no longer required by the State.
