The Interim Attorney General has called on the International Bar Association to stop treating Fiji like a tin pot country in the South Pacific and respect its sovereignty.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said it is unprofessional for the IBA not to follow proper protocol when it wants to come to Fiji to examine the rule of law and then making statements that the interim government has threatened the association.
He also said that the IBA should stop speaking to a group of lawyers who are allegedly misinforming the International Bar Association.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said it is not the case that they are blocking the IBA as they have allowed Law Asia and the European Union missions to come in and assess the independence of the judiciary.
He said the IBA unlike Law Asia and the EU group has already pre-judged a lot of matters and had no consultations with him or the Acting Chief Justice about their visit.
In a statement, the International Bar Association said it condemns the threat made by Sayed-Khaiyum against the high-level delegation scheduled to conduct an in-country review of the rule of law in Fiji.
The IBA said it received a letter from Sayed-Khaiyum declaring that the government of Fiji does not welcome or approve the delegation's visit and would take appropriate steps if the IBA attempts to visit Fiji. The delegation included senior jurists from Australia and Malaysia who were scheduled to meet with judges and members of the legal profession for five days between 8th to 12th December.
Stop Treating Fiji Like A Tin Pot Country-Interim AG
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