CoveragePost
March 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific Unions in Fiji say it is hard to believe the Prime Minister only found out about the controversial draft Police Bill after public uproar. The draft legislation would have given police more surveillance powers if passed in Parliament. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama pulled the plug on the bill last week following widespread condemnation ... <a title="Unions call on Fiji PM to explain draft police bill ‘crazy insult’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/unions-call-on-fiji-pm-to-explain-draft-police-bill-crazy-insult/" aria-label="Read more about Unions call on Fiji PM to explain draft police bill ‘crazy insult’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 19, 2021
By Wanshika Kumar in Suva Reports that Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has pulled the plug on Fiji’s draft Police Bill 2020 has raised more questions than answers and left critics puzzled. What, when, where, why, and how were pressing questions people asked as they tried to unravel how the bill was thrust into the public ... <a title="Fiji draft bill cops boot – PM’s move on proposed police law puzzles critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/19/fiji-draft-bill-cops-boot-pms-move-on-proposed-police-law-puzzles-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji draft bill cops boot – PM’s move on proposed police law puzzles critics">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 8, 2021
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Fiji, Jonathan Curr, has taken to social media to counter claims that Wellington drafted a bill to give greatly increased powers to Fiji’s often corrupt police force. The Police Bill, tabled in Parliament last week, has been labelled draconian by critics while social ... <a title="Diplomat says NZ didn’t draft draconian Fiji police bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/diplomat-says-nz-didnt-draft-draconian-fiji-police-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Diplomat says NZ didn’t draft draconian Fiji police bill">Read more</a>
