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Fiji: Final Version of Draft Constitution Released |
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radioaustralia.net.au |
| Source Date: |
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Fiji |
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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The chairman of Fiji's Constitution Commission says he hopes to clear up any confusion surrounding the draft constitution by releasing a final version of the document to the public.
A screen grab of Fiji's draft constitution. December, 2012. The report has heard from more than 7,000 Fijians. (Credit: ABC licensed)
The chairman of Fiji's Constitution Commission says he hopes to clear up any confusion surrounding the draft constitution by releasing a final version of the document to the public.
Professor Yash Ghai said he made the decision after soft-copy versions of the document were leaked.
"There's been confusion as to whether those versions are accurate," he told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program.
Professor Ghai denied he was the source of the leaks.
"We have been sharing documents with others and people at workshops and so on. There was also a so-called earlier leak as a result of that workshop."
He said the commission had tried to be as transparent as possible.
"So we have shared our working documents with many people."
Printed copies of the draft were seized by police last month.
Professor Ghai has said proofs were burnt in front of him when he told police their actions were illegal.
Land Forces Commander-Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga said printed copies were destroyed because it was illegal for the commission to print them once the final draft had been presented to the President.
Professor Ghai said Colonel Tikoitoga had misinterpreted the decree.
"Nowhere is there anything in the decree to say that the commission cannot distribute [the draft]."
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