Public consultation on draft Police Bill 2020 launched

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New Zealand High Commissioner Jonathan Curr, Minister for Defense, National Security, and Policing Inia Seruiratu and United Nation Development Program (UNDP) representative, Nanise Saune-Qaloewai during the launch of the public consultation of the draft Police Bill 2020. Picture: SUPPLIED/FIJI POLICE

The public consultation on the draft Police Bill 2020 which aims to provide additional enforcement powers to the organisation was a launched yesterday.

The draft bill which was officially launched by the Minister for Defense, National Security, and Policing Inia Seruiratu will assist the Fiji Police Force to effectively address new forms of crime, provide legal powers to use modern technological aids to combat organised crimes as well as impose deterrent penalties in comparison to the outdated penalties currently in force.

Also present this morning are the Acting Chief Justice Kamal Kumar, the New Zealand High Commissioner Jonathan Curr, United Nation Development Program (UNDP) representative, Nanise Saune-Qaloewai, the Acting Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu, Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde, and senior officers of the organisation as well as the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces.

Initially, the review process began in 2019 with an in-house and inter-agency consultation program where submissions were received from all the four Divisional Police Commanders, Directors, and Interagency partners.

The consultation will be conducted through two platforms which is the Online Platform that will open immediately from noon today and Face to Face consultations which will commence from the March 8, 2021.

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