An honest and transparent talanoa must be held to disclose what transpired in 1987, 2000 and 2006 before any review of Fiji’s supreme law takes place. Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu said this in a statement yesterday, calling for full transparency and a reconciliation process. “We need to know what really happened, and who was behind all of these events that shook Fiji, and pushed us backwards on the development path,” he said.
“This is important to ‘shine the light’ on all the dark corners of society.” He said the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was premised on the outcomes of the talanoa sessions, was the next step in the process, followed eventually by the review of the Constitution itself. Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu, shared in a media statement released yesterday, that there must be a comprehensive talanoa with full disclosures of what transpired in Fiji.
Mr Seruiratu said any revamped constitution must ensure the strengthening of the principle of popular sovereignty, which asserted that the people were the ultimate source of power, hence they should have a bigger say in how they were governed. “We need to know what really happened, and who was behind all of these events that shook Fiji, and pushed us backwards on the development path,” he said. “Such a talanoa is the basis for a full transparency and reconciliation process.
” He referred to a public lecture held by Constitutional law expert from the Australian National University, .