Fred Wesley
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Here’s a look at some of the headlines in the Wednesday edition of The Fiji Times – March 17.
NEWS:
Levuka villagers speak on Police Bill
LEVUKA villagers have called on the Defence Ministry to ensure the draft Police Bill 2020 is translated into a language ordinary Fijians can understand. They also requested the Bill be translated in the iTaukei language and disseminated to villages. The consultation processes too, they said, should be held in villages and not urban areas.
There’s more on Pages 2 and 3.
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Be vigilant
NATIONAL Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad says the public must remain vigilant despite assurances by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama that the draft Police Bill would not reach Parliament in its current form.
NGOs, MPs warn draconian draft bill will turn Fiji into police state
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NGOs, MPs warn draconian Draft Bill will turn Fiji into police state
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Justice Salesi Temo made the comment during a case involving a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 14-year-old boy on the island of Kadavu last year.
He said the courts are cracking down on child molestors because rape against children is too prevalent in Fiji.
The court was told the accused had committed the alleged offence while on a bench warrant for another matter before the magistrates court.
Justice Temo said the charges against the accused were serious and he remanded the man until his trial later this year.
Meanwhile, the Women s Crisis Centre said about 95 percent of child rapes in Fiji were committed by relatives or people known to the victims.