Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum should apologise to the family and friends of Professor Lal and to the people of Fiji - Ali

The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has strongly condemned the FijiFirst Government for denying the late Professor Brij Lal’s basic decency and human rights and says conscience should dictate that former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum apologise publicly to the family and friends of Professor Lal and to the people of Fiji.

Coordinator Shamima Ali says no Fiji citizen should go through this, where their basic human right to nationality and citizenship is denied.

She says Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum have shamed us all and should hang their heads in shame.

Ali further says they congratulate and thank the Coalition Government for reversing this draconian decision as one of the first decisions they took as a new Government, giving justice to the late Professor Lal and his family.

She adds the road ahead is very long but the people of Fiji and the government can work together to heal the many wounds inflicted over the last 16 years and ensure this never happens again.

Questions have been sent to Bainimarama and Sayed-Khaiyum. They are yet to respond.