Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the decrees that have been put in place from December 2006 cannot be legally challenged however the next parliament can make changes to them or remove them altogether.
The United Front for a Democratic Fiji which includes the Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions, Mahendra Chaudhry, Doctor Tupeni Baba and Mick Beddoes are questioning why the draft constitution is making sure that the legality and validity of any decrees are not challenged in any court or tribunal.
They say there should be no restrictions and people should be able to challenge the decrees.
Sayed-Khaiyum said people will not be able to challenge the decrees but the next set of parliamentarians can decide on the existence of the decrees.
Sayed-Khaiyum stressed that there will be no going back and no challenges as stated in the draft constitution.
Meanwhile lawyer Richard Naidu who spoke at a public session organized by the United Front for a Democratic Fiji, said the constitution should focus on rule of law.
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