The Fiji Law Society has written to Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka expressing its concern regarding the reported appointment of Filimoni Vosarogo as Attorney General of Fiji, and requesting the Fiji Government to withdraw Vosarogo’s announced appointment as Attorney General.
Society President, Wylie Clarke says they have informed the Prime Minister that it cannot support, and must record its strong objection to Vosarogo’s appointment.
The Society advised the Prime Minister that Vosarogo is disqualified from holding the office of Attorney General under section 96(2)(b) of the 2013 Constitution.
Clarke says the appointment cannot be lawfully made.
The Society noted that it is a matter of public record that Vosarogo, as a legal practitioner, pleaded guilty in a number of disciplinary proceedings before the Independent Legal Services Commission.
Clarke says compliance with the laws of Fiji is not a matter of choice.
He says a fundamental principle of the rule of law is that the law applies equally to everyone including the Government of the day.
The Law Society President also says the Society expressed concern about comments attributed to Vosarogo in the media in which he is reported saying that anyone who disagrees with his appointment can take the matter to court.
Clarke says the comments are unedifying but also unnecessary given that his disqualification from holding the office of Attorney General is obvious.
The Society states that it will pursue this matter in court if forced to do so, but hopes that it will not be necessary.
Rabuka is yet to respond to questions sent by fijivillage News yesterday.
