A protest led by the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is being held at their office which is located opposite FHL Tower where the new Embassy of Israel will be opened this evening.
Police are currently at the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre speaking to Coordinator, Shamima Ali.
When fijivillage News questioned Police, they said they are at the scene and have advised those present that they cannot be conducting any protest in a public place.
Shamima Ali has criticised the use of the Public Order Act against pro-Palestine protesters, claiming the legislation is once again being used to restrict people's rights to peaceful protest.
Ali says the government had acknowledged concerns surrounding the Public Order Act and its broad powers, but reforms had yet to be implemented.
She questioned the decision by police to intervene in what she described as a peaceful demonstration, saying protesters were exercising their democratic right to express opposition to Israel's actions in Gaza.
Ali claims police informed protesters that they were considered a threat to public safety under an assessment made by a police officer.
She challenges that assessment, saying the group consisted of men, women and children participating in a peaceful gathering.
She also criticises the deployment of police resources to monitor the protest, arguing that law enforcement attention should be directed towards more pressing public safety concerns.
Despite being instructed to stop chanting and remove certain banners, Ali says protesters intended to continue their demonstration.
She alleges that police specifically objected to banners carrying the slogan "from the river to the sea", which has been used by pro-Palestinian groups around the world.
Ali also questioned the Fiji Government's position on Israel and claimed there had been insufficient public consultation on decisions relating to Fiji's engagement with the country.
She maintains that the protest would continue peacefully and called for the Public Order Act to be reviewed or repealed.
