Reverend Manasa Kolivuso says given the crisis Fiji is facing, there is a need for a completely independent Counter Narcotics Bureau, independent from the Fiji Police Force, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and any other law enforcement agency.
Reverend Kolivuso supports the establishment of a Counter Narcotics Bureau as a separate entity altogether.
This comes as fijivillage News Director Vijay Narayan, questioned whether there is a need for a separate Counter Narcotics Bureau during the National Talanoa Session on Responding to Illicit Drugs in Fiji held at the R.B. Convention Centre in Lami.
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However, Media Relations Office of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Kamlesh Arya says an independent Bureau will serve no purpose.
Arya says the Bureau should instead have representation from all stakeholders working in this area, including health officials, police and community groups.
He says when decisions are made, they should be communicated and implemented across all relevant agencies.
He further suggests there could be an independent chairperson.
Meanwhile, another participant questioned the need for the Bureau and asked whether setting it up would be a waste of money.
She says such decisions require careful and deep consideration.
She says leadership deficit issue also needs to be addressed when people are choosen to work for the Bureau.
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