NZLS refuses DPP advertising

Advertising of legal positions in the magazine Law Talk by the Fijian Director of Public Prosecutions has been refused by the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS).

The Office of the DPP has been informed by email that under the interim military regime, the New Zealand Law Society will not accept advertisements for legal positions.

Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde said it is unfortunate that the NZLS was involving itself in politics and preventing New Zealand lawyers from hearing about job vacancies in Fiji.

He added the Officer of the DPP is independent, non-political and that the DPP has the sole responsibility for criminal prosecutions in Fiji without recourse to any Government minister, including the Attorney General.

Pryde said his invitation to the NZLS still stands and they are welcome to visit Fiji to meet and talk to anyone without restriction so that they can obtain for themselves a first hand appraisal of things in Fiji.


Story by: William Waqavakatoga