01/03/2024
Win for Grace Road 7
The Fiji Court of Appeal yesterday ruled the decision by the Minister for Home Affairs to detain seven officials of Grace Road can be subject to a habeas corpus application hearing, adding “the role of the court is supervisory and to ensure that wide powers are not abused or exercised arbitrarily”.
The three-member bench ruled the High Court in Lautoka was wrong to strike out the habeas corpus application in the case involving Grace Road president Daniel Kim and six of his colleagues.
“The role of the court is supervisory and to ensure that wide powers are not abused or exercised arbitrarily, whilst remaining cautious and refraining from imposing its own judgment on how public authorities should use powers allocated to them.”
The Fiji Court of Appeal yesterday ruled the decision by the Minister for Home Affairs to detain seven officials of Grace Road can be subject to a habeas corpus application hearing, adding “the role of the court is supervisory and to ensure that wide powers are not abused or exercised arbitrarily....