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Ending the Coup Culture Tops Working Group Agenda Putting an end to Fiji’s coup culture was top of the agenda of Working Group 3 (WG3) of the National Council of Building a Better Fiji (NCBBF). At its first meeting today at the Parliamentary Complex in Nasese, WG3 which comes under National Task Team 1 (NTT1) dialogued over various mechanisms that could put an end to the repeated political instability that has plagued the country over the years. Today’s discussion focused on determining what action is needed, including through changes to laws and the institutional framework and appropriate checks and balances to end the coup culture in Fiji. Various suggestions were put on the table in this regard and it was suggested that this issue be shared with Working Group 1 (WG1) which deals with Governance and Leadership. In like manner, there was much discussion on examining what mechanisms are needed to provide national direction and necessary management and coordination on security issues. However, the broader task of the working group was to review the role of Fiji’s Security forces in National Development. This includes the reviewing the role of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) in relation to national defense and security in overseas deployment and in supporting the executive government such as in the event of a national disaster. This review will take into consideration the manpower requirements of the RFMF, leadership training, the place of the RFMF in the system of checks and balances within Fiji’s constitutional and political system amongst other things. The group will assess other national security interests that are needed to be protected for the future and examining the institutional framework that is needed to ensure longer term sustainable security in Fiji. Working Group 3 will also review the effectiveness of the Police Force and their role in future taking into regard the recent increase in some serious crimes and to trends in transnational crimes. The group noted that the work of the Police Force has in a way been hindered by the archaic laws that exist in the country and they agreed some of these laws needed reviewing.
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