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(HC)}{\fs16\insrsid4594149\charrsid933470 \tab }{\field{\*\fldinst { \cs17\fs16\insrsid4594149\charrsid933470 PAGE }}{\fldrslt {\cs17\fs16\lang1024\langfe1024\noproof\insrsid7220290 12}}}{\cs17\fs16\insrsid4594149\charrsid933470 \par }\pard \s16\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\tqc\tx4320\tqr\tx8640\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1275895 {\insrsid4594149 \par }}{\*\pnseclvl1\pnucrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxta .}}{\*\pnseclvl2\pnucltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxta .}}{\*\pnseclvl3\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxta .}}{\*\pnseclvl4\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxta )}} {\*\pnseclvl5\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl6\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl7\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl8 \pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl9\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}\pard\plain \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Penaia_Vetaukula_Commander_Military_Forc}PENAIA VETAUKULA BALEINAMAU v COMMANDER OF FIJI MILITARY FORCES \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Penaia_Vetaukula_Commander_Military_Forc} \par High Court Miscellaneous Jurisdiction \par 8 May, 2001 \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab HBM 14/01S \par \par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 habeas corpus subjiciendum - close arrest \endash protective custody - whether person can be detained for his own good - Emergency Decree 4/0 s18(2); Fiji Military Forces Act s2, 23; Rules of Procedure (Army) r.6; Army Act (1955) s202; Queen}{ \i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s Regulations for the Army, 1975 (QR) item 6.005; High Court Rules O.54; 1997 Constitution s27(1)(a), (b) & (e) \par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The Respondent alleges that the applicant, Officer-in-Charge of the Counter Revolution Warfare Unit (CRWU) released weapons to assist members of his unit who were involved in the take-over of Parliament on 19 May 2000.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The officer was detained on the basis that his release posed a security threat to the n ation, to the lives of those hostages in Parliament and for the security and unity of the RFMF. His wife filed an application for }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 habeas corpus subjiciendum }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 under the Army Act. The Court held that the applicant army officer is subject to military law in contradistinction to laws applicable in civilian Courts of the State. The Court decided that such application is available under the Army Act. The Court proceeded to determine whether a person can be held for his own safety without being charged. \par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Held\endash }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1)}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 a habeas corpus application can be made under the Army Act. \par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (2) The law no longer allows the Respondent to detain an officer without deciding to lay a charge against him for an offence he may have committed.}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Continued detention on the perception that law and order situation is still unstable merely amounts to a fear in the Respondent}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s mind.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 This fear should not deprive the soldier of his liberty without being charged for an offence.}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (3)}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The mischief of section 202 of the Army Act does not permit release of an officer after 7 days and recapture in detention very shortly afterwards.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Such indefinite continuous procedure is in breach of section 27(1) of the 1997 Constitution.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par Immediate release of detainee ordered. \par \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Cases referred to in Judgment \par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Christie v Leachinsky}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1947) AC 573}{ \b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 D.F. Marais v The General Officer Commanding the Lines of Communication and the Attorney-General of the Colony}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 1902 AC 109 \par }\pard \s15\ql \fi-374\li374\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin374\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Greene v Secretary for State for Home Affairs}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 1941 1 All ER 388 \par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 R v O./C. Depot Battalion, R.A.S.C. Colchester Ex parte Elliott}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1949) 1 All ER 373 \par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 R v Secretary for State for the Home Department, ex parte Iqbal}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1979 1 All ER 675 \par }\pard \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Re Nikhil Naidu}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1987) 33 FLR 100}{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s15\ql \fi-374\li374\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin374\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Secretary of State for Home Affairs v O}{ \b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Brien}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 [1923] All ER 442 \par }\pard \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Senileba Lia Waqanibeta and Iniasi Tuberi for the }{\i\caps\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 a}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 pplicant \par Capt. Sainivalati Navoti for the Respondent \par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 8 May, 2001\tab \tab \tab }{\b\caps\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 judgment}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Pathik, J}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 By motion dated 6 March 2001, Elenoa Mokuro Baleinamau (the }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 applicant}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ) the wife of the Lieutenant Penaia Vetaukula Baleinamau (Lt. Penaia) has applied for a writ of habeas corpus subjiciendum seeking her husband}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s release from detention by the Commander of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF).}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par On the hearing of the application both counsel stated that they will rely on their written submissions.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 I then adjourned for judgment on notice. \par \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Applicant}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s affidavit evidence}{ \b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The circumstances in which her husband had been detained are set out in the applicant}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s affidavit in support, inter alia, as in paragraphs 4 and 5 of her said affidavit wherein she deposed:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 At 1530 hours on 27th July, 2000 armed soldiers came home and arrested my husband.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He was taken and detained at Nasinu Police Station and at 11.30 hours the next day taken to Queen Elizabeth Barracks (QEB) Nabua and was later transferred to Nabua Police Station.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 My husband was questioned and detained for a total period of 67 days. \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 On 5th October, 2000 my husband was released by the Army but re-arrested on 11th October, 2000.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He has been in military custody since.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 My husband was not part of the unit that took part in the alleged mutiny at QEB on 2nd November, 2000.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 To the best of my knowledge and belief, my husband has to date not been charged with any offence by the Army or the Police.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 " }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par For the reasons she has given she is seeking his release from detention. \par \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Respondent}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s affidavit evidence}{ \b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 In his affidavit sworn 2 April 2001 Lieutenant Colonel Jone Baledrokadroka, the Chief Staff Officer Operations of RF MF and in charge of the Intelligence Unit has stated, inter alia, that: }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 from May 19th 2000 to this day, political situation in this country has not returned to normality}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ; Penaia commands a following and }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 respect of the majority of the ex-CRW personnel an d that they are capable of causing disaffection amongst the Forces and destabilize the nation}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ; Penaia was }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 threatened twice when a weapon was cocked and pointed at his head on two separate occasions}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 on the day of the mutiny at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 QEB}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ) namely, 2 November 2000.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He said that given the animosity still prevailing, this is not the appropriate time for Lt. Penaia to be released back into the Force.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He has advised the Commander, RFMF that }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 it is prudent for the applicant to remain in his protective custody until such time I receive further reports that it is safe for him to be released.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 ' }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par The Affidavit in Reply of Commander Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (the Commander) sworn 2 April 2001 explains the circumstances giving rise to Lt. Penaia}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s detention and for its continuance.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The Commander further states that the detention is not in breach of {\*\bkmkstart s23_FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF}section 23 {\*\bkmkend s23_FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF}of the Fiji Military Forces Act Cap.81 on the applicability of the Army Act 1955 as alleged and that as Major K.V. Tokelau, the QEB Camp Commandant said in his affidavit, Lt. Penaia}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 is being kept in camp for his own protection and safety and is well within the rules and regulations applicable to military personnel.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par The Commander further states that investigations into the mutiny are still in progress and that fifteen (15) weapons are still missing and that intelligence report reveals that a threat of an uprising still exists.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Throughout his protective custody Lt. Penaia }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 has been given full visitation rights, ample opportunities for physical exercise and still receives his full salary entitlement.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par The Commander has in his said affidavit set out his reasons for the detainment of the applicant in the following words:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }\pard\plain \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \f29\fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\langfenp1033\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (a) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The applicant}{ \f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s activities during the 19th of May 2000 illegal take over of parliament and specifically the unauthorised release of weapons were a threat to the RFMF and to the security of this country. \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Being the OC of the CRW units, the applicant was answerabl e directly to me as the Commander of the RFMF.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 His responsibilities include the command, training, security, discipline, education, and health, morale and general efficiency of the troops under his command.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 An OC is also responsible for the immediate reporting to higher authority of all cases in which troops under his command are engaged in riots or disturbances.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (Annexure L). \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The applicant failed me in his duties and therefore put the security of this country at risk. \par }\pard\plain \s20\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (b) }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 That the applicant}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s subsequent activities following his release from military custody on the 5th day of October 2000, showed me that he commands a following in the community and therefore can and may adversely influence members of the public.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 This threat is made wors e by the fact that 15 weapons are still missing and I believe that the applicant can pose further serious threat to national security if he comes into contact with those in possession of these missing weapons.}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (c) }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 That after the cocking of weapon to the applicant}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s head on 2nd November 2000, and following intelligence report that certain factors of the CRW units and loyalist forces are after the life of the applicant, I have an honest opinion that his life is in grave danger and it is in his best interest that he be kept in my protective custody until such time such a threat subsides. \par }\pard\plain \ql \fi-589\li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \s20\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (d) }{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 If released from my protective custody, I cannot guarantee his safety and given the nature of ill will that still exist among the members of the force towards him, I wil l not be able to control any harm done to his person.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par On behalf of the Respondent an affidavit sworn 2 April 2001 in Reply has also been filed by Major Kelevi Vakuruivalu Tokalau, the Camp Commandant Q.E.B. at Nabua, charged with the responsibility of en suring the safe and secure custody of all detainees at Q.E.B.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He said that Lt. Penaia is in protective custody at Q.E.B. and this is lawful following detention procedure regulation.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 In this regard he makes reference to s.202 of the Army Act. \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Applicant}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s submission}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par It is the learned counsel for the applicant Mr. Tuberi}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s submission that: \par }\pard\plain \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \f29\fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (a) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 the applicant was detained for 48 hours on 27 July 2000 under {\*\bkmkstart S_18_2_Emergency_D_Prasad_v_Republic_2}section 18(2) {\*\bkmkend S_18_2_Emergency_D_Prasad_v_Republic_2}of the Emergency Decree (No.4) of 2000.}{ \f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Thereafter he was kept in custody for 67 days before being released on 5 October 2000 under {\*\bkmkstart r_6_Rules_Procedure_Prasad_v_Republic_2}Rule 6{\*\bkmkend r_6_Rules_Procedure_Prasad_v_Republic_2} of the Rules of Procedure (Army) 1972. \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 After the alleged mutiny at RFMF on 2 November 2000 he was again arrested on 5 November 2000 and kept under }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 protective custody}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 under the said section 202 \par }\pard\plain \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \f29\fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (b) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Counsel argues that section 202 only provides for detention for a period not exceeding seven days.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He submits that by detaining him}{ \f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 for a longer period the Respondent is unlawfully detaining him. \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Similarly, he submits that the Respondent has breached the provisions of section 18(2) of the said Emergency Decree (No. 4) by detaining him unlawfully from 5 November 2000. \par \par The said section 18(2) provides as follows: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 No person shall be detained under this section for a period exceeding }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 24 hours}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 except with the authority of a magistrate or the Commissioner of Police or the Officer Commanding on whose direction such a person may be detained for further period of }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 48 hours}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 : Provided that if a magistrate is satisfied that the necessary enquiries cannot be completed within such further period of 48 hours, such magistrate may direct such a person to be detained for a further period not exceeding }{ \fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 7 days}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (emphasis mine)}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \s20\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (c) }{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Counsel further submits that now that the President of the Republic of Fiji has announced the dates for the General Election, }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 the period for which the military could use its coercive power, ... has lapsed.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 ' }{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Therefore he says that the Respondent is un}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 lawfully detaining Lt. Penaia.}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\langfenp1033\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (d) }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Counsel also relies on section 27 of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands (hereafter referred to as the }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Constitution}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 )}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 which provides (in so far as it is relevant) that:}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }\pard \s20\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Const_s27_1_Penaia_Baleinamau_v_FMF}27.-(1) {\*\bkmkend Const_s27_1_Penaia_Baleinamau_v_FMF}Every person who is arrested or detained has the right: \par }\pard\plain \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \f29\fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (b) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 to be informed promptly in a language that he or she understands of the reason for his or her arrest or detention and of the nature of any charge that may be brought; \par }\pard \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (c) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 to be promptly released if not charged; \par }\pard \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (d) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ... \par }\pard \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (e) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ... \par }\pard \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (f) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 to challenge the lawfulness of his or her detention before a court of law and to be released if the detention is unlawful; and \par }\pard \s18\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s18\ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 (g) }{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ...}{ \f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\f0\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Counsel}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s concluding remarks are that the Respondent is }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 illegally and unlawfully detaining}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Lt. Penaia under the pretext of }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 protective custody}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 which has no legal standing }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 under the 1997 Constitution and Emergency Decree 2000}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Mr. Tuberi submits therefore that Lt. Penaia should be released immediately. \par \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Respondent}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s submission}{ \b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is the Respondent}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s submission that Lt. Penaia while holding the position of OC of the Counter Revolution Warfare Unit (CRWU) released weapons to assist members of his unit who were involved in the illegal take-over of Parliament on 19 May 2000.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The release of these weapons was illegal and was without any proper authorisation.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The officer}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s activation posed great security threat to the Nation, to the lives of those hostages in Parliament and for the security and unity of the RFMF. \par \par The soldier was released on 5 October 2000 under {\*\bkmkstart r6_Rules_Procedure_Baleinamau_FMF}Rule 6 {\*\bkmkend r6_Rules_Procedure_Baleinamau_FMF}of the Rules of Procedure (Army) 1972 because Lt. Penaia could not be held in arrest for more than 72 days.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Rule 6 provides:}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 RP.6\tab An accused shall not be held in arrest for more than }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 seventy-two}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 consecutive days without a court-martial being convened for his trial, unless the officer who could be responsible for convening the court-martial directs in writing that he shall not be released from arrest.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 When giving such direction such officer shall state his reasons for giving it.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (emphasis added)}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Because of certain alleged illegal activities he was re-arrested on 11 October 2000 but was free to go home and was ordered to report to }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 barrack}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 at certain times. \par \par Staging of the alleged mutiny was done on 2 November 2000 by a group of CRW soldiers previously under Lt. Penaia}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s command in an attempt to resist the lawful authority of Commodore Bainimarama.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Eight soldiers were killed as a result of the mutiny and the suppression thereof.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 All this happened when Lt. Penaia was still under Control of Movement of Persons Order.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 His life was also threatened twice. \par \par The Respondent says that the investigation into the mutiny is still continuing. \par \par The soldier is in Commander}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 protective custody}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 since 5 November 2000 under {\*\bkmkstart s_202_Army_Act_1955_Baleinamau_v_FMF}section {\*\bkmkstart s_20_Army_Act_Prasad_v_Republic_2}202 of the Army Act {\*\bkmkend s_202_Army_Act_1955_Baleinamau_v_FMF}{\*\bkmkend s_20_Army_Act_Prasad_v_Republic_2} (1955) which in so far as it is relevant states that: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 202. (1)}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Where a person is in military custody when charged with, or with a view of his being charged with, an offence against Part II of this Act, it shall be the duty of the governor, superintendent or other person in charge of a priso n (not being a military prison), or of the person having charge of any police station or other place in which prisoners may be lawfully detained, upon delivery to him of a written order purporting to be signed by the commanding officer of the person in cu stody to receive him into his custody for a period not exceeding }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 seven}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 days.}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (emphasis added)}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Whilst in protective custody, the applicant is released after seven days and is subsequently brought back into custody shortly thereafter. \par \par The learned counsel for the Respondent dealt with the issues in this application in his written submission under captions: (a) whether the Commander has powers to detain military personnel and whether he has acted according to law, and (b) Commander}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s Powers of Protective Custody.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He also gave justification for detaining the soldier. \par \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Consideration of application for habeas corpus}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par I will set out the nature of writ of habeas corpus as I shall later be dealing with some questions of procedure in this matter. \par \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Habeas corpus}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 is a prerogative writ; and }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 habeas corpus subjiciendum}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 is directed to a person who detains another in custody commanding him to produce or }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 have the body}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 of the person detained with the }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 day and cause of his caption and detention}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 before the Court.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par As stated by Earl of Birkenhead in }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Sec_HomeAffairs_v_Brien_Baleinamau_v_FMF}Secretary of State for Home Affairs v O}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Brien}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Sec_HomeAffairs_v_Brien_Baleinamau_v_FMF}[1923] All ER Rep.H.L 442 at 444 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is perhaps the most important writ known to the constitutional law of England, affording, as it does, a swift and imperative remedy in all cases of illegal restraint or confinement}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par He further states: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It (writ) is of immemorial antiquity, an instance of its use occurring in the thirty-third year of Edward I.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It has through the ages been jealously maintained by courts of law as a check upon the illegal usurpation of power by the executive at the cost of the liege}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is worth noting the interesting account of the history and the nature of the writ by Lord Wright in his judgment in }{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Greene_v_Home_Affairs_Baleinamau_FMF}Greene v Secretary for State for Home Affairs}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Greene_v_Home_Affairs_Baleinamau_FMF}1941 1 All ER 388 at 399 when he said: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The writ of habeas corpus is an ancient common law writ, which, from about the end of the sixteenth century or the earlier years of the seventeenth century, came to be used as the normal procedure for protecting the liberty of the subject against unlawful arrests and detainments, in particular those by order of the executive}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par His Lordship goes on to state at p.399-400: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is clear that the writ of habeas corpus deals with the machinery of justice, not the substantive law, except in so far as it can be said that the right to have the writ is itself part of substantive law.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is essentially a procedural writ, the object of which is to enforce a legal right.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The writ is described as being a writ of right, not a writ of course.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The applicant must show a prima facie case that he is unlawfully detained.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He cannot get it as he would get an original writ for initiating an action, but, if he shows a prima facie case, he is entitled to it as of right.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The first question, therefore, in any habeas corpus proceeding is whether a prima facie case is shown by the applicant that his freedom is unlawfully interfered with, and the next step is to determine if the return is good and sufficient}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par The rules governing application for a writ of habeas corpus in Fiji are contained in {\*\bkmkstart O_54_HCR_Baleinamau_FMF}Order 54 {\*\bkmkend O_54_HCR_Baleinamau_FMF}of the High Court Rules 1988.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par Subject to what I say hereafter, the case before me is that of an army officer who is subject to military law in contradistinction to laws applicable in civilian Courts of the State, he is governed by the Army Act 1955 (hereafter referred to as }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 the Act}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ) of the United Kingdom and Rules of Procedure (Army) 1972 (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 RPA}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ). \par \par The Republic of the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) is governed by the {\*\bkmkstart FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF}Royal Fiji Military Forces Act {\*\bkmkend FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF}Cap 81 Vol 4 Laws of Fiji 1985 Revised Edition.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 This Act, as is stated in the Preamble, is an }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Act to provide for establishment, maintenance and regulation of Military Forces and for purposes incidental thereto}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par \par On the applicability of the Army Act, section 23 (referred to already) provides, inter alia: \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 23.- (1) In relation to the government of and for the enforcement of discipline in the Forces the Army Act shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder and with the modificat ions referred to in subsection (2), apply as if the Forces formed part of Her Majesty}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s Regular Forces - \par }\pard\plain \s19\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs24\lang1033\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s19\ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 i. }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ... \par }\pard \s19\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 \par }\pard \s19\ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 ii. }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 ...}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par And in {\*\bkmkstart s2_FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF}section 2{\*\bkmkend s2_FMF_Act_Baleinamau_v_FMF} of Cap 81 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Army Act}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 is defined as meaning }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 the Army Act 1955 of the United Kingdom and includes all Acts amending, replacing or read in conjunction with the same and all rules, regulations and Articles of War made thereunder}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par \par Lt. Penaia is of the view that he is detained without legal justification.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He says that he is entitled to apply for his liberation and this is now being pursued by his wife who is the applicant herein. \par \par I have stated hereabove the circumstances and the reasons advanced by the Respondent for Lt. Penaia}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s detention under }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 protective custody}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 for 67 days before 5 October 2000 and ever since 11 October todate under section 202 of the Army Act. \par \par The court is bound to examine the facts in an application of this nature and apart from the statutory provisions and regulations, }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 in habeas corpus proceedings the court may examine any grounds for the detention, notwithstanding it was not necessary to give them}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 [}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart R_v_Home_Exp_IqbaL_Baleinamau_FMF} R v Secretary for State for the Home Department, ex {\*\bkmkend R_v_Home_Exp_IqbaL_Baleinamau_FMF}parte Iqbal}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (1979 1 All ER 675 at 679]. \par \par The affidavit evidence reveals that this officer has been kept in detention and protective custody for an unusually long time.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The affidavit of the Commander indicates that there was justification for the officer}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s detention in relation parti cularly to the alleged release of firearms to some members of Counter Revolutionary Warfare (CRW) to enable CRW to stage the coup of 19 May 2000 and also in relation to an inquiry into the mutiny at Queen Elizabeth Barracks on 2 November 2000. \par \par The Queen}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s Regulations for the Army, 1975 (QR) applies to RFMF and the powers of arrest, charge and trial are contained in chapter 6 thereof.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The arrest relates to members of the Army.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 In {\*\bkmkstart i6_005_Queens_Regs_Baleinamau_v_FMF}item 6.005 {\*\bkmkend i6_005_Queens_Regs_Baleinamau_v_FMF}it is stated that }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 if arrest is necessary the category of arrest is to be determined in the interests of the Service and by the nature of the alleged offence.}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Generally a person is to be placed under close arrest only when confinement is necessary to ensure his safe custody or to maintain discipline.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par \par It appears that because of the serious allegations against this officer he has been under }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 close arrest}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The rights of the Respondent to detain him is not in dispute but his powers of detention are limited by time as already stated above in the various statutory provisions and regulations. \par \par On the authority of }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart R_v_Depot_RASC_Elliott_Baleinamau_FMF}R v O./C. Depot Battalion, R.A.S.C. Colchester Ex parte Elliott}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend R_v_Depot_RASC_Elliott_Baleinamau_FMF}(1949) 1 All ER 373 at 379, that }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 if there has been such delay, in bringing a man to trial as to amount to oppression, this court will interfere}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 There it is stated: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 that it is in the discretion of the commanding officer to decide whether a man is to be kept under close arrest or under open arrest and the difference between close arrest and open arrest is not unlike the difference between the position of a man remanded in custody and a man remanded on bail.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 If a man is kept an unreasonable time awaiting trial to such an extent that this Court thinks it is oppressive, they can interfere...}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (Lord Goddard C.J. at p379). \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Here the Court is concerned only with the man}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s detention.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is said in }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Ex.p. Elliot}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (supra at p380) that: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Whether o r not there has been excessive delay let alone oppressive delay, must depend on the circumstances of each particular case.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 I need not stress how desirable it is, especially when a man is under close arrest, that he should be brought to trial at the earliest possible moment and as soon as a court martial can be convened}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par I agree with the learned counsel Mr. Tuberi that said section 202 merely allows for detention }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 for a period not exceeding seven days}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 I hold that to release the officer after 7 days and then take him back in detention very shortly afterwards is not the mischief intended by the section.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 If that was the intention then this procedure could continue indefinitely and that would be in breach of a citizen}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s constitutional right under the said s.27 of the Constitution. \par \par Even said s18(2) does not allow detention for more than 7 days.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The onus is on the Respondent to prove that the continued arrest and detention of Lt. Penaia is lawful and it is for the Court to decide whether the Respondent had reasonable cause to detain.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is for the person detaining or arresting to give reasons for a new detention and at the first reasonable opportunity [}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Christie_v_Leachinsky_Baleinamau_FMF}Christie v Leachinsky}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Christie_v_Leachinsky_Baleinamau_FMF}(1947) AC 573], this however has not been done at all or promptly.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 To detain for so many months without a charge is beyond comprehension.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 What is expected of the Respondent in a situation such as this has been well put by Rooney J at p108 in }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Nikhil_Naidu_Baleinamau_FMF}Nikhil Naidu}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Nikhil_Naidu_Baleinamau_FMF}(33 FLR 100) when he said: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 There had to be present at the time of the arrest and detention of Naidu a reasonable suspicion that he had acted or was about to act or was likely to act in any manner prejudicial to public safety or the preservation of peace or that he was about to commit an offence against the Public Emergency Regulations.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 His arrest and detention had to be reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the present situation}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 . \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par On a point of law a similar situation as in the present case arose in }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Re Nikhil Naidu}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (supra) which was also a case of habeas corpus at a time when Public}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Emergency Regulations were in force during the Fiji coups d}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 etat of 1987.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 There Rooney J stated at p.105 that a certain witness is: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 under the impression that under the Public Emergency Regulations, the police and military forces have the right to arrest and detain any person with impunity and that the right to personal liberty guaranteed by s ection 5 of the Constitution no longer exists.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 He is mistaken.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Fiji is not a police state where all are suspect unless proved otherwise}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 .}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par Even the Emergency Decree 2000 (Interim Military Government {\*\bkmkstart Interim_D4__Baleinamau_v_FMF}Decree No.4{\*\bkmkend Interim_D4__Baleinamau_v_FMF}) of 2 June 2000 (which I understand is still in force) does not allow for indefinite detention. \par \par These statement}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 of Rooney J are pertinent to this case.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Section 27 of the Constitution provides for the citizen}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s rights and this has to be heeded by all concerned.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The rights of the subject under the Constitution and the common law principles on the subject of habeas corpus vis-\'e0-vis various legal enactments restricting his rights in time of war or certain crisis are set out very well in the fo llowing passage from the judgment of Lord Atkinson in }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Rex_v_Halliday_Baleinamau_FMF}Rex v Halliday}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkend Rex_v_Halliday_Baleinamau_FMF}(1917) A.C 260 at 271 - 272, they are apt and are worth noting in the context of the present case: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 However precious the personal liberty of the subject may be, there is something for which it may well be, to some extent, sacrificed by legal enactment, namely national success in the war, or escape from national plunder or enslavement.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It is not contended in this case that the perso nal liberty of the subject can be invaded arbitrarily at the mere whim of the Executive.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 What is contended is that the Executive has been empowered during the war, for paramount objects of State, to invade by legislative enactment that liberty in certain states of fact.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 It was also urged that this Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act of 1914, and the regulations made under it, }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 deprived the subject of his rights under the several Habeas Corpus Acts}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 That is an entire misconception}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 His Lordship goes on to say:}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7220290 \par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The subject retains every right which those statues confer upon him to have tested and determined in a Court of law, by means of a writ of Habeas Corpus, addressed to the person in whose custody he may be, the legality of the order of warrant by virtue of which he is given into or kept in that custody.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 If the Legislature chooses to enact that he can be deprived of his liberty and incarcerated or interned for certain things for which he could not have been heretofore incarcerated or interned, tha t enactment and the orders made under it, if intra vires, do not infringe upon the Habeas Corpus Acts in any way whatever, or take away any rights conferred by Magna Charta, for the simple reason that the Act and these Orders become part of the law of the land.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 If it were}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 otherwise, then every statute and every intra vires rule or by-law having the force of law creating a new offence for which imprisonment could be inflicted would amount, pro tanto, to a repeal of the Habeas Corpus Acts or of Magna Charta quite as much as does this statute of November 27, 1914, and the regulations validly made under it}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (emphasis mine)}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Conclusion}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par To conclude, the Army Act, the Rules of Procedure (Army) and the Queen}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s Regulations are applicable to Lt. Penaia and there i s no issue that habeas corpus application cannot be made.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 I am of the view that the length of time that he has been detained under the powers vested in the Respondent, the law no longer allows him to detain the officer any longer without deciding to lay a charge against him for an offence he may have committed.} {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 As I said before it is for the Respondent to prove that the arrest and detention of Lt. Penaia is lawful under the authority vested in him.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 In the present circumstances the detention is not justifiable for dealing with the existing situation as perceived by the Respondent.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 This perception merely amounts to a fear in his mind which should not be allowed to deprive the soldier of his liberty to which he is entitled in law without being charged for a n offence. \par \par Martial law does not prevail in Fiji at present to enable the Respondent to detain Lt. Penaia at Q.E.B. under the Act other than as provided in s18(2) and s202.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The civil courts are still exercising uninterrupted jurisdiction. [}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart DFMarais_Gen_Office__AG_Baleinamau_v_FMF}D.F. Marais v The General {\*\bkmkend DFMarais_Gen_Office__AG_Baleinamau_v_FMF}Officer Commanding the Lines of Communication and the Attorney-General of the Colony}{ \b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 1902 AC 109 P.C].}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands is intact and operative as declared by the Court of Appeal on 1 March 2001 in the case of }{ \b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 {\*\bkmkstart Republic_v_Prasad_2_Baleinamau_FMF}The Republic of Fiji, The Attorney-General of Fiji and Chandrika {\*\bkmkend Republic_v_Prasad_2_Baleinamau_FMF}Prasad}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (Civil Appeal No. ABU0078 of 2000S) when it stated at page 49 of the Judgment that }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 (i) The 1997 Constitution remains the supreme law of the Republic of The Fiji Islands and has not been abrogated.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 ' }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Therefore, on the facts and circumstances of this case s27 of the Constitution will apply to the officer particularly where it says that he is to be }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 promptly released if not charged}{ \i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Also the purpose of the said Emergency Decree which is still operative is to maintain law and order but not to deprive a citizen of his constitutional right. \par \par I have given due consideration to the Respondent}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s view that the country is still not out of the woods so to say and clear of danger and the investigation into the mutiny is still proceeding, but after 277 days of detention there is no indication when the investigation is going to end.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 The fact that it is incomplete, bearing in mind the}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 length of time it is taking, is not sufficient enough reason in law to detain the officer any longer.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 I have given the greatest of respect to the Commander}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s reasons for detention and I have come to the conclusion to which I have come after mature consideration bearing in mind the law on the subject of habeas corpus and various Acts and regulations to which I have already made reference.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 May be because of the nature of the soldier}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s alleged involvement the matter has become complicated and one which the Commander finds it difficult to decide.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 But the delay is obviously too long that this Court ought to interfere.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 While no doubt what is being done in this case by detaini ng the officer for his own safety, a citizen is not to be deprived of his liberty and detained under or without arrest at RFMF merely because the Commander thinks it is in the officer}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s own good. \par \par Therefore, whilst noting the reasons for continued detention of the officer by the Respondent, the Court is not satisfied that the reasons advanced warrant the continuation of the detention under the law.}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Further detention will therefore be unlawful and unjustified. \par \par For the reasons that I have given and in the circumstances of the officer a case has been made out for the writ.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Hence I grant the application for a writ of habeas corpus and order Lt. Penaia}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 s immediate release from detention and/or arrest.} {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11086357 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard \qr \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 {\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Application granted. \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11086357 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }\pard\plain \s15\qr \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7220290 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 Marie Chan}{ \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid6298531\charrsid11086357 \par }}