Lawyer says publishers deportation a sign of decaying democracy

Updated May 6, 2008 11:55:09

PKGA New Zealand lawyer says the amendments to Fiji's Immigration Act denying Evan Hannah the right to appeal against his deportation is undemocratic.Mr Hannah is the second expatriate publisher to be deported from Fiji this year.Peter Williams QC who is acting for Ballu Khan in the alleged assassination plot against Commodore Frank Bainimarama and other senior public servants says the rule of law is an essential dimension to the checks and balances in a democracy.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Peter Williams QC