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Assault has not been established. If in one breath you talk about due process, if you talk about rule of law, you do not make judgement even before the process is completed. There are two processes available; the Parliament as one of the arms of the State has the ability to govern its own affairs, the matter happened in the precincts of Parliament so the Parliament is dealing with it. Honourable Tikoduadua decided to report the matter to Police, that is a separate process and that process will be completed. Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum FijiFirst Today is a sad day for our parliament democracy since its resumption in 2014. He questioned why Mr Tikoduadua should apologise for something that he never said, never alluded to and never meant. He said the report was designed to get the Police off the case. “It is obvious that this report is a hogwash, designed to put an end to the Police investigation,” he said. Mr Prasad said the report shouldn’t have been there. Biman Prasad NFP Privileges Committee had made a finding of wrong; Honourable Prime Minister was wrong, Honourable Tikoduadua as well was wrong. They have put in place a recommendation for penalty. I stand in support of the motion of the Privileges Committee. Mereseini Vuniwaqa FijiFirst Family is at the heart of our leaders’ and party’s ethos. We protect our family, we nurture and grow our family, we ensure its wellbeing and when it is threatened or attacked, we naturally defend our family. This is central to the Bainimarama leadership. There was provocation whether intentional or not. There is a breach of privilege by both members and both members should apologize in the true Fijian spirit so that we can all move on. Premila Kumar FijiFirst What example are you giving our children, the next generations, what are you telling people, that if you are Prime Minister you can assault anyone, even an MP. Members on the other side, you can continue to be a bully. Ro Teimumu Kepa SODELPA