Vucago’s constitutional redress hearing July 5
The Civil High Court hearing of former Public Health Inspector Nanise Vucago’s constitutional redress against the COVID-19 vaccine is set for July 5.
The matter was called before Chief Justice Kamal Kumar at the Civil High Court in Suva on Thursday.
Vucago filed a Constitutional Redress case against the Commissioner of Police, Minister and the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, and the Attorney-General.
From the 13 orders that Vucago is seeking, the highlighted ones were:
A declaration that Vucago’s Constitutional freedom of speech and to express her thoughts and opinion under Section 17 of the Fijian Constitution 2013, on the administration of the COVID-19 public health protocols and its vaccination mandates in social media were violated and breached by the Commissioner of Police and/or his servants or agents when they arrested, detained and charged her;
A declaration that Vucago’s Constitutional freedom of choice to live or not to live under Section 8 and the freedom from cruel and degrading treatment under Section 11 of the Fijian Constitution 2013, were violated and breached by the vaccination mandate imposed by the Minister and Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Minister for Employment and the Attorney-General and/or their servants or agents;
A declaration that Vucago’s Constitutional freedom to work and participate in the economic life of the state under Section 32 and equality below the law under Section 26 of the Fijian Constitution 2013, were violated and breached by the Minister and Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Minister for Employment and the Attorney-General by the imposition of the arbitrary “no jab, no job” policy and by the making of the Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace
Conditions) (Amendment) Regulation 2021;
An order annulling the arrest, detention, and charge by the Commissioner of Police and an order that the Commissioner of Police withdraws the charge against Vucago;
An order annulling the Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 for its violation of the Fijian Constitution 2013.