Graeme Leung
Graeme Leung
Graham Everett Leung is a Fijian lawyer who served as the attorney-general between 5 June 2024 - 1 June 2025. He previously served as the president of the Fiji Law Society. He was also chairman of the Electoral Commission, and was named as judge advocate of a Court Martial panel to retry 20 soldiers convicted mutiny in relation to the Fiji coup of 2000, but a number of complications left his commi
"These fears (held by indigenous Fijians) must not be ridiculed but understood and addressed. In the final analysis it will be counterproductive to impose democracy on people who have yet to fully understand how it will sit against everything they believe in."
"It (democracy) is far more than merely participating in free and fair elections for a new government. It is about playing by a set of rules, respecting those rules and accepting the result even when it may not be what one had hoped for."
"The creation of a legal eligibility allowing the grant of an amnesty for treason is abhorrent and unacceptable. The Bill was supposed to be a search for the truth behind the tragedy of 2000, but the Bill never once mentions the word "truth"."
"If we continue to pardon or excuse the wrongdoers who commit acts of criminality in unsettling an elected government, we dont have any guarantee, do we, that this kind of exercise wont be repeated in the future."
"Its the way we are - our people show their respect to their leaders by keeping quiet. It is considered rude to speak your mind."
"Reconciliation and forgiveness are matters of the heart. They cannot be forced on the people."
"Democracy, the rule of law and human rights march hand in hand. These concepts are not well understood by a good portion of the population."
"The evidence shows a growing albeit reluctant acceptance of the rule of law. But time, patience and a genuine commitment not just of the countrys leaders towards creating an environment that will allow democracy, human rights and the rule of law to flourish, will be required."
