Director of Operations Waisea Tabakau said all he could confirm was they would stand by Police Commissioner Esala Teleni’s statement.
When asked to define what Teleni meant he said, “We stand by the statement even if it is unclear.”
The complaint was jointly filed by ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, former opposition leader Mick Beddoes, and former parliamentarians Samisoni Tikoinasau, Ted Young, Mere Samisoni, Dr Tupeni Baba and Sivia Qoro.
Teleni said the nature of the report against 14 senior ranking army officers, 20 past and current members of the interim government, Archbishop Petero Mataca, John Samy and National Council for Building a Better Fiji members was an abuse of process.
The aggrieved parties claim that the regime took an unlawful oath, aided and abetted and became benefactors of treason.
Qarase said he could not see how a complaint to police could instigate instability.
He urged Teleni to allow the police to carry out their investigations because it was their role.
Qarase said after the 2000 coup, his government investigated those involved with the coup resulting in the imprisonment of George Speight.
“Three thousand people were investigated and 800 were convicted then, so I see no reason not to now,” he said.
Qarase said the timing was delayed because they had expected a judgment on the legality or otherwise of the Dec. 5, 2006 coup.
“It is six months now and there’s no judgment so we have taken this course because the treason case can only be filed within two years (of the alleged offence),” he said.
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party national director Peceli Kinivuwai and Beddoes said they would exhaust all avenues before taking the case to the International Court of Justice.
They said there was nothing new about treason here because people were serving time for the same reason.
Kinivuwai said what was obvious was that some people already feared going to prison.
He urged Teleni to take time to read the complaints carefully before jumping to conclusions.
“The Qarase vs Bainimarama and others case is a constitutional one — this is criminal,” he said.
