The Family Protection Bill was passed by Parliament about four weeks ago, but President Kalkot Mataskelekele, said he needs to check if it’s against the country’s customs and the constitution.
According to Transparency International’s president Marie-Noelle Ferrieux-Paterson, “The president at the moment is checking that it’s not inconsistent with the constitution. And that came to Transparency International as a shock, because it’s quite a straight forward bill to sign, it would be very hard to be in contradiction with any type of Westminster Constitution.”
The legislation has polarized public opinion, with some groups, such as the Great Council of Chiefs, opposing it.
