Raids executed by AFP in Vanuatu, raises concern

Ni-Vans have legitimate rights to raise their grave concerns about the actions of AFP. It is very rare that you would get police from another jurisdiction to execute their policing duties in another sovereign country. What ever the Court would decree as to the legality of this raid, certainly any person with a normal fortitude would have concurred that the current infamous actions of AFP, raises a serious question as to whether it constituted the breaching of our sovereignty. With all due respect, I vehemently disagree with AG’s opinion for granting the search warrant. I would have thought that AG would have invoked Sec 8 (d) "the granting of the request would prejudice the sovereignty, security and national interest of Vanuatu. Security, national interests and the protection of our sovereignty should invariably supersede as to what the interpretation of an Act would be, for example in this case, the Assistance in Crime Matters Act. A competent barrister or solicitor would have been able to identify this. After all, the protection of a country’s sovereignty and national interest should always take precedence.