Resolution to Restore Regional Accountability

Resolution to Restore Regional Accountability

A resolution to restore accountability for actions related to the 2016 Coup d’État

1. General Provisions

(1) The Assembly recognises that on 31 January 2016 the Cabinet of the South Pacific perpetrated a coup d’état by unlawfully declaring the dissolution of the Coalition of the South Pacific and unlawfully expelling multiple citizens from the region.

(2) The Assembly recognises that the Assembly Resolution to Restore the Coalition of the South Pacific sought to grant amnesty to participants of the 2016 coup d’état and further recognises that this resolution may have been repealed on 26 May 2016 pursuant to Section 1.1 of the Great Council 2016 Continuing Resolution .

(3) The Assembly hereby repeals Section B, sub-section 2 of the Assembly Resolution to Restore the Coalition of the South Pacific .

(4) Those who served as senior or junior members of the Cabinet at any point during the term that began on 01 December 2015 and ended on 09 February 2016, as such offices were defined in the Charter as it was written at the time of the 2016 coup d’état, as well as any other individual who actively supported the same, are responsible for their statements, actions, or omissions leading up to and during the 2016 coup d’état.

2. Constitutional Law

(1) This resolution is a constitutional law, and amendments to it must meet constitutional amendment requirements.

A2403.02 | Resolution to Restore Regional Accountability Adopted


This resolution was adopted by the Assembly on 23rd March 2024.

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