Fiji rules out compo to families of men killed in Iraq
Fiji’s government says it will not provide compensation to the families of the four Fijian security guards killed in an
ambush in Iraq.
However it claims it will do everything it can to ensure the families are not financially disadvantaged.
The four were killed when the supply convoy they were escorting to the US airbase in Kirkuk was ambushed by insurgents.
Fiji’s Attorney General, Qoriniasi Bale, condemned the killings but says the men knew the risks involved and were
heavily insured by the companies they were working for.
Mr Bale says that the government will not offer compensation to the families because the four had signed private
contracts.
“The government is not involved in the employment arrangement giving rise to them leaving our shores and their
employment period in Iraq. If it is involved it’ll be more in relation to ensuring that the employers meet all their
contractual obligations.”
Mr Bale was unclear on whether the killings would prompt the government to change its policy on the deployment of
security guards overseas.