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Government of Fiji is Illegal
April 9, 2009
<img class=”alignleft” src=”http://images.smh.com.au/2009/04/10/469772/420frank-420×0.jpg” alt=”" width=”258″ height=”154″ />The Fiji Court of Appeals has declared the country’s military government illegal and ordered fresh elections to be held immediately.
The verdict calls on Ratu Josefa Iloilo, the country’s president, to appoint a caretaker prime minister to oversee elections.
The decision overturned a high court ruling last October that Iloilo acted legally when he authorised a transition of power to Bainimarama in 2006, in an effort to prevent further instability following the country’s fourth coup in 20 years
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