COUP ILLEGAL, NO GOVT IN FIJI
The court ruled that military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama's government was unlawfully appointed and the president should appoint an independent caretaker prime minister to dissolve parliament and call a general election.
The decision of the three judges of the Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the High Court that held that Bainimarama's regime was legitimate.
He confirmed that the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, would soon make a decision following the ruling that Laisenia Qarase’s dismissal from office was unlawful and that a caretaker PM be appointed.
Bainimarama confirmed he had visited the President this afternoon informing him of the court’s decision.
“I, as commander of the RFMF will ensure there is no disruption to law and order. I assure that no such behaviour shall be tolerated,” Bainimarama said.
The Appeals Court panel rejected a call by attorneys for Qarase that he be reinstated pending new elections, Fijilive reported.
Bainimarama, who accused Qarase's government of being corrupt and biased in favour of the indigenous Fijian majority against the ethnic Indian minority, has refused to go to the polls until a new one-man, one-vote electoral system is in place.
He said the existing system was to blame for the four coups and army mutiny that have devastated
Census figures showed that 25,000 Indians left the troubled country from 1996 to 2007 while the number of indigenous Fijians rose by more than 82,000.
The Court of Appeal granted Solicitor-General Christopher Pryde leave to appeal its judgment while refusing his application to grant a stay on its decision, Fijilive reported.
Meanwhile, four political parties were excluded from a dialogue forum of political leaders that Bainimarama called Thursday to discuss a solution to
Qarase said the four parties represented the majority of
- Indo-Asian News Service/DPA
The court ruled that military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama's government was unlawfully appointed and the president should...
The court ruled that military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama's government was unlawfully appointed and the president should appoint an independent caretaker prime minister to dissolve parliament and call a general election.
The decision of the three judges of the Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the High Court that held that Bainimarama's regime was legitimate.
He confirmed that the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, would soon make a decision following the ruling that Laisenia Qarase’s dismissal from office was unlawful and that a caretaker PM be appointed.
Bainimarama confirmed he had visited the President this afternoon informing him of the court’s decision.
“I, as commander of the RFMF will ensure there is no disruption to law and order. I assure that no such behaviour shall be tolerated,” Bainimarama said.
The Appeals Court panel rejected a call by attorneys for Qarase that he be reinstated pending new elections, Fijilive reported.
Bainimarama, who accused Qarase's government of being corrupt and biased in favour of the indigenous Fijian majority against the ethnic Indian minority, has refused to go to the polls until a new one-man, one-vote electoral system is in place.
He said the existing system was to blame for the four coups and army mutiny that have devastated
Census figures showed that 25,000 Indians left the troubled country from 1996 to 2007 while the number of indigenous Fijians rose by more than 82,000.
The Court of Appeal granted Solicitor-General Christopher Pryde leave to appeal its judgment while refusing his application to grant a stay on its decision, Fijilive reported.
Meanwhile, four political parties were excluded from a dialogue forum of political leaders that Bainimarama called Thursday to discuss a solution to
Qarase said the four parties represented the majority of
- Indo-Asian News Service/DPA
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