A ruling on the case brought by ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase against the interim regime and the nation of Fiji was dismissed by the Fiji High Court in Suva. Acting Chief Justice Anthony Gates ruled that the decision by President Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu to appoint an interim government post military takeover was valid. Click here to read the decision.
Hat tip to the East-West Center in Honolulu.
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