| Fiji government defends coup as legal in court hearing |
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| Written by jurist.law.pitt.edu | |
| Wednesday, 19 March 2008 | |
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[JURIST] Lawyers for the current acting Fijian government argued in court Wednesday that the December military coup [JURIST report] was legal because Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo [official profile] had reserve powers that permitted the president to dismiss the government and appoint new leaders. Former Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase [BBC profile] brought the lawsuit [JURIST report]
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