Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Fiji expels Australian and New Zealand envoys over visa issue for Lankan judges

Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama Tuesday ordered the Australian and New Zealand envoys to leave within 24 hours over alleged interference in Fiji's judiciary after a number of Sri Lankan judges appointed to serve in the Fijian judiciary had been told they would not be able to travel through Australia to take up their new jobs, an accusation denied by Canberra.

Full statement by the Fiji ruler:

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