Fiji: Military Lifts State of Emergency

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | October 11th, 2007 | Trackback

The state of emergency imposed last month when deposed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase returned to Suva was lifted Oct. 6 because, according to a military spokesman, there was no threat to the nation. The emergency allegedly was declared as a precaution against unrest but none materialized. Qarase has mounted a legal challenge against the military leaders who deposed him in the 2006 coup, arguing that their actions were illegal and the current government is invalid.

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