Fiji to revive courts within days
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Commodore Frank Bainimarama speaks at the swearing-in ceremony of Dr Jona Jenilagakali as caretaker Prime Minister at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Suva on December 6, 2006.
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President Ratu Josefa Iloilo signed a decree to re-establish the courts and judiciary, with new judicial appointments likely in the next few days.
The Fiji Times reports the "Administration of Justice Decree 2009" is the ninth decree to be signed by Ratu Josefa Iloilo ince he scrapped the constitution a week ago.
He sacked the judiciary and reappointed Commodore Bainimarama and his cabinet for five more years in government.
The decree allows Ratu Josefa Iloilo to make appointments to several judicial offices, including judges of the three senior courts, a master of the High Court, a chief magistrate and resident magistrates.
The decree bars any of the appointed judges from hearing "any challenges against the decree which Ratu Josefa Iloilo put in place to abolish the 1997 constitution".
Former commander
Fiji's interim Indigenous Affairs Minister, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, has been sworn in as the country's first vice-president since the 2006 coup.
Ratu Epeli is a former commander of Fiji's military forces and a long-serving member of the country's parliament.
Fiji's last vice-president, Ratu Jona Madraiwiwi, resigned after the military takeover and the office has been vacant until now.
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