Fiji military chief returns to prime minister post

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Source: AP

Fiji's president returned the country to military rule on Saturday and declared a state of emergency to prevent unrest in another tumultuous chapter in the South Pacific nation's fall from democracy.

President Ratu Josefa Iloilo swore in armed forces chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama and his associates as the government two days after a senior court ruled it was illegal because it came to power in a 2006 coup.
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He also announced greater security power for police and restricted press freedom in an emergency decree that allows the government to stop any broadcast or publication that it deems "could cause disorder." Government "information officers" were posted in local newsrooms with whom journalists could "consult" on news material prior to publication.

The moves came a day after Iloilo abrogated the constitution and revoked all judicial appointments as part of what he called "the new order." He said he would appoint an interim government that would arrange elections to restore democracy within five years.

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