Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase could face some charges based on a court application to get declarations on some alleged unconstitutional and illegal decisions taken by him during his term as Fiji's Prime Minister.
In an exclusive interview with Village News, Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama said he has been briefed that the law enforcement agencies will await the declarations before taking further steps.
Included in the declarations, is that Qarase failed to comply with section 104 of the constitution in keeping the President generally informed about issues of the governance of Fiji.
The State claims that the President was not informed of the outcome of the meeting Qarase and Vosanibola had with, the then UN Secretary General, Koffi Annan, regarding events leading to December 5th, the matters concerning the 16th Pacific Islands Forum Foreign meeting and also on the ongoing deterioration of civilian and military relations.
It also said that Qarase had contacted, or caused the Australian Government to be contacted and request for external military forces to be sent to Fiji in the event of military intervention. The State also seeks a declaration that Qarase failed to inform the President of the presence of three warships on the fringes of Fiji waters, which were there through his request.
Meanwhile Commodore Bainimarama has stressed that Fiji will only have elections when the interim government sets out proper policies and meets the requirements of the President's mandate.
He said Laisenia Qarase should stop calling for the elections to be held as soon as possible as the military council believes that Qarase and the ousted SDL ministers should never be part of any government.
He also Bainimarama said Qarase has nothing to offer the interim administration and he will not speak to the ousted PM.
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Interim PM says Qarase could be facing some charges soon
By fijivillage.com
03/09/2007 13:30
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