Post-coup state of emergency called
Fiji’s military ruler declared a state of emergency today and swore in his choice for caretaker prime minister, one day after seizing control in a bloodless coup, local radio reported.
Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who seized power by claiming presidential powers and dismissing the elected government, swore in political novice Jona Senilagakali as caretaker prime minister at a ceremony in the main military barracks in the capital, Suva.
Earlier, Bainimarama ordered the state of emergency, saying a security cordon would immediately be set up around Suva and that all military reserves would be “marched into” camps to support the regime.
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