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Australia-born judge facing potential deportation from Kiribati

April 24, 2024

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist An Australian-born judge in Kiribati could well face deportation later this week after a tribunal ruling that he should be removed from his post. The tribunal’s report has just been tabled in the Kiribati Parliament and is due to be debated by MPs this week — the last ... <a title="Australia-born judge facing potential deportation from Kiribati" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/24/australia-born-judge-facing-potential-deportation-from-kiribati/" aria-label="Read more about Australia-born judge facing potential deportation from Kiribati">Read more</a>

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Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy

August 18, 2022

RNZ Pacific A former president of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the island nation’s government and the courts has left the country with a “dysfunctional judiciary” and put a question mark over its democratic system. The Kiribati government suspended its chief justice in July and last Thursday immigration and police detained and attempted to deport ... <a title="Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/former-kiribati-president-warns-judicial-crisis-could-undermine-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy">Read more</a>