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Marian Faa and Natalie Whiting

Appointment of Kiribati's attorney-general as acting chief justice 'weakens democracy and transparency', says anti-corruption group

Fears over democratic decline have intensified in Kiribati after the appointment of the country's attorney-general to the position of acting chief justice.

Tetiro Semilota has previously been held in contempt of court and was the Kiribati government's chief legal adviser when it controversially suspended five of the country's senior judges earlier this year.

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