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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rimon Rimon in Tarawa

Kiribati left without high-level court after president suspends three appeal judges

President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau speaks at the 74th Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 25, 2019.
Kiribati president Taneti Maamau speaks at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in 2019. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Kiribati has been left without a high-level court after the government ordered the suspension of the three sitting judges of the court of appeal, worsening the constitutional crisis that has been plaguing the Pacific nation for months.

The move came after the suspension and attempted illegal deportation of high court judge, Australian-born David Lambourne last month.

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