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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.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

Kiribati controversy as attorney general becomes acting chief justice

Tetiro Semilota appointed from within ranks of government that fired country’s most senior judge, another from high court and whole court of appeal

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2022

Kiribati suspends appeals court judges as constitutional crisis worsens

The Kiribati government has suspended three retired New Zealand judges sitting on its court of appeal, a New Zealand official said on Tuesday, worsening a constitutional crisis that has plagued the Pacific nation for months.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

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Court lashes Kiribati government over treatment of Australian-born judge

Kiribati’s court of appeal said government’s latest bid to deport high court justice David Lambourne on national security grounds was ‘far-fetched’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Australian-born judge released from immigration detention in Kiribati, after being held overnight

David Lambourne, who serves on the high court of Kiribati, was detained on Thursday after a failed attempt by the Kiribati government to deport him

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2022

Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court Justice David Lambourne back to Australia lead to airport stand-off

David Lambourne, an Australian citizen, is in immigration dentation after a dramatic deportation attempt at Kiribati's international airport where Fiji Airlines pushed against the government, refusing to fly the judge against his will.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Kiribati constitutional crisis deepens as it detains Australian-born high court justice

Judge David Lambourne was detained after a failed bid to deport him, which he called a ‘devastating assault on the rule of law’ in Kiribati

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

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Kiribati faces constitutional crisis after government suspends both high court justices

Second judge suspended as legal challenge from first judge due to begin, escalating ongoing controversy over separation of powers

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2022

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