Fiji's judiciary says the country's courts will remain open despite the military coup.
In a statement, the chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki, said Fiji's judges will stand by their oaths to uphold the constitution.
"A courts official, acting Chief Registrar Emosi (ee-moy-see) Koroi, set out the judges' position."
The position of the judiciary remains as usual, and that is just to uphold the rule of law. At the moment our stand is that the courts are open and will always remain open, unless and until the constitution goes down. If the constitution goes, then there's no courts.
He says that so far there has been no attempt by the military to hinder the working of the courts, which are continuing to hear cases - including the ongoing trial of former coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka.
