1 Mar 2014

Handover of Fiji military command now due on Wednesday

11:34 am on 1 March 2014

The Fiji military says Friday's scheduled Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Handover Parade will now be held on Wednesday.

The parade had been postponed because of poor weather.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who has led the armed forces for 15 years, had said he would step down at the end of last month to launch a political party.

The regime is yet to announce his successor.

Observers say among those being considered is his brother-in-law and former navy commander, Francis Kean, despite him having served a jail sentence for killing a guest at a Bainimarama family wedding in late 2006.