A presidential decree has been issued in Fiji to pave the way for the appointment of new judges following the sacking of the judiciary last weekend.
The decree establishes a Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and other courts following the abrogation of the constitution last week.
It gives the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo the power to appoint judges and magistrates to the courts.
Fiji's interim attorney general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says a number of people are interested in the jobs and he's hopeful the first new judges will be appointed early next week.
He says he does not know if any have been deterred by the actions of the reinstated government.
"I don't know the specific preferences of individuals but I can tell you there have been individuals who have expressed interest in joining the bench."
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
