Two more people have been charged with sedition in Fiji.
The pair appeared in Tavua Magistrates Court today charged with sedition and urging political violence under the Crimes Decree.
They have been remanded in custody until their next appearance in the Lautoka High Court on September 8th.
They are among dozens of people charged with sedition in the last month amid police investigations into attempts to form a breakaway state and military style training.
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has warned of severe punishment and many years in jail for anyone joining attempts to form a breakaway state or overthrow the government.
Sixteen people have pleaded not guilty to charges of sedition in Fiji and further remanded in custody until next month.
Fiji's public prosecutor's office says lawyers representing those accused of sedition in various cases will receive disclosures about their clients' cases.
Fiji's public prosecutor has charged four more people with sedition and urging political violence, bringing the total number of people charged in separate cases to 70.
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