Sixteen people charged with sedition in Fiji for allegedly trying to establish a sovereign Christian state in the Nadroga and Navosa regions will face trial next year.
The 16 accused appeared in the High Court at Lautoka today where they were committed to stand trial in May next year.
They were all granted bail.
The men were arrested in August last year as part of a nationwide sweep which saw several separate groups consisting of dozens of people arrested on sedition charges.
Sixteen people who have been charged with sedition in Fiji have been granted bail.
Fiji's Land Force Commander Colonel Sitiveni Qiliho says the security forces are on top of alleged attempts to form breakaway states in the country.
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.
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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