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Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase has lodged a treason complaint against dozens of people who played a role in the 2006 military coup that threw his government out of office.
Mr Qarase said he made the complaint on Monday and he would consider taking the case to the International Criminal Court if it was not investigated properly.
"We have done our bit, and it is now up to police to process the complaint in accordance with the law," he said. "We believe that those people who planned and executed the coup, and all those associated with it, should face the full brunt of the law."
Mr Qarase was prime minister in December 2006 when a bloodless coup by Army commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama forced him out of office. The commodore appointed himself interim Prime Minister, and he continues to rule Fiji.
Mr Qarase said about 20 past and present ministers in the military administration running Fiji were named in the treason complaint as were more than a dozen militarymembers, including Commodore Bainimarama.
He said he hoped that thePolice Commissioner, Esala Teleni, would step aside from theinvestigation as the commissioner, who is also a senior military official, was also named in the complaint.
A court case brought by Mr Qarase to determine the legality of the military coup ended in March, but the High Court is yet to deliver a verdict.
Interim Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the treason complain was "a stunt because Qarase and his lawyers are fully aware that the matters are before the courts".
Treason in Fiji carries a life sentence.
- AAP