Salesi Temo

Salesi Temo
Chief Justice of Fiji
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 January 2023
Acting
Preceded byKamal Kumar

Salesi Temo is a Fijian jurist. In January 2023 he was appointed acting Chief Justice of Fiji.

Temo worked as a magistrate, and played a prominent role in prosecutions following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.[1][2][3] He continued in office after the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, and accepted reappointment following the military regime's abrogation of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji during the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis.[4] In June 2009 he was appointed to the High Court of Fiji as an acting Puisne judge by the military regime.[5]

In September 2011 he criticised the New Zealand government for refusing to cooperate with Fiji's military regime or extradite people wanted for political offences by the dictatorship.[6]

On 30 January 2023 he was appointed acting chief justice following the suspension of Kamal Kumar for misbehaviour.[7][8]

Honours

In October 2020, he was awarded the 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal for his services to the judiciary.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Fiji magistrate concerned about attitude of some soldiers". RNZ. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "18 Fiji landowners plead guilty in Monasavu seizure after coup". RNZ. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Nine Fiji villagers jailed for seizing power installations during coup". RNZ. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Eight Fiji magistrates back as regime struggles to rebuild judiciary". RNZ. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Fiji judiciary bolstered with more appointments". RNZ. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "New Zealand denies claims it's biased towards Fiji's judiciary". RNZ. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Justice Kumar suspended; Justice Temo to act as Chief Justice". Fiji Times. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "President suspends Chief Justice Kamal Kumar after complaints of misbehaviour". Fiji Village. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ "High Court Judges Daniel Goundar And Salesi Temo Among Those Recognised For Role In Our Judiciary". Fiji Sun. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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