SOLOMONS: New Attorney General to be local

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Updated January 16, 2008 15:24:13

A month after coming into power and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Doctor Derek Sikua and his cabinet have been busy selecting their administrators.Twenty six permanent secretaries have been appointed and 11 political appointees are expected to named next week. But one post that will be under special scrutiny will be the post of attorney general once held by the Australian lawyer facing child sex charges, Julian Moti. Doctor Sikua says this time round, the post will be strictly off limit to foreigners.

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Speakers: Doctor Derek Sikua, Prime Minister Solomon Islands

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