The Chief Registrar has today clarified that the judges of the High Court and the Fiji Court of Appeal have powers to summon people to appear before them if the need arises.

Emosi Koroi's comment comes after Fiji Women’s Rights Movement Executive Director, Virisila Buadromo and Fiji Sun Editor, Leone Cabenatabua were summoned to appear before Judge Justice Nazhat Shameem, Justice Jocelyn Scutt and Justice Daniel Gounder yesterday afternoon.

The Chief Registrar said the two were summoned to appear in court because the three judges wanted to clarify that their appointments were not illegal and that they were not appointed by the Military.

He said Justice Scutt also wanted to inform both parties that she did not openly support the Fiji Human Right Commission's Election inquiry report.

Koroi also added that there are certain laws which give High Court and Appeals Court Judges to clarify certain issues which are false and are being circulated. He said that yesterdays matter was not a case proper because there were no charges filed.

Buadromo and Cabenatabua were summoned to the Appeals Court in relation to a statement by Buadromo on the judiciary which was published in the Fiji Sun yesterday.