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The political uncertainty in Fiji is deepening with a former New Zealand governor-general saying it's likely Fiji will be kicked out of the Commonwealth.
Sir Paul Reeves' comments come after Fiji's president Ratu Josefa Iloilo imposed a 30-day state of emergency, expanded police powers and media censorship.
A journalist for Australia's ABC, Sean Dorney is set to be deported on Tuesday after his reports fell foul of the Fijian rulers.
Meanwhile, Fiji's law society is urging sacked judges to turn up to work on Tuesday and is planning further action against the new government.
The head of the Pacific Islands Forum has also strongly condemned the developments in Fiji since last week's Court of Appeal ruling that the interim government was illegal.
In response to the ruling, Iloilo sacked the judges, dissolved the constitution, ruled out any election for five years and briefly removed Commodore Frank Bainimarama before re-appointing him to the top job.
The Forum's secretary general Tuiloma Neroni Slade says he is concerned and disappointed with the actions of the military-led government.
"By clarifying the legal and constitution situation, the Court of Appeal had afforded Fiji the way forward by reasserting the rule of law and affirming the spirit of democracy," Slade said.
