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SUVA, Fiji (AP) - A judge hearing charges that Fiji's former prime minister incited an army mutiny in the South Pacific nation declared a mistrial Tuesday and ordered a retrial to begin next week.
High Court Justice Gerard Winter discharged the five jurors after an application by defense lawyers on Monday. Winter gave no reason for his decision, but local media said prosecutors failed to fully disclose evidence.
Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka faces charges of inciting an army mutiny that targeted the armed forces commander, who escaped by climbing out a window of a mess hall attacked by mutinous troops.
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