Parliament cancelled today [1]
Monday, November 20, 2006 - 19:14. Updated on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 18:37.
The Tongan Parliament scheduled to sit today was cancelled because of damage done to the Parliament House.
The clerk of the House, Tevita 'Ova said that after a number of attempts by hooligans on Thursday afternoon, they finally smashed through the doors from the side facing the Supreme Court and up turned tables and damaged the sound system and the furniture of the parliament building before they ran out.
"One of them saw me, and must have recognised me, and I don't know why but then they ran out," he said.
Tevita said he not sure when parliament was to open again, but it was scheduled to be formally closed on Thursday November 23.