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Thursday 1 May 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The five policemen accused of manslaughter in the death of Kali Fungavaka have chosen not to give evidence in the trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court after the Crown concluded its final witness today, May 1. The trial continues on Monday, May 5 with submissions from counsel.
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Wednesday 30 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The accused Police Constables Salesi Maile and Fatai Faletau had in their Record of Interviews denied assaulting Kali Fungavaka when he was in custody on the night of August 17, 2012 at the Nuku’alofa Police station.
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Monday 28 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old prisoner detained in a cell on the night Kali Fungavaka was brought into the custody told the court today, he used a piece of mirror and saw police officers in overalls beating Kali Fungavaka in front of the search room at the Nuku'alofa Police station.
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Thursday 24 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A prisoner who was detained in a cell at the Nuku'alofa Police station told the court today he saw through a mirror the accused Police Inspector holding Kali Fungavaka in a chokehold and two other officers punching the victim, while another accused officer later stomped on his head.
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Wednesday 23 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Police Constable told the court today he saw the accused Police Inspector hold Kali Fungavaka in a chokehold inside a watch house room while another accused officer later stomped on his head with his foot when dragging him to the prison cell, at the Nuku'alofa Police station.
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Tuesday 22 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Detainees who were in Cell 7 on the night Kali Fungavaka was in custody at the Nuku'alofa Central Police station said the accused civilian Semisi Kalisitane Manu punched the victim, causing him to fall hitting his head on the cement floor. Another witness heard the sound of a beating when Kali was brought into the station by the police officers, the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa heard this morning.
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Thursday 17 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kali Fungavaka died from blunt force head trauma, after suffering multiple injuries ranging from multiple skull fractures, subdural haemorrhage and bruising to his brain, neck trauma with bruises to other parts of his body, a New Zealand forensic pathologist's report revealed.
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Wednesday 16 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A policeman, appearing as a witness, told the court on Wednesday, April 15 he saw the accused Police Inspector Hala'ufia strangling Kali Fungavaka on the neck and pushing a torch onto his chest when he was inside the watch house, at the Nuku'alofa Police station.
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Tuesday 15 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A woman Police Constable on the fifth-day of trial into the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka, has told the court that one of the accused officers had attempted to punch Kali, while another held the top collar of his shirt and pushed his neck against the wall, when he was in custody at the Central Nuku'alofa Police station in the early morning of Saturday August 18, 2012.
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Thursday 10 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A witness at the trial into the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka yesterday, April 9, told the court that she saw the victim being punched, and hit on the head with a long black object, while he was led by policemen on foot from Timeout Bar on the night of August 17, 2012 in central Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 8 April 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five accused policemen charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka began today, Tuesday, April 8 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Kali died at Vaiola Hospital on August 23, 2012 after he was fatally injured while in police custody.
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Thursday 20 March 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five policemen charged with manslaughter in relation to death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka is now set to be held on April 8 to May 9, 2014.
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Tuesday 18 February 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of six men with manslaughter charges relating to the death of the New Zealand Police Officer, Kali Fungavaka will be heard in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court from March to May this year.
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Friday 23 August 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The six accused men facing manslaughter charges in relation to the death of New Zealand Police Officer Kali Fungavaka in custody, are to be tried in two separate trials starting early next year, 2014. Five accused policemen are to be first tried by a judge alone, before the civilian faces a jury trial, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 5 August 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six accused including five policemen who are charged in relation to the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka entered not guilty pleas at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. The setting of trial dates is now expected to be held on 5 September 2013.
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Monday 29 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A trial date for the Kali Fungavaka manslaughter charges is expected to be set next week at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, when six accused appear for arraignment.
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Friday 5 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Supreme Court judge has committed three accused policemen for trial on manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka after they were initially released by a Magistrate in April. All six accused will now appear on August 5 for a trial date to be set, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 25 June 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Supreme Court will rule on July 5, on the Crown's appeal against the dropping of manslaughter charges against three policemen who were charged in relation to the death of New Zealand policeman Kali Fungavaka.
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Monday 24 June 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Crown's appeal against the dropping of manslaughter charges against three policemen, who had been charged in relation to the death of New Zealand policeman Kali Fungavaka, is being heard this week in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Charles Cato.
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Tuesday 18 June 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The family of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka who died last year after he was fatally injured in a prison cell in Nuku'alofa is expected to sue the Government of Tonga and demand an apology, according to reports from Auckland.
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