Four charged with armed hold-up of bank
our men who are charged in relation to an armed hold-up and robbery at the Westpac Bank of Tonga, Ma’ufanga branch, are to appear at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court on March 30.
From the Courts
Police Constable charged over controlled drugs
A preliminary inquiry of a police constable charged in relation to the importation and possession of controlled drugs, was adjourned to March 7, at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court.
Tu'ilakepa case adjourned after cyclone
Lord Tu’ilakepa, a former Speaker, and current Vava’u Noble’s Representative to the Tonga Parliament, had his firearms and drugs case rescheduled for a week, when the Magistrate’s Court was adjourned due to Tropical Cyclone Jasmine that hit Tongatapu on February 14.
Lord Lasike trial set for July
The Speaker of the House, Lord Lasike, will tried from July 4-6 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa, before the Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishingon Scott and a jury.
Accounts officer pleads guilty to embezzlement of $22,000 from Tonga Post Ltd.
A former accounts officer of the Tonga Post Ltd. who has pleaded guilty to five counts of embezzling $22,000 pa’anga, has been warned he can expect a prison sentence.
Burglar gets six years jail time
A prolific burglar was sentenced to six years imprisonment without suspension, for theft of jewellry worth $2,500 from a home at Ma’ufanga.
Lord Tu'iha'ateiho inquiry on firearm charge set for March 28
ord Tu’iha’ateiho will appear at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court on March 28 for a preliminary inquiry on a charge of unlawful possession of an automatic pistol without a licence.
Prolific thieves get long jail terms for burglaries of 15 homes
Two prolific thieves were sentenced to five years and six years imprisonment for a string of housebreakings, and theft of goods worth over $20,000 from 15 different homes, in four towns across the Eastern district of Tongatapu.
Suspended sentence for father convicted of incest and indecent assault
Justice Robert Shuster imposed a four years suspended sentence on a 48-year-old father from Ha’ateiho who was convicted of incest and indecent assault, which he committed on his two daughters in 2008.
Lord Tu'iha'ateiho firearm case adjourned to February
Lord Tu’iha’ateiho, a Ha’apai Noble’s Representative to the Tongan Parliament, appeared at the Magistrate’s Court on January 23, charged with the illegal possession of a firearm.
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