Tonga's Speaker pleads not guilty to customs bribery charges
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 17:52
The Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Hon. Veikune, and two other men pleaded not guilty to charges of bribing customs officers allegedly in an attempt to evade import duties on half a container of rum, when they appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court yesterday, January 16.