Tongan Constitutional challenge set for June 17 [1]
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 16:29. Updated on Monday, May 5, 2014 - 14:02.
A Judicial Review, challenging government over the amendment of Clause 7 of the Tongan Constitution in November 2003 will be heard by Chief Justice Gordon Ward at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 17-18.
The application for a Judicial Review was filed by 152 plaintiffs on May 5, claiming that the amendment of Clause 7 relating to Freedom of Speech was unconstitutional.
From the Courts [2]