The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Song Ning Wang who was sentenced to imprisonment for inflating the price of goods in his shop in Ha'apai. Wang's appeal that his sentence was manifestly excessive, was rejected.
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Tuesday 10 December 2024
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Monday 2 December 2024
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Manly Palu (25), a drunk driver who injured a family in a collision, had his three years prison sentence reduced by one year, in a successful appeal against the sentence recently. The Court of Appeal in Nuku'alofa reduced his sentence to two years imprisonment with the last 18 months suspended on conditions.

Monday 25 November 2024
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A prisoner, Kali Malupo (57) was unsuccessful in his appeal against his conviction of causing grievous bodily harm, when he struck a 24-year-old man on the head using a machete in a group attack with his sons in Manuka, Tongatapu. However, in an appeal against sentence, his prison term was substantially reduced.

Saturday 15 June 2024
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The Tonga Appeal Court, in allowing an appeal by the Speaker to stop a judicial review of parliamentary procedure, recommended that the Rules of Procedure of the Tonga Legislative Assembly be amended if the practice of the use of circulars to pass substantial expenditures was to continue.

Wednesday 29 May 2024
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Falakiko ‘Asisi Mafi, who was serving 12 months imprisonment for reckless driving, causing the death of his wife in a road crash in 2023, had his jail time increased by the Appeal Court, in a successful appeal by the Crown that the sentence was manifestly inadequate.

Tuesday 16 April 2024
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A Crown application was granted to appeal against the sentencing of Falakiko ‘Asisi Mafi (43) on the grounds that it was manifestly inadequate for reckless driving, causing the death of his Fijian wife.

Thursday 7 March 2024
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Andy Fukofuka is serving six-months in prison for abetment to the theft of a boat engine, after losing his appeal to the Supreme Court.

Thursday 25 January 2024
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Samiu Mafi was ordered to serve a sentence of one-year imprisonment for drugs offences imposed by the Magistrates Court, after his appeal was dismissed when he failed to demonstrate that the ruling was wrong.

Friday 6 October 2023
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Mele ‘Amanaki's appeal was allowed in that conviction imposed by the Supreme Court quashed in regards to failing to file her statement of election expenses, when she ran in the 2021 General Election. She was discharged without conviction.

Friday 6 October 2023
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An appeal by the Crown against a three-year fully suspended sentence imposed on Kapeni Tamo’ua on charges, including possession of 3kgs of cocaine in the Vava’u haul was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Nuku’alofa.

Thursday 5 October 2023
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‘Etuate Lavulavu, whose appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal today in Nuku’alofa, will stand a re-trial with his wife ‘Akosita this month, at the Supreme Court.

Tuesday 18 April 2023
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A prolific armed robber, Rodney Toki (27), must serve another two years in prison, to be added onto a 12 years sentence he is already serving, the Appeal Court ruled this month. “This is one of those rare cases where there is little if any hope of his rehabilitation. The protection of society requires that he remain imprisoned for a lengthy period, which properly reflects the total seriousness of his two distinct bouts of criminal offending," stated the Appeal Court ruling.

Thursday 6 April 2023
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Tonga's Appeal Court has dismissed an appeal by Paula Piveni Piukala and another, on the dismissal of their application for judicial review against a decision by the Supervisor of Elections, in regards to Lord Nuku’s election as a Noble's Represenatative. However, clause 65 of the constitution is concerned only with the qualification of Representatives of the People and does not apply to Nobles’ Representatives.

Thursday 6 April 2023
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Uaine Palesi Fa (27) was sentenced to imprisonment by the Appeal Court, after overturning his suspended sentence initially imposed by the Supreme Court in 2022, for possession of 28.55 grams of cocaine in Vava'u.

Wednesday 25 January 2023
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Mele Teusivi 'Amanaki was convicted of failing to deliver a signed statement of her election expenses and was ordered to pay $200 fine within a month or face one-month imprisonment, after the Crown successfully appealed against her earlier discharge without conviction by the Magistrate's Court.

Thursday 22 December 2022
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Two former police officers who are in jail for common assault, after they punched and kicked a defenceless 21-year-old in Vava’u, will not be allowed to appeal their sentences. President of the Appeal Court, Lord Chief Justice Whitten, in his ruling on 12 December rejected their applications, as they had no reasonable prospects of success.

Wednesday 26 October 2022
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Salesi Vea (29) was re-sentenced and jailed for four-months for assaulting his wife at Te'ekiu, after a Supreme Court judge quashed his suspended sentence imposed in the lower court. The judge said the initial sentence was manifestly inadequate as it failed to properly take into account the level of violence and that there had been repeated assaults by Vea against his wife.

Thursday 13 October 2022
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The Appeal Court dismissed an appeal by Lord Fohe who was trying to evict Ve'etutu Mahe from a piece of land on his estate at Puke, Tongatapu.

Tuesday 11 October 2022
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Jailed former Cabinet Ministers ‘Etuate Lavulavu and his wife ‘Akosita, were freed by the Appeal Court today, when their criminal convictions were quashed, in a successful appeal that found their trial was unfair. However, the Appeal Court was satisfied there was sufficient evidence to support convictions and remitted their cases for a retrial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.

Wednesday 22 June 2022
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Bruno Latu (27) got his three-years imprisonment sentence reduced for possession of 0.17 gram of methamphetamine seized at Havelu in 2020.
