Tonga’s landmark Family Protection Bill 2013 passed by the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on September 4, after three weeks of heavy debate, will help the police to deal with family violence that is increasing in Tonga. It now awaits the assent of the King and is expected to be enacted next year.
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Friday 6 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 14 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Crown has yet to decide if it should apply to re-open the criminal sedition case against four People's Representatives of 2006 who were acquitted of an indictment on a joint charge of seditious conspiracy by the Appeal Court of Tonga on Wednesday, September 9.
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Friday 11 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five People's Representatives in the Tongan parliament in 2006 are acquitted of an indictment on a joint charge of seditious conspiracy because of inadequate evidence by the Crown, in a decision released by Tonga's Appeal Court on Wednesday.
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Monday 20 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The two cases that the Court of Appeal has not passed its judgement on included a criminal appeal made by People's Representatives 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards, 'Uliti Uata and a former PR Lepolo Taunisila against a decision made by Justice Andrew in March granting Crown the right to file amended indictments against them.
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Thursday 2 April 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four accused People's Representatives and one former PR who are facing sedition charges may now go to trial in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court by May this year.
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Wednesday 20 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five People's Representatives who are charged with sedition is postponed again awaiting a decision by the Court of Appeal, but a two-day hearing on legal arguments will be held in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on September 25-26.
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Friday 2 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five People's Representatives who are charged with sedition been postponed for another nine months to August 2008.
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Friday 7 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five People's Representatives who were charged with seven criminal charges relating to November 16, will now face only one charge of sedition each, Chief Justice Anthony Ford announced at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning.
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Wednesday 18 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The five People's Representatives who face criminal charges relating to the destruction of Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006, appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for the first time this morning to make their pleas.
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Thursday 24 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Minister of Police Hon. Siaosi 'Aho said that he thought 'Akilisi Pohiva was hallucinating when he came into the Cabinet Room on November 16 and demanded for government to endorse a proposal by the people for political change.
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Tuesday 15 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The hearing of a preliminary inquiry for the five People's Representatives continued today, with the prosecution calling three more witnesses to give evidence at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, on the events leading up to the November 16 riot. The prosecution intends to call another 20 witnesses in the days ahead.
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Monday 14 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The hearing of a Preliminary Inquiry for five People's Representatives on sedition charges relating to the riots of November 16, started at the Nuku'alofa Police Magistrate's Court this morning.
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Thursday 15 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006.
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Tuesday 20 February 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The four People's Representatives, 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards and Lepolo Taunisila who have been charged with sedition could lose their parliamentary seats and their right to stand for re-election if they are found guilty by the courts.
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Monday 19 February 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The four People's Representatives, 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards and Lepolo Taunisila, who have been charged with sedition and other counts will appear for their Preliminary Inquiry hearings during the last week of March.
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Friday 26 January 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lepolo Taunisila the Niua's People Representative to the Tongan Parliament has been released on bail this afternoon after being arrested on Wednesday, January 24.
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Thursday 23 November 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Noble Tu'ipelehake today refused to attend the closure of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, and sat outside in protest against the People's Representatives who, he said, "have used terrorism as a political tool."
Wednesday 22 November 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Addressing a stunned nation at about 6:30 pm on Thursday 16 November 2006 after the supporters of a rally organised by Pro-Democracy People's Representatives' and the Pangai Si'i Committee had sacked central Nuku'alofa, 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Uliti Uata, Lepolo Taunisila, Clive Edwards and 'Isileli Pulu went live on Radio Tonga to make their victory speeches to the nation. By Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 1 June 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over a thousand people took to the streets of Nuku'alofa today, in a national march to present to the Palace a letter of petition calling for "political reform". Photos by Linny Folau/ Matangi Tonga.
Wednesday 24 May 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Public Service Association who is demanding that a new interim government take over Tonga, or else they will strike, has delayed their national march until June 1.
