Saimone Vaka (36), a prisoner, was acquitted of seven counts, including three of sodomy alleged to have been committed on a 19-year-old cell mate, after a Judge found that a confession had been beaten out of him by prison officers at Hu'atolitoli.
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Thursday 22 August 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 23 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four male prisoners have been arrested in connection with 11 cannabis pot plants and homebrew found at Ha'alefo Prison in Vava'u on November 16.
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Thursday 13 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vainikolo Selu, a serving prisoner, was sentenced to an additonal two-years 10-months imprisonment, after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine and cannabis, which he smuggled into Hu'atolitoli Prison in November last year.
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Wednesday 12 October 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
American Dean Jay Fletcher (54) who remain behind bars in Pago Pago on a charge of entering the territory illegally was revealed to have used a guard’s mobile phone allegedly to call someone in Tonga.
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