A preliminary inquiry of a police constable charged in relation to the importation and possession of controlled drugs, was adjourned to March 7, at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court.
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Thursday 1 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Sunday 19 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker, and current Vava'u Noble's Representative to the Tonga Parliament, had his firearms and drugs case rescheduled for a week, when the Magistrate's Court was adjourned due to Tropical Cyclone Jasmine that hit Tongatapu on February 14.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Speaker of the House, Lord Lasike, will tried from July 4-6 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, before the Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishingon Scott and a jury.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former accounts officer of the Tonga Post Ltd. who has pleaded guilty to five counts of embezzling $22,000 pa'anga, has been warned he can expect a prison sentence.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A prolific burglar was sentenced to six years imprisonment without suspension, for theft of jewellry worth $2,500 from a home at Ma'ufanga.
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Tuesday 7 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ord Tu'iha'ateiho will appear at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court on March 28 for a preliminary inquiry on a charge of unlawful possession of an automatic pistol without a licence.
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Monday 6 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Justice Robert Shuster imposed a four years suspended sentence on a 48-year-old father from Ha'ateiho who was convicted of incest and indecent assault, which he committed on his two daughters in 2008.
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Monday 6 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two prolific thieves were sentenced to five years and six years imprisonment for a string of housebreakings, and theft of goods worth over $20,000 from 15 different homes, in four towns across the Eastern district of Tongatapu.
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Monday 23 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Tu'iha'ateiho, a Ha'apai Noble's Representative to the Tongan Parliament, appeared at the Magistrate's Court on January 23, charged with the illegal possession of a firearm.
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Monday 23 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One of the four male suspects, charged in relation to the armed hold up at the Asco Petrol Station on Fatafehi Road on January 6, has been charged with six counts, including attempted murder and causing grevious bodily harm.
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Friday 20 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament, turned-up today at the Supreme Court for arraignment on one count of unlawful possession of ammunition but his case was adjourned to Friday, January 27.
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Friday 20 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vatulele Tuputupu (40) from Niutoua, pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter by negligence while driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of 'Ana Toki (47) a passenger, in a car accident at Lapaha on August 1, 2011.
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Thursday 19 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 30-year-old former police officer was sentenced to two years imprisonment for charges of fraudulent conversion when he stole a total of $2,200 pa'anga from the exhibit room at the Nuku'alofa Central Police Station.
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Thursday 19 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
LORD Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament was apprehended by police after his arrival at Fua'amotu International Airport today January 19.
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Wednesday 18 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Justice Robert Shuster has refused an application filed by Lord Lasike's counsel seeking to set aside his warrant of arrest filed at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on January 17.
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Wednesday 18 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Justice Robert Shuster convicted a 48-year-old father from Ha'ateiho on charges of incest and indecent assault on the offender's two daughters in 2008 in Tongatapu.
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Monday 16 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker and a current Vava'u Nobles' Representative to the Tonga Legislature, appeared at the Magistrate's Court today, January 16, on charges of illegal possession of firearms, ammunitions and an illicit drug.
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Friday 23 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishington Scott has ordered a warrant of arrest for Lord Lasike the Speaker of Parliament, after he defied the conditions of a court order and breached his bail when he travelled to the USA in November and has not returned to Tonga.
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Thursday 8 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Tu'iha'ateiho appeared at the Fasi Magistrate's Court on December 7, at the beginning of a Preliminary Inquiry into a case of illegal possession of firearms.
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Thursday 8 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Polonga Tau'alupe (20), from Pahu, Kolofo'ou, was sentenced to three years suspended sentence and put on an all night curfew for six months and banned from driving for seven years, by Justice Robert Shuster at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, on December 6.
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