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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Monday 20 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 20 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld an appeal allowing a woman who was defamed by a policeman to recover costs.
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Monday 20 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
TONGA'S Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld two appeals related to defamation - in one case overturning a conviction for defamation against the publisher of the Kele'a.
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Tuesday 30 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Attorney General John Cauchi was appointed this morning to the rank of Senior Crown Counsel in a special session attended by the Court of Appeal Judges, the King's Law Lords, magistrates, judges and law practitioners at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Wednesday 24 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Court of Appeal 2009 Session, which begins on Monday, June 29, will hear 21 appeal cases, probably the most made in the history of a Court of Appeal Session.
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Saturday 6 June 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Peauafi Halapio was sentenced to six and a half years in Hu'atolitoli Prison for incest committed with his first cousin who was similarly charged with the criminal offence but was given a suspended sentence.
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Thursday 7 May 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four men who were charged with serious multiple offences relating to the destruction and damage of Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006, were declared not guilty by a jury at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, May 6.
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Thursday 16 April 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Chief Justice Hon. Anthony Ford dismissed the seven jurors who were presiding over the trial of four accused charged with serious multiple offences during the 16/11 riot and ordered a retrial to start tomorrow, April 17, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Wednesday 8 April 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
On the second day of a jury trial of four accused charged with multiple offences arising out of the November 16 riots, a witness told the jury on April 6, that he saw one accused smash the glass windows of the Molisi Supermarket.
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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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Thursday 2 April 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One woman and four men who are accused of multiple offences relating to the November 16 destruction in Nuku'alofa: 'Ofa Simiki, 'Etuate Uata, 'Asiata Masima, 'Onitulei Manu and Kata Leleifua, pleaded not guilty to a total of 16 charges, in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning
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Thursday 2 April 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
At the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning Makeleta Malu, a Westpac Bank Customer officer pleaded not guilty to the embezzlement and theft of over $10,000 pa'anga from a bank customer's account.
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Wednesday 25 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury this afternoon at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court found five men not guilty of sedition charges relating to the riots and destruction of Nuku'lofa, November 16, 2006.
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Tuesday 17 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old man in Tongamama'o, 'Eua, has been charged with the attempted murder of his wife who remains in a critical condition in hospital, according to the Commander of the Tonga Police Force Chris Kelley today.
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Monday 16 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Legal arguments over a comment allegedly made by accused People's Representative Sione Teisina Fuko, took up the first part of this morning's session at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Friday 13 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court heard this morning that the accused Ha‘apai People's Representative Sione Teisina Fuko, admitted to a police investigator that his speech "may be" incited or encouraged disaffection.
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Friday 13 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"I have made it clear in previous 16/11 cases that anyone who sets fire to a building or vehicle will go to prison even if they are first time offenders", Chief Justice Anthony Ford told Sione Mohuanga in sentencing him to two years in prison today.
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Thursday 12 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A crown witness told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, that if people were not urged to Pangai Si'i the events of November 16 would not have taken place.
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Tuesday 10 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A witness told the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court today that on November 16, 2006 he saw and heard the accused Siale Fihaki's speech at Pangai Si'i, where he made reference to certain properties, shortly after they were damaged.
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Saturday 7 March 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Contesting the meaning behind an alleged speech made by PR Teisina Fuko "telling people to go to the Prime Minister's Office" took up the latter part of the morning of March 6 in the fifth day of a jury trial of six accused of sedition.
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