Tonga's Rugby Union has been ordered by the Supreme Court to hold an annual general meeting this month, in an ongoing dispute within the union that now means today's expected announcement of Tonga's 30-member Rugby World Cup team has been postponed indefinitely.
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Thursday 2 August 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 31 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 50-year-old father and his 22-year-old daughter of Hofoa were charged with incest, appearing at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on July 30.
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Monday 30 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"Young girls need to be protected from sex predators like yourself", Tonga's Chief Justice told a 65-year-old man in sentencing him to six years in prison, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today.
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Friday 27 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old mother Meleane Mahe must stay out of trouble or otherwise she will have to serve eight months imprisonment, she was told after receiving a suspended sentence in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today.
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Thursday 26 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury has found Sione Halafuka Vea (75) not guilty of the charge sedition at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 26.
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Wednesday 25 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of a 75-year-old man charged with sedition is drawing to a close after counsel completed their final submissions at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today.
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Tuesday 24 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Halafuka Vea (75) of Haveluloto, Tongatapu pleaded not guilty to one charge of sedition at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 24.
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Friday 20 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Court of Appeal ended its 2007 session at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 20. The Court remitted two civil cases for a retrial, and reduced two criminal imprisonment terms.
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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 5 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Court of Appeal will start its 2007 session at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on July 17.
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Tuesday 12 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr. Justice Warwick John Andrew was appointed as Tonga's new permanent Supreme Court judge, from May 10.
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Wednesday 6 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five Tongan People's Representatives, charged with sedition in relation to the Nuku'alofa riots of November 16 last year, have asked not to be tried by a jury, but by judge alone, when they appear for trial in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on a date to be set.
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Friday 1 June 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Preliminary Inquiry Hearing of five People's Representatives on sedition charges relating to events that took place in Nuku'alofa on November 14 and 16, 2006 concluded on Wednesday, May 30 at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court.
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Wednesday 30 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Preliminary Inquiry Hearing of William Clive Edwards, 'Uliti Uata and 'Akilisi Pohiva on a second sedition charge started at the Nuku'alofa Police Magistrate's court yesterday morning, May 29.
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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 22 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele was repeatedly warned by 'Akilisi Pohiva that Nuku'alofa would be destroyed if the government would not do what the people wanted, Lopeti Senituli, told the Nuku'alofa Police Magistrate's Court yesterday morning.
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Saturday 19 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A radio broadcast made on the evening of November 16, by five People's Representatives, who have been charged with sedition, called on their supporters to stop destroying properties in central Nuku'alofa because they had achieved their aim.
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Thursday 17 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Witness, Hon. Luani told a Preliminary Inquiry today that he had initially supported a proposal by five People's Representatives for the People to elect 21 representatives into the House, but he did not agree with the methods used in trying to achieve this.
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Thursday 17 May 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Acting Prime Minister took the witness stand on Day Three of a preliminary inquiry hearing into sedition charges against five People's Representatives and told the Court that the Prime Minister had been asked to write a letter under duress on November 16 while the town burned.
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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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