‘Uhila Tu’i (34) was sentenced today to 33-months imprisonment, on charges including carrying a firearm to resist arrest, when he shot at and missed a police officer during the search of a home, at Hala'ovave, Tongatapu, in 2021. The Chief Justice said the accused could have been charged with attempted murder.
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Friday 24 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 23 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A contempt of court application, filed against the Ministry and Minister of Infrastructure by three contractors, was adjourned to 12 April for further consideration. This is in regards to an earlier court order that among other orders, restrained both the Ministry and Minister from terminating the contractors' contracts to supply coral and clay soil fills.
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Wednesday 22 March 2023
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Four men were found not guilty on possession of methamphetamine after a drug testing report was ruled inadmissible. The illicit drugs were alleged to have been seized on 23 December, 2022 at Tu'atakilangi.
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Tuesday 21 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Henry Liutai (36), who was found guilty on two counts of unlawful importation of restricted goods, including a .9mm pistol and ammunition found during Customs' inspection of a crate from the United States, was fined $4000 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. He had no import license.
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Monday 20 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siu Holani (30) was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 1.68 grams of methamphetamine and 5.57 grams of cannabis.
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Monday 13 March 2023
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Siaosi Helu (36) was sentenced to four-months imprisonment of possession of illicit drugs, namely of 0.47 grams of cannabis in Nuku’alofa in 2021. His co-accused Akuila 'Aho had his sentence fully suspended. 'Aho was found not guilty on a further charge after evidence from drugs testing was ruled inadmissible.
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Wednesday 8 March 2023
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Siutaisa To’ia (27) received suspended sentence for 13 counts, including forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses, totalling at $35,000 from her father’s bank account in December 2021 to January 2022, in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 7 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sosefo Kanongata’a (32) was jailed for serious housebreaking and theft of over 400 perfume oils and lotions worth over $16,000 pa'anga, among other goods, from a home business in Ma’ufanga. His co-accused got suspended sentence for receiving the stolen property.
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Thursday 2 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Moli Tafuna (56) was jailed for charges including possession of 15.66 grams of cannabis and 0.26 grams of methamphetamine committed in 2021, on Tongatapu.
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Thursday 2 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Filipe Tongamoa (20) was jailed for dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to his passenger, who was on life support for six-days. The court heard that Tongamoa was drunk when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed on Hihifo Road in 2022. He hurt his passengers and another driver.
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Tuesday 28 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An election petition filed against Tongatapu 7 People’s Representative to the Legislative Assembly, Paula Piveni Piukala for alleged bribery, in the lead up to a By-Election on 3 November, 2022 was dismissed by a Supreme Court judge, today 28 February.
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Thursday 23 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Raj Kumar was found guilty of attempting to knowingly destroy suspected illicit drugs, capable of being used as evidence in the commission of an offence, in a drug bust on the road in 2021.
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Thursday 23 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Alifeleti Uasi (20) and Niviko Maea (18) have been jailed for serious housebreaking and theft of $68,971 pa'anga from a residence at Halaleva in 2022.
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Wednesday 22 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fisi’ifiusati Naufahu (26) who pleaded guilty to reckless driving, when he crashed his vehicle into a fence and tree at Tatakamotonga on eastern Tongatapu, was fined $200 pa’anga, at the Fasi Magistrate's Court.
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Wednesday 8 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nelson Siulangapo the 33-year-old man who was arrested and charged in relation to the 124.77grams of methamphetamine seized on Tongatapu in January, is expected to appear at the Magistrate’s Court, on 20 February.
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Friday 3 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Manavahetau Fua’eiki (43) is serving a total sentence of three-years nine-months imprisonment for two separate cases, that included charges of serious housebreaking and theft of firearms, which he committed in 2021, while he was on a suspended sentence for drug offences. This suspended sentence was activated.
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Thursday 2 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Reckless driving leading to death is a crime that sadly remains all too prevalent in Tonga and, in this case, resulted in the death of a 21-months old toddler, the Lord Chief Justice stressed in sentencing a 27-year-old driver to two and a half years in prison. Part of the sentence was suspended.
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Wednesday 1 February 2023
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A prisoner, Motuku Kafalava (25), who is serving a life imprisonment sentence for murder, was sentenced to concurrent jail time, for possession of a substantial amount of methamphetamine. His 24-year-old co-accused, Latu Veamatahau got a lengthy jail term.
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Wednesday 1 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Maamaloa Fangupo (28) was sentenced to two-years six-months imprisonment for serious causing bodily harm to another 28-year-old man, when he stabbed him multiple times, during a drink up in Ha’ateiho in 2022.
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Monday 30 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A teenager, Semisi Peleketi Vea was sentenced to three-years eight months imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm to a 20-year-old man using a machete, in 2022.
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