Tu'ilakepa a former Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly and a current member of parliament who faces charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunitions, had his case adjourned to May 17 for the start of a Preliminary Inquiry at the Magistrate's Court.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Chinese national Liu Lirong (45), residing in Nuku'alofa, was found guilty on seven charges of trafficking persons into Tonga, keeping a brothel and trading in prostitution, ruled Justice Robert Shuster today.
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Friday 22 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A prolific housebreaker was sent to Hu'atolitoli Prison for two and a half years on April 21, for housebreaking and theft of traditional Tongan items worth $1,280 pa'anga from his employer in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, Lord Lasike, appeared on April 19 for one day of Preliminary Inquiry at the Magistrate's Court on three charges, including possession of an unlawful arm without a license, importation of an arm without a license and unlawful possession of ammunition.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A seven-years imprisonment to deter others from committing such a serious crime of rape was imposed on a 37-year old man from Longlongo for raping and indecent assaulting his young stepdaughter.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 18-year-old repeat offender was sentenced to serve one-year-imprisonment after acting as a look-out while co-offenders stole cash and goods worth over $160,000 pa'anga from a visiting U-16 AFL team who stayed at the 'Atele hostels last December.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first session of Tonga's Court of Appeal fpor 2011 ended on Friday, April 15 with the delivery of judgments at the Supreme Court of Nuku'alofa after one week of sitting.
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Friday 15 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Court of Appeal this afternoon, April 15 ordered that the perjury indictment against Ramsay Robertson Dalgety, commonly known as Lord Dalgety, be reinstated and referred back to the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa for trial.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Crown Law's appeal against the quashing of a perjury indictment against Ramsay Robertson Dalgety will be dealt with on papers this week by Tonga's Court of Appeal.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The judgement in Tonga's first case of trafficking persons, expected today, has been adjourned by Justice Shuster to April 26 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former male employee at the ANZ Bank, Tonga, who is accused of fraudulently converting over $90,000 pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, when appearing the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 8.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A teenager who admitted stealing $9,000 worth of goods and cash from members of a visiting U-16 Oceania AFL team in December, 2010, received an 18-months suspended sentence and was ordered to spend 120 hours of community service picking up rubbish.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A judgement on Tonga's first case of human trafficking will be delivered in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Monday April 11.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Court of Appeal 2011 Session will hear only eight appeal cases next week, including an appeal by the Crown Law against a judgment by Justice Robert Shuster to quash a perjury indictment against Lord Dalgety.
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Monday 4 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of $2 million in fines was today imposed on the ferry operator, Shipping Corporation of Polynesia, while its former Managing Director John Jonesse (62) was sent to Hu'atolitoli Prison for five years, along with the Captain and First Mate serving lesser jail terms for convictions on charges relating to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika in August 2009 with the loss of 74 lives.
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Friday 1 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All defendants are guilty on all charges, the Ashika jury has decided after 10 hours of deliberation, delivering their verdict to the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court at 10:20 am this morning.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A seven-member jury in the Ashika trial retired at 3:11pm today to begin their deliberation on their verdict in a trial of the ferry operator and other four persons, including the captain and the first mate, the former Managing Director of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia and the Acting Director of Marine.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The seven jurors in the MV Princess Ashika trial are expected to retire tomorrow afternoon, March 30.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice Robert Shuster in his final summing up of the Ashika trial on March 29 directed jurors that "who to blame for this tragic incident" was not for their consideration because their focus must be based entirely on evidence presented in court in relation to the charges faced by the five defendants.
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Friday 25 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Holding up photographs of welding damage and holes in the hull, the Crown Prosecutor 'Aminiasi Kefu told a jury that the MV Princess Ashika was grossly unseaworthy and should never have been sent or taken to sea with passengers and cargo onboard; and he asked: "How could they disregard this, would you disregard this?."
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