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.
You are here
Results for From the Courts
Thursday 2 April 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Premium content
Thursday 2 April 2009
Premium content
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
Premium content
Thursday 2 April 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Monday 16 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Friday 13 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Friday 13 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Thursday 12 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Saturday 7 March 2009
Premium content
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.
Premium content
Saturday 7 March 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A crown witness who initially told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court that he saw and heard the alleged speech made by defendant Tevita Fifita on television before November 16, changed his statement at the end.
Premium content
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Defining the meaning of the word "bloodshed", took up most of the morning of the second day of a jury trial of six accused charged with sedition relating to the events of November 16, 2006 in Nuku‘alofa.
Premium content
Monday 2 March 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six people, accused of sedition in relation to the events of 16/11, appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court today at the start of a trial that is expected to last over two weeks.
Premium content
Thursday 26 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 31 year old Tongan man Katei Taufa appeared at the Mu'a Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, February 25 charged with the murder of his wife at Vaini in the weekend.
Premium content
Monday 23 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The case of the 59-year-old Chinese naturalised Tongan woman charged with attempted murder and other crimes will be tried in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
Premium content
Thursday 19 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 59-year-old Tongan-Chinese woman charged with attempted murder is alleged to have used a pistol to shoot at a 40-year-old Tongan-Chinese man at a farm in Tokomololo on January 29, this year.
Premium content
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The preliminary inquiry of a 59-year-old naturalised Tongan-Chinese woman charged with attempted murder has been postponed to Thursday, February 19.
Premium content
Friday 13 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"You are no doubt the ringleader in the destruction of the Molisi Tonga Supermarket during the riots of November 16, 2006," Chief Justice Anthony Ford told Vilisoni Tauelangi (34) in sentencing him to 11 years imprisonment in Hu'atolitoli Prison today.
Premium content
Thursday 12 February 2009
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 27-year-old man who robbed $467 pa'anga from the Hot Bread Shop at Fanga was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today.
Premium content
