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Wednesday 4 April 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police Magistrate Latu Mohenoa today ordered 'Etuate Uata (36) to appear for trial in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on a date to be set.
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Tuesday 3 April 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Preliminary Hearing of the five People's Representatives in connection to the events of November 16 that was scheduled to begin today is further adjourned for new dates to be set.
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Friday 30 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After deliberating for two days a jury has found Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr. to be not guilty on charges relating to the importation of 14 kilograms of marijuana to Tonga in 2003.
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Friday 30 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mapele Talatala (20) of Ngele'ia was ordered by Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi to appear for trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 2.
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Wednesday 28 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Shoreline lost phone cards with a face value of about $4-5 million pa'anga during the riots of November 16, a witness told the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court yesterday during a hearing of a man accused of stealing about seven of the cards.
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Friday 23 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team from Tonga's Crown Law Department will be prosecuting about 50 major cases relating to the November 16 riots, at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, starting on April 3, said the Solicitor General Linda Folaumoetu'i today.
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Tuesday 20 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi today, March 20 ordered Talifolau Letisi (33) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the destruction of key Government offices and business premises during the Nuku'alofa riots on November 16, 2006.
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Thursday 15 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006.
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Tuesday 13 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of two men accused of importing 14 kgs of marijuana to Tonga entered its fourth day today, when the former captain of a Tongan ferry identified the cargo that one of the accused loaded onto his ferry in Fiji.
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Tuesday 13 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi yesterday, March 12 ordered Tipanio 'Ali (22) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the thefts at the Fung Shing Shopping Centre that was destroyed on November 16.
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Wednesday 7 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six men facing charges relating to the robbing of the E. M. Jones Industries Store at Poutaha on November 16, will go forward for a hearing in the Supreme Court.
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Tuesday 6 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The preliminary inquiry hearing of Tonga's 16/11 riot cases started at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court today, March 6.
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Tuesday 6 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Uliti Uata, the Ha'apai no. 1 People's Representative was arrested by the Tonga Police at noon last Friday, March 2 for interrogation relating to the riot on November 16, 2006.
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Tuesday 6 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The retrial of Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr., which began yesterday March 5 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, has been declared a mistrial and it was ordered that new jurors be selected on Thursday, March 8.
Monday 5 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr. pleaded not guilty at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today to charges relating to the import of 14 kilograms of marijuana to Tonga from Fiji in 2003.
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Friday 2 March 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three protest leaders 'Akilisi Pohiva, Tu'i Uata and Semisi Sika appeared in the Fasi Magistrate's Court today for the continuance of their hearing on charges of obstructing the police and disobedience during a protest march on June 1, 2006.
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Monday 29 January 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Isileli Pulu, the Tongatapu no. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan Legislature will appear in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court tomorrow January 30, to review his application for bail.
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Friday 26 January 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lepolo Taunisila the Niua's People Representative to the Tongan Parliament has been released on bail this afternoon after being arrested on Wednesday, January 24.
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Thursday 25 January 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two New Zealand lawyers left Tonga last week after two-days deliberation with other members of the Crown Law 16/11 Prosecution team.
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Thursday 25 January 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice John Laurenson (69) was appointed as Tonga's new Supreme Court Judge, from January 24.
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