Tonga PM to present new Communication Offences Bill in Parliament

A new Communication Offences Bill is expected to be tabled in the Tonga Parliament, next week.

Prime Minister, Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa confirmed this in the session Monday.

He said the bill is to address the misuse of social media- Facebook.

Tu’i’onetoa also said that the government has been working on the bill over the past 11 months.

He informed Members of Parliament that he would brief Parliament weekly on the achievements made by the Government before releasing information to the media.