Lord Sevele reinstated

Tonga's Chief Justice re-instates Sevele

RNZ reports in June the Tonga government announced it had sacked Lord Sevele, a former prime minister, in an attempt to improve management and cut costs.

But the Pacific Games Council said this was an infringement of the hosting contract and that Lord Sevele remained in the post.

Lord Sevele then took the matter to court, but after a pre-trial conference in the judge's chambers, both parties have accepted an earlier judgement from Justice Paulsen that the attempted sacking could not stand.