Tonga Supreme Court

The company, which manages Tonga's orbital space, is at the centre of a legal case brought by Mr Pohiva over nearly $US50 million it received from China.

Last month, Tonga's Supreme Court ruled the payments were not approved by the government.

According to Matangi Tonga Mr Pohiva told parliament last week that a 2012 Auditor General's report reached the same conclusion but nothing was done.

He suggested the members take turns in twos to do prison time at the weekends and in the mornings so as not to disrupt parliament.

The offences took place between December 2016 and January 2017.

In his report on the trial, Justice Charles Cato said the acts had been carried out on the man’s daughter.

The accused is married with three children. He lived in the former family home. He had two other children including the complainant, by his first marriage.

Kaniva News reports he had a number of convictions for dishonesty dating back to 1992, several for housebreaking and theft including one in 1998 when he received an eight year sentence.

Lord Chief Justice Paulsen granted Mr. Fa’oliu leave to apply for a review of the Commission’s decision of July 11, 2016 not to appoint him.

“In my view the interests of the parties and the public can be best advanced if the Commission is now free to re-advertise the role of CEO for the Ministry,” Mr Justice Paulsen said.

“Mr. Fa’oliu will of course be entitled to apply for the position on an even footing with all other applicants.”

The father from Hahake, Tongatapu has pleaded not guilty to 15 charges including incest with daughter, procuring sexual acts by administering drugs and rape.

Local media report the accused has also denied a charge of domestic violence.

It’s alleged he threatened his daughter with a pair of scissors.

The court heard the victim’s parents are separated and she lived with her father between September 2016 and January 2017.

Moale Vi had pleaded guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm after hitting Penisimani Fifita on the head with an iron bar and fracturing his skull.

Kaniva News reports the incident took place at the fire station in Longolongo on December 22, 2016.

Mr Justice Charles Cato said Vi’s counsel had provided information that indicated that Vi had been involved in a conflict with his fellow fire officers are returning to the station drunk.

During the struggle to restrain him, Fifita kicked Vi repeatedly in the head.

However, Lord Chief Justice Paulsen said he would not make an order on costs because Siosaia had misled the court and had brought the court proceedings on himself.

Kaniva News reports ‘Ofa Pekipaki died without a will on April 15, 2016 in the United States.

Siosaia Pekipaki was granted letters of administration by the Supreme Court on November 21, 2016.

The money was found in the bedroom of Yin Lin Wei who was convicted in 2015 of falsely claiming to be a doctor.

During the raid police found $TP28, 289, US$81 and CYN985.

Mr Justice Charles Cato ordered that the Attorney General convert the money into pa’anga and deposit it in the Tongan Confiscated and Forfeited Assets Fund.

The body of Susana Lovely Vunga Lolohea was finally buried in Matahau on Monday, April 17 and not in the United States like her mother’s wish.

Kaniva news reports the court was told Susana told her husband ‘Iseki Lolohea of Navutoka before she died to bury her at Matahau because her maternal grandparents were buried there.

Susana, a Tongan citizen of the United States died in Tonga while she visited her husband last month. They just married earlier this year and after two weeks of their marriage Susana returned to the United States.