Tonga's Chief Justice has rejected Parliament's appeal to abandon a judicial review into a pay rise from 2018 to 2021.
An MP brought a case before the court claiming Parliament gave itself a raise during a difficult economic time in Tonga.
RNZ Pacific's Tonga correspondent Kalafi Moala said the complanaint claims it was a breach of the consititution.
Moala said Parliament has denied its actions are illegal, and said the judicial review was outside of the court's jurisdiction.
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RNZ Pacific