23 Jan 2015

Tongan Lord to be sentenced on firearms charges

8:30 am on 23 January 2015

The Noble representative of Vava'u Lord Tu'ilakepa will be sentenced in court today (FRI) on firearms charges.

Radio Tonga reports that Lord Tu'ilakepa pleaded guilty to 6 counts on December 9th last year.

Four counts relate to possession of firearms without a license and two others relate to possession of ammunition without a license.