A former travel consultant appeared at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court today charged with 46 counts of forgery and knowingly dealing with forged documents in relation to visa applications.

Kuo toe toloi 'e he Fakamaau Lahi Justice Cato 'a e tala tu'utu'uni hilifaki tautea 'o e hopo 'a e Fakafofonga Nopele Vahefonua Vava'u 'Eiki Nopele Tu'ilakepa 'a ia na'e 'amanaki fakahoko he 'aho ni Falaite 23 Sanuali 2015 ki he 'aho Tu'apulelulu 5 'o Fepueli 2015. 'Oku makatu'unga 'eni 'i ha felotoi 'a e ongo fa'ahi pehe ki he Fakamaau ke toe fakahoko ha vakai ki he ngaahi 'atakai 'oha tautea 'oka fakahoko.

Kuo fakapapau'i mei he Fakamaau'anga Lahi kuo faka'aho 'a e hopo ki hono launga'i fakahangatonu 'o Samiu Vaipulu 'e Tomifa Paea ki he 'aho 27 'o Sanuali 2015 'a ia ko e 'aho Tusite ia 'o e uike kaha'u. 'Oku fekau'aki tonu 'eni mo e fili 'a e Vahenga Fili Vava'u 15.

Na’e toe toloi ki he ‘aho 27 ‘o Fepueli ‘a e hopo ‘a e ‘Eiki Nopele Tu’i Ha’ateiho fekau’aki mo hano faka’ilo ia ki hano tauhi ta’efakalao ha me’atau ‘i Ha’ateiho ‘i he ta’u 2010. Na’e ‘amanaki foki ke fakahoko he ‘aho ni ‘a e malanga fakahu ki ha tu’unga ‘o ha tautea (sentencing submission) hili hano kole ‘e he loea ‘a ‘Eiki Nopele Tu’i Ha’ateiho ‘i Novema 2014.