Tuimala's case remains - unresolved *Tonga Police
4 April 2023We enquired to the Tonga Police on the 25th of January - following their recent and ONLY public statement on Tuimala's case, sharing our disappointment and frustrations with their processes and statement. We specifically asked if the case was closed (that's what their statement implies) and the response from the Tonga Police contact person for the family advised the following statement;
"I can confirm that the investigation is still ongoing and we still waiting for fire investigation report from the reviewing phase and because investigation is still on going, we cannot release the report and evidence at this stage. I also want to mention that since the family’s lawyer step in and represent the family our contact point was shift to Tonga Police lawyer as we believe that it is more appropriate."
Since then, both Tonga Police and the NZ Consulates' office in Tonga have not responded or engaged with us further.
Ongoing inquiries from us were made in February and March and no responses have been received.
We would appreciate any help from the Tongan Authorities to get closure on Tuimala's case.
