Two Tongan prison officers are appealing their demotion after a prison tribunal made a decision in favour of the Prisons Department.
Kuata Tokolahi and Fetu’u Moala had been accused by the Department of leaking of confidential information to the media. They denied the allegations.
Tokolahi has confirmed the appeal to Kaniva News.
The news came after a Deputy Prisons Commissioner was stripped of his role as Officer-In-Charge.
The Deputy Commissioner was punished by a prison tribunal after he was found to have had a sexual affair with a female prison officer.
He pleaded guilty and resigned from his role as a steward.
As Kaniva News reported previously, the Department was inquiring into another case in which a female and a male prison officer were alleged to have been having an affair.
The Department previously said there were allegations that some prison officers had been involved in the theft of building materials. It did not say from where the materials had been stolen.
It appears that those involved in the alleged robbery are still working full time. The Prisons Department said this was because it needed to have concrete evidence before it could make a final decision on the matter.
