A Tongatapu employee has pleaded not guilty to charges that he had allegedly forged documents to sell storage shipping containers belonging to a company where he worked.
Sepuloni Mateo, who faced six charges following the sales is believed to have received TP$8,250 following the fraud activities.
The Pacific Forum Line (PFL) container company in Tonga alleged the accused forged its documents in August 2017, Kakalu ‘O Tonga newspaper has reported.
The paper said Mateo allegedly sold the containers to a Chinese man.
The accused is expected to reappear at the Supreme Court on August 29.
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