A lawyer for Samoa's ruling FAST party says New Zealand judges have been appointed to assist the bench due to all of Samoa's Supreme Court judges being the targets in.
Samoa s police commissioner has received a letter from the caretaker government requesting criminal charges be laid against leaders of the election winning Faatuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party and its legal advisers.
Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil said he received a letter signed by the caretaker Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) member for Faleata West, Leala ilepule Rimoni Aiafi.
Samoa Police Chief Fuiavailili Egon Keil
Photo: RNZ Pacific/Monica Miller
Fuiavailili confirmed to
RNZ Pacific the complaint related to FAST s impromptu swearing-in outside parliament on 24 May, which the Supreme Court last week ruled was not legal because of the Head of State s absence.
Leala ilepule told the
Samoa Observer his reason for writing to the commissioner, on behalf of the HRPP, was to give notice of complaint with regard to the recent Supreme Court ruling. “The court clearly stated that the 24 May 2021 swearing in under the tent outside Parliament by FAST party members [and] their legal advisers are unconstitutional, unlawful and therefore deemed void and of no effect.” “I respectfully, lodged a formal police complaint against Matafeo George Latu and Taulapapa Brenda Heather-Latu given that they were instrumental and took the lead in advising the FAST party leaders and members to conduct the unlawful swearing in ceremony.”
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