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Wallis delegation to meet Macron in Tahiti
A delegation from Wallis and Futuna is expected to fly to French Polynesia today to meet the French president Emmanuel Macron.
According to the French prefect in Wallis, Mr Macron originally had Wallis and Futuna on his itinerary, but called off a visit because of the restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The prefect Herve Jonathan has told local television Mr Macron wanted to mark this week s 60th anniversary of the territory s current status as a French overseas collectivity.
He said the 14-member delegation will include representatives of the three traditional kingdoms as well as the Catholic archbishop.
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.
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