Two new lawyers are ready to serve their country as they were admitted to the legal bar in Samoa by Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese and Justice Fepuleai Roma at the Supreme Court in Mulinuu on Thursday.The two have graduated from universities in Australia and New Zealand but have chosen to gi.
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Supporters of a man facing extradition to Samoa staged a small demonstration outside the Brisbane magistrates court on Friday.
Talalelei Paugu has been in custody for more than six months after Australian authorities acted on an extradition request from the government of Samoa. I m here to support Tala to make it known to the Samoan community, people in Brisbane, Queensland, that he s an Australian citizen being extradited to Samoa, said Teresa Skudder, one of the organisers of the protest. I hope that he is set free .
Mr Pauga, who is a dual Australian and Samoan citizen, is wanted by Samoan authorities for allegedly plotting to assassinate the country s long-serving Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele with two other men in 2019.