- Samoa’s Police Commissioner clarified charges against FAST party chairman Laauli Leuatea Schmidt, separating them from another case.
- Laauli, also Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, declared his innocence on social media.
- Laauli is due in court on February 4; Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa stressed letting the law take its course.
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai of RNZ
Samoa’s Police Commissioner has clarified the charges against the chair of the country’s ruling FAST party, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt.
Speculation and rumour have been raging in Samoa and on social media about the case.
inThe Commissioner, Auapa’au Logoitino Filipo, said the charges against Schmidt should not be…