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ASSASSINATION PLOT

Lema'i Faioso Sione (left) and Malele Atofu Paulo
Apia, SAMOA — Two men facing charges of conspiring to assassinate Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi have been released from custody after their application for bail was granted. The alleged plotters, Malele Atofu Paulo also known as King Faipopo and Lema'i Faioso Sione, have been...
Samoa Supreme Court building
Apia, SAMOA — The Attorney General's Office in Samoa is seeking a closed court hearing next year for the trial of two men accused of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. The issue was raised on Friday when one of the three suspects, who has pleaded guilty to two...
Talalelei Pauga and supporters
Apia, SAMOA — Police in Apia are working to extradite a Samoan man based in Australia in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil, confirmed to the Samoa Observer that the Police had made an...
 Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Prime Minister and Minister of Police, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says he is not involved in any way in the police handling of investigations into an alleged assassination plot. In his weekly radio show, Tuila'epa quoted several biblical verses to describe the people who...
Two policemen in front of the Samoa police station.
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police say an alleged conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, involved money changing hands between plotters. The revelation comes as they broaden their investigations outside of Samoa.  Police are examining at least one financial transfer...
Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police Service (SPS) confirms that three males have now been charged as a result of the investigation relating to a conspiracy to assassinate the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. A Police media statement received at 7:54 Friday night (Samoa time) said...