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No arrests over ransacking of Salelologa market in Savaii, Samoa

Salelologa, SAMOA — The men who ransacked the Salelologa Market last Monday remain at large.

As of yesterday, no one has been arrested despite their identities becoming common public knowledge after their photos were posted on mainstream and online media.

On Monday, men from Salelologa vandalised the market and damaged a number of businesses owned by people from Salelavalu.

The Sunday Samoan understands that a delegation of Police officers from Upolu had found two of the men on Monday. 

They arrested them and were in the Police vehicles when the Police were surrounded by men from Salelologa who demanded that they be let go.

Attempts to get a comment from the Police have been unsuccessful.

But the Salelologa Village Mayor, Touli Fagaese, told the Sunday Samoan that they are cooperating with the Police investigation.

“To date, we are working with the Police and offering assistance with their investigation,” he said.

“No one has been charged or arrested yet. From our side, we have left the incident to the Police who are conducting their investigation into the matter.”

In the meantime, the Salelologa Village Mayor assured that nothing would ever happen again. 

“We have met the entire village and laid out the magnitude of penalties if anyone from Salelologa will ever repeat the events of last week." 

“The matter is now in the hands of the Police and the Village Council will render support in whatever the end result is."