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PM cleared, Sam found guilty
PM Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt at court.
(Photo: Junior S. Ami)
By Shalveen Chand
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27 March 2026, 2:50PM
The District Court has cleared Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, Fepuleai Faimata Sua, and Fataumalama Lio of all charges against them on Friday afternoon.
Judge Talasa Atoa-Saaga found Sam Sua guilty of eight counts of defamation and Sivai Kepi guilty of two counts of perverting justice. Lise-Marie Schmidt was found guilty of one count.
The charges against the six included conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, fabricating evidence, and defamation.
More details to follow.
