Samoa’s Opposition Leader Tuilaepa arrested and charged with defamation
Samoa's Opposition Leader Tuilaepa has been arrested and charged with defamation towards the Prime Minister.
Samoa's Leader of the Opposition, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has been arrested and charged with defamation towards Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt. Tuilaepa has characterised the arrest as an attempt to silence him.
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"An attempt to shut me up" Tuilaepa speaks out after arrest
Samoa's Leader of the Opposition, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has been arrested and charged with defamation towards Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt