Former Police Minister in Samoa could face jail time Featured
16 July, 2016. Samoa's former Minister of Police, Prisons, and Fire, Ulu Vaomalo Ulu Kini, his son and another family member have been found guilty of one count of intentional damage which carries a maximum jail term of 14 years.
The trio were charged after a police inspector and a resident of Toamua village filed a complaint to police in 2014.
Our correspondent said the protest was over the defendants using an excavator to uproot the complainant's agricultural crops such as bananas and pawpaw trees.
The offence had taken place after the Lands and Titles court ruled in favour of the former Minister's ownership claim of 12 acres of customary land which the complainant lived on.
But the Supreme Court judge, who presided on the case against the defendants, ruled the ownership of the land was different from the ownership of the crops.
-RNZI
3 comments
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Koia Houfonua, ka na'e totonu foki ke mahino e kelekele pe 'oku own e hai pea toki fai e fakamole. Pea oku ki'i fihi 'a Ha'amoa ko 'enau Customary System pehe foki ki he tu'u 'a e Matai system, pea taimi 'e taha kuo tuai mai e fakamaau tuku ia kuo tau fahi e matakali ia, 'aia oku te'eki ke tau fu'u pehe'ifau he ko kitautolu ko e lahilahinga pe ki he inukavamalohi o lele me'alele o pipiki ha fu'u pou e!
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'Oku mahino pe foki 'a e totonu ki he kelekele ka na'e 'iai pe foki moe fakamole ki he ngoue pea 'oku ngalingali na'e fai 'a e ngoue ia 'i he funga 'o e femahino'aki kehe 'a ia na'e toki fakata'e'aonga'i ki mui ka kuo fakahoko e ngoue ia. Koe anga pe fafaa konga tahi...
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What a funny case. Decision is based on cnflict of ownership. How about the interest and right of the complainant？Where is it attached to？Land or crops？However I am interested to know the end result of the case.