Two people in the Falealili No.1 contempt of court matter, Malili Nofovaega and Fa'amotuti'a Seu, changed their evidence before the court on Tuesday, after initially stating that they were hidden by the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Party.
When they were called to give reasons on why they did not appear when the Falealili No.1 election petition matter was called on 8 December and 15 December 2025, Nofovaega said he was misinformed.
"Your honour, I want to discredit the word 'hide' that I used before because it's not the appropriate word to be used," Nofovaega told the court.
Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese asked Nofovaega why he had now changed his evidence and yet he voluntarily stood up before the court a month ago and stated that "FAST hid us."
Nofovaega responded that he was worried, scared and nervous, and that's why he just stood up and used the word "hide".
