Twenty-six of the 51 respondents named in the Falealili No. 1 election petition have been found guilty of contempt of court after failing to appear when summoned to give evidence, with 25 ordered to pay fines totalling $11,300.The decision was delivered on Wednesday by Chief Justice Satiu Simativ...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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16 July 2026, 9:00AM
Twenty-six of the 51 respondents named in the Falealili No. 1 election petition have been found guilty of contempt of court after failing to appear when summoned to give evidence, with 25 ordered to pay fines totalling $11,300.
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