Villagers from Sale’apaga in Samoa performed a traditional ifoga apology to Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt after a 49-year-old man from the village was charged over an alleged Facebook threat to kill the Prime Minister. The video of the traditional reconciliati...
Sale’apaga Village Presents Ifoga to Prime Minister After Death Threat.
By Keith Ropati
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21 August 2026, 4:30PM
Villagers from Sale’apaga in Samoa performed a traditional ifoga apology to Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt after a 49-year-old man from the village was charged over an alleged Facebook threat to kill the Prime Minister.
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