E toe faamanino ai se tala sa matou tusia, lea ua iai se tuua‘iaga faapea ua matou faaleagaina ai se igoa lelei o se tasi, e tusa ai ma le tulafono:
I le lomiga a le Samoa Times i le aso 20 Ianuari 2015, na lomia ai se tusitusiga sa faaulutalaina: “Fesiligia i magaala o Aukilani le amiotonu o le Faamasinoga Maualuga i Samoa”. O loo aofia i lena tusitusiga ni faamatalaga o loo ta‘ua ai e faapea, sa faia e le afioga i le Loia Sili a Samoa, Aumua Ming Leung Wai, se gaioiga e lē talafeagai, e tusa ai o le faatauga o le fanua i Tuloto.
Na faia lena faamatalaga ona o se faalauiloga aloaia (affidavit) a Filisita Heather o le Matagaluega o Punaoa Faalenatura & Siosiomaga (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) e faapea, na imeli atu le Susuga Leung Wai ia Sala ina ia faia vave se gaioiga i le talosaga mai le Loia o loo tulai mo le faletupe (lender).
Ua māua nei e le Samoa Times faamaoniga e faapea, o se faalauiloaga aloaia na faia mulimuli ane e Filisita Heather o loo ia ta‘ua ai, e tusa ai o le faatauga o le fanua i Tuloto, na imeli atu Mr Leung Wai ia Ms Stowers-Fiu o le Matagaluega o Punaoa Faalenatura & Siosiomaga (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) e talosagaina pe mafai ona fesoasoani le Matagaluega i le mataupu, e ala i lo latou logoina o lē o loo iai lana taofiga i luga o le fanua (caveator), ina ia tusa ai ma le talosaga a le Loia o loo tulai mo le faletupe (lender).
O loo faaalia foi i le faamaoniga o loo sosoo mai e faapea, e lei toe iai se isi vaega na toe aafia ai Mr Leung Wai i lenei mataupu, ona sa ia faalauiloa ona sootaga i lenei mataupu, ma ia tofia ai le Loia Sili Lagolago (Assistant Attorney-General) e taulimaina soo se mataupu e tulai mai. E faamālūlū atu ai le Samoa Times pe afai ua aveseseina finagalo o le mamalu o le aufaitau e tusa ai o ni aafiaga o le Susuga ia Leung Wai i lenei mataupu.
On 26 January 2015 the Samoa Times published an article entitled “Integrity of the Supreme Court of Samoa Questioned in the Streets of Auckland”. That article contained comments suggesting that the Attorney General of Samoa, Aumua Ming Leung Wai, acted improperly in relation to a land transaction at Tuloto.
This relied on an affidavit of Filisita Heather of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment who said that Mr Leung Wai emailed Sala seeking for prompt action of the request from the Lawyer acting for the lender. Samoa Times have now been provided with a subsequent affidavit of Filisita Heather who says that, in relation to the land transaction at Tuloto, Mr Leung Wai emailed Ms Stowers-Fiu of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment asking if the Ministry could assist with the matter by notifying the caveator in accordance with the request of the Lawyer acting for the lender.
The subsequent evidence also demonstrates that Mr Leung Wai had no subsequent involvement in the matter, declared his conflict of interest, and appointed an Assistant Attorney-General to handle any matters arising. Samoa Times regret any confusion to readers about Mr Leung Wai’s actions.
