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Tē’ena ‘e le MPMC: ‘E lēai se so’otaga ‘o le PM ma lona ‘Ōfisa ‘i se ‘īmeli fa’afōliga ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘e fa’asino ‘i le ‘au lagolago ‘a le FAST

by | Feb 14, 2025 | Sāmoa

‘I se pepa ‘o fa’amatalaga ‘i le aso ‘ananafi, ‘o lo’o fa’ailoa ai le tē’ena ‘e le Matāgaluega ‘a le Pālemia ma le Kapeneta ‘e fa’apea: ‘E lēai se so’otaga ‘o le Afioga ‘i le Tama’ita’I Pālemia ma lona ‘ōfisa ‘i se ‘īmeli fa’afōliga ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘i ‘upegatafa’ilagi ‘e fa’asino ‘i le ‘au lagolago ‘a le vāegafa’a’upufa’i ‘a le FAST.

‘O le fa’amatalaga lenei mai le MPMC ‘i le gagana fa’aperetānia:

The Ministry is aware that a fabricated email dated 11 February 2025 is being circulated on Facebook supposedly from the Honourable Prime Minister and addressed to FAST Party Members.

The Prime Minister and her Office have no connection to the fabricated email and disavow the views and sentiments expressed in it. All official statements from the Office of the Prime Minister are circulated through the Government Press Secretariat. And no such statement was issued.

The Ministry advises that the Facebook post is misleading and misrepresents the Office of the Prime Minister and the Government of Samoa. Further, the views expressed in the fabricated email can be considered defamatory and harmful to the Members of Parliament from FAST Party.

We urge the public to be responsible and respectful with the views they share on the various social media platforms. We respectfully ask the public to refrain from sharing or posting misleading information for the safety of those who are/will be affected.

The Ministry also cautions the general public that it is an offence to dishonestly impersonate another person with the intent to cause disadvantage to the person affected and to publish false information about a person to cause harm to that person’s reputation.

It is also an offence to incite hostility by publishing anything with the intention of undermining the authority of the Government in circumstances where there is a present risk of lawlessness, violence or disorder.

ATA: SCR (file).