Pacific / Samoa

Samoan senior officials charged over misuse of public assets

11:58 am on 4 March 2019

Samoa's Public Service Commission has charged two senior officials with charges ranging from misuse and abuse of public assets to the theft of more than$US100,000.

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The Samoa Observer reported the officials are high-ranking members of the justice ministry and courts administration.

The Commission said the pair's separate actions had brought the ministry into disrepute.