Hands Off Cain
Samoa

On August 13, Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Minister...

On August 13, Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, had a meeting with Don McKinnon, Foreign Affairs Minister of New Zealand, and the latter sent a clear message about New Zealand's disapproval over the death penalty for mu

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On August 13, Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, had a meeting with Don McKinnon, Foreign Affairs Minister of New Zealand, and the latter sent a clear message about New Zealand's disapproval over the death penalty for murder in Western Samoa. Two capital cases were under discussion: the Leafa Vitale case, and that of another former minister charged with inciting a person to murder Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele.
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  • (sources: United Nations, IRN, Agence France-Presse, New Zealand News)