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Police say the Salelologa council is expected to do the same.

Talamua online reports about forty police from Apia were dispatched to Savaii on Monday in response to the brawl, roadblocks and vandalism at the Salelologa market.

A family home at Saletagaloa, between the two villages, was also burned down in the unrest.

Talamua reported people believed the violence might have been related to an earlier incident involving drugs.

Some of the police contingent including the Police Commissioner who went to Savaii on Monday returned to Apia yesterday.

Samoa's Supreme Court is to hear Suitupe Misa's suit against the Ministry for wrongful arrest at Fugalei market in an armed raid two years ago from 24 September.

This comes after the plaintiff's lawyer told the court a judicial settlement with the police has failed.

The arrest followed a raid which included the Commissioner of Police, Fuiavaialili Egon Keil, and which led to a commission of inquiry that found the police raid was unlawful and the plaintiff had been wrongly arrested.

The suit is seeking more than half a million US dollars from police.

The suspect was arrested and charged by Police on Friday last week during the execution of a search warrant for possession of narcotics.

He was remanded in custody until the 2nd of October 2017 to appear before the court for mention.

During the search, the Police seized a plastic bag of suspected methamphetamine and 3 smoking pipes (utensil)

Police investigations are continuing.

But having spoken to several over the years, I now can.

Some readers may find the concepts in this article confronting.

Many were damaged as children, and while that is no excuse, healing that damage may be the most effective way to prevent the sexual abuse of children.

You might find this approach scandalous, or think that I'm supportive or lenient or condoning the abuse of children. I am not.

I am not an apologist for anyone who hurts, or even thinks about hurting, a child.

The two-week course was conducted by the two Samoa police officers from the Training Section who are qualified to deliver this training in Samoa.

The Commissioner of Police congratulated the officers for passing this extensive training and reminded the officers about the importance of this training when it comes to driving police vehicles.

This is costing the Ministry a lot of money due to vehicle accidents as well as the abuse of Police assets.

In October of that year, police officers locked the then 3-year-old child in a cell after his father had been detained for driving an unlicensed vehicle.

RNZI reports an inquiry found the actions improper and illegal and three police officers were later demoted.

Legal action was started, but a police spokesperson, Sala'a Moananu Sale Sala'a, said the attorney general mentioned the compensation should be offered in an out-of-court settlement.

"The police have admitted their wrongdoing and apologised to the child and their family." he said.

A dozen people were injured in what appeared to be the latest use of a vehicle as a weapon of terror in Europe.

The Swedish Security Service said the attack happened just before 3 p.m. local time. People were seen fleeing the area in panic.

A beer truck was hijacked as it made a delivery nearby, according to the company that owned it. Eyewitnesses reported it being driven at speed along Drottninggatan (Queen Street) before it crashed into the front of a department store.

A new blog by Google's Chief Business Officer promises more safeguards for advertisers. But I've seen for myself just how hard it seems to be for Google to police its platform.

Philipp Schindler, who runs the Google advertising business, the profit engine fuelling the entire search empire, repeats the apology to advertisers made yesterday by his colleague Matt Brittin.

A reliable source in the police says the prime minister is expected to address the gathering but no other details has been made available to them.

Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi in his weekly radio interview last Thursday compared the reconciliation between the Fuiavailili and the divided senior officers to a divorced couple that when they are reunited their relationship is solid and stronger.

Tuila'epa also reaffirmed that the keys to the police armoury will continue to be in his possession as the Minister of police.

The inquiry was approved by government last week and the terms of reference for the three member inquiry which includes, former policewoman Tavu'i Annie Laumea, Worship Center church leader Viliamu Mafo'e, and former Manu Samoa team manager Leota Sami Leota.

Mauga Precious Chang was found not guilty in a trial last year however the court's decision has been appealed.

RNZ reports the inquiry will investigate allegations of tampering evidence against the suspended Assistant Police Commissioner, Samoa Mulinu'u, and suspended Police Inspector, Luatimu Samau.