Associate Minister charged

Samoa Associate Minister to face trial on forgery charges

The ruling on Monday comes as the police near completion of a separate criminal investigation against the speaker of Parliament, and two other directors of a nonu juice company.

Peseta, who is the associate minister and MP for Faasaleleaga number 4 constituency, is accused of forging a signature of a nonu juice company director on a dissolution form, for the transfer of his son's shares under his name.

Samoa Associate Minister charged with forgery

   

Peseta was arrested and charged last Friday but police have refused to release any information on the case.

The police say the case is set for mention in the Supreme Court on the 14th of December.

But the associate minister's lawyer Leulua'ialii Olinda Woodroffe says her client denies the charges.