7 Nov 2006

Samoa government appoints former politician and law enforcer as judges

8:49 am on 7 November 2006

The Samoa government has appointed a former assistant police commissioner, and an Opposition MP to sit on the Lands and Titles court.

The former MP and ex-auxiliary member of the police, Patea Satini Epati, has been a politician for the last five years.

The other new judge was a former assistant police commissioner who retired last month, Va'aelua Rimoni Va'aelua.

The pair will be sworn-in on Friday.