Apia, SAMOA — The Supreme Court has granted bail to the fourth defendant in a high-profile case alleging conspiracy to murder a former prime minister of Samoa.
Supreme Court Justice, Niava Mata Tuatagaloa delivered the decision on Thursday at the conclusion of a closed-door bail hearing.
Talalelei Pauga of Brisbane and Manono is facing a joint charge of conspiracy to murder the former prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi in 2019. He entered a not-guilty plea to the charge.
He was represented by lawyer Tufuga Fagaloa Tufuga with counsel Elizabeth Tiitii-Lam of the Attorney General's Office acting for prosecution.
Pauga has been in custody since being extradited to Samoa from Australia on 1 September 2023. He had been under the custody of the Australian authorities since August 2020 while the Attorney General's Office kick-started the process to get him extradited.
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