
Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist An Auckland University law academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law under which a prominent journalist has been charged should be repealed. Lagi Keresoma, the first female president of the Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) and editor of Talamua Online, was charged under the Crimes Act 2013 on Sunday ... <a title="Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/22/legal-academic-says-samoas-criminal-libel-law-should-go-after-charge/" aria-label="Read more about Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge">Read more</a>