Ua tuu mai le faatoesega a le Afioga i le Palemia ona o se faaupuga sa ia saunoa ai e viivii ai se tasi o taitai iloga i le lalolagi sa ia sauaina ma faatonuina le fasiotia o le silia ma le 5 miliona o tagata Iutaia (Jews).
I le pepa o faamatalaga mai le Ofisa o Sooupu a le Malo na saunoa ai le Susuga i le Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt o le faaupuga sa ia faaaogaina i se ata (video) sa faia i sa latou feiloaiga i le tausaga e 2007.
“O loo faaalia i lenei ata (video) lo’u faaaogaina o le upu “Heil Hitler” ma lo’u faia o se faailoga o loo fesootai ma le pulega a le au Nazi i Siamani, i se feiloaiga faaleaiga, ma e lei faamoemoeina mo se faasalalauga faalauaitele.”
“The footage shows me using the words “Heil Hitler” and participating in a gesture associated with Nazi Germany in a private family gathering – not intended for the public.”
Na saunoa foi le Palemia, “Poo le a lava le tulaga ma le faamoemoe na faia ai lena gaioiga i le 20 tausaga talu ai, ou te iloa ma talia e le talafeagai ia upu ma lea faailoga, ma e mafai ona aafia ai lagona ma ou te fa’atoese atu mo le faaaogaina.
“Ou te teena talitonuga faa Nazi ma se faailoga tagata e faasaga i tagata Iutaia poo se faailogalanu poo se isi ituaiga talitonuga ma faiga faapolokiki faatupu vevesi.
“E lē o atagia ai o’u talitonuga tupito po o tulaga tāua e taofimau i ai le Malo ma tagata o Samoa, e pei ona molimauina i a’u saunoaga fa’alaua’itele talu ona avea a’u ma Palemia.”
“Whatever the context or intention at that gathering twenty years ago, I recognise that those words and gesture were inappropriate and capable of causing offence and hurt and I apologise for using them.
I reject Nazism, antisemitism, racism and all forms of political extremism.
“They do not reflect my personal beliefs, nor the values of the Government or people of Samoa as in the public record of statements I made since becoming Prime Minister.”
Faaalia e le alii palemia o Samoa o se atunuu faatemokarasi e faavae i luga o le tulafono ma le saolotoga e faaali ai manatu ma e tumau pea le faimalo i ia faiga faavae.
O loo ave foi le faamuamua a le malo i le tele o luitau i le tamaoaiga faapea ma itu tau agafesootai ma o le naunautaiga o le taitai o le malo ia faamalosia le tamaoaiga mo le manuia o tagata uma ma le atunuu.
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