The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi seeking judicial review of the Attorney-General’s decision not to appeal the acquittals of Prime Minister La‘aulialemalietoa Polataivao Fosi Schmidt and two other defendants in the high-profile criminal case arising from allegations made against the Faleata MP.
In a judgment delivered on 9 September, Justice Rhys Harrison ruled that Lealailepule’s judicial review claim was legally untenable and “could not possibly succeed”.
While dismissing Lealailepule’s application, Justice Harrison also used a postscript to address the impact the long-running allegations have had on Lealailepule and his family.
The 10-Page Court Decision in Full
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