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By Lagi Keresoma\/<\/p>\n

Apia, SAMOA \u2013 18 June 2024<\/strong> – The termination of Fepuleai Atila Ropati as President of the Lands and Titles Court was inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore unlawful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe revocation of the Plaintiff\u2019s appointment as President of the LTC and removal from judicial office pursuant to ss 67(6) of the LTA 2020 was inconsistent with the Constitution and offended the principles of judicial independence, and was therefore unlawful,\u201d Justice Witten ruled.<\/p>\n

$750,000 compensation<\/strong>
\nBecause of the unlawful manner Fepuleai\u2019s tenure as President ended, Justice Whitten said he (Fepuleai) is entitled to compensation.<\/p>\n

“As a result, the Plaintiff (Fepulea\u2019i) is entitled to compensation in the sum of WST$750,000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fepulea\u2019i who was appointed President in 2016 challenged Prime Minister Fiame and Government and asked for a full payment of his tenure as President from the time he was terminated in October 2022 to 2036, the year he would have retired as President.<\/p>\n

He asked for $135,000 per year for the 14 years remaining of his service as President.<\/p>\n

During the trial, the Attorney General Su’a Helena Wallwork Lamb agreed that compensation should be paid but not to the amount Fepuleai was asking for.<\/p>\n

CLICK for Full Decision: Ropati, Letufuga v Attorney General & anor – CP 103_22 – JUDGMENT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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