A career police officer of 13 years, told the District Court that he was instructed to lead investigations into accusations made by one of the defendants in this case, Fauena Samuelu Su'a, in the two live videos on social media.

The trial of La'auli Leuatea Schmidt, Fepuleai Saumata Sua, Lio Faataumalama, Sam Sua, Sivai Kepi and Lisemarie Schmidt is now in its third week. The accused have denied multiple charges of conspiracy to defeat the course of justice, fabricating evidence, defamation, insulting words and harassment using electronic devices. 

Corporal Malaeimi Taefu said the first video was the live programme of Blue Wave Studio on Tautai A'e talkback show and the second was Su'a's interview with a Samoan living in Australia named Taula Victor.

Corporal Taefu read out the 18 pages of Su'a's statement that was recorded on 26 January 2024 at the Criminal Investigation Unit in Apia.

According to Su'a's statement, he was with a lady named Marie Tupe during the time when a teenager was hit by a vehicle in Vaitele-uta in 2021.

Su'a stated that he was at a barbecue stall across from the Church of Latter Day Saints at Vaitele when he saw the incident where a car hit Tu'u'au and left.

He also claimed in this statement that Lealailepule and another complainant by the name of Mayday, asked him to meet with them at his home in Vaitele-Uta.

Su'a said it was there that Lealailepule gave him a firearm and showed him how to use it because he hadn't used a gun in his whole life.

Su'a, in his written statement, said he went with Leala to a mechanic shop in Vaiusu, where Leala told him if he wanted to have the Toyota Landcruiser that caused the death of Tu'u'au.

Su'a said he didn't want the car because he knew Leala was lying about this vehicle.

Su'a further claimed that he was also given $300 by Leala and told him they would meet again to plan a mission to shoot Olo and La'auli.

"He told me that I have to go to Taumeasina to shoot La'auli, who was there during a government function and later on at the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum to shoot Olo," Su'a's statement said.

Su'a said he did not obey what Leala told him to do and lied to him that he was already at these places, Taumeasina and RLS Museum, but instead he was playing billiards at Tanugamanono that night.

Su'a claimed in the statement that Leala gave him $9000, which he used to buy six cows from a man named Tupuola from Si'umu.

He also claimed Leala gave him another $5000 later on. He claimed this money was for him to be able to do the mission that Leala wanted, which was to shoot Olo and La'auli.

During corporal Taefu's testimony, he said he told Su'a why he decided to tell the police about this incident two years after it happened and he said he was afraid because there was a police officer who knew of his involvement with drugs.

Su'a also claimed that the reason why he accused the Commissioner of being a murderer in this case was that he tried to contact him about the case, but he didn't respond, and so he turned to the Minister of Police, Faualo for assistance and he said the Minister told him to reveal the incident.

He said it was at his sister's house at Vaitele that he did a live recording of the whole story of Leala's mission to kill Olo and La'auli, and also of Leala's involvement in the hit-and-run case.

"I did this video so that Limogi can listen and see that what he was trying to do was unlawful," Su'a said in his statement.

The court also heard the written statement from Su'a's wife, Sivai on Monday.