A prosecution witness in the conspiracy trial of La'auli Leuatea Schmidt and five, Marie Tusi told the District Court she was forced to make false statements and made further allegations that a politician on trial attempted to rape her.

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

Tusi said she was forced by Samuelu Su'a and her aunt, Samuelu's wife Sivai, to make a false statement to the police about the death of a teenager in April 2021.

She said she was taken to different hotels and different places to stay. She told the court that she met politician Fepuleai Famati Sua, who promised her a reward if the defence wins the case.

"Fepuleai told me on the very first day we met that If I do what I was told to do, I would get a new smartphone and if the case wins he will take me to work overseas on the Recognised Seasonal Employment Scheme or make me work at his office at the government building," Marie testified.

"There was one day, he dropped me off at the Mareke Lodge, but I was shocked that he went to a different road near a gym," she continued.

"Sam (Samuelu) called during that time and Fepuleai lied to Sam that I would be dropped off by Tomasi (a police officer)."

Tusi said that after Fepuleai spoke with Samuelu on the phone, he watched pornographic movies.

"And at that time he started to force me to kiss him, touched my breasts and tried to insert his hands into my pants," she told the court.

She was asked by counsel Leinafo what she did when Fepuleai was committing these acts on her, she said she refused because she was scared.

In continuing her testimony, Tusi's written statement, recorded at the Police Headquarters on 13 August 2022, was read out.

She told the police that she had an affair with Samuelu Su'a,  her aunt's husband, without her knowledge.

She told the police that she was drinking with Sam on the night of the incident at her house in Vaitele, and after their drinking session, she walked with Sam to the front road where his bicycle was.

Tusi, in her statement, said she was about to farewell Sam, but she saw a person walking towards where they were, and they waited for that person to pass for Sam to leave.

She said before that person reached where they were standing, they saw a silver pickup truck swerving to the side of the LDS Church Iin Vaitele and hit the pedestrian.

She said in her initial written statement that the car stopped. She said she was scared and confused, and Sam was walking to where the incident occurred.

She said that when Sam was approaching this pickup truck, it sped off and leaving the person lying on the road.

After her written statement was read out in court, Tusi was asked by Leinafo to clarify if what she was saying in her statement was true, and her reply was "no."

Marie told the court that everything that she was saying in her written statement was untrue and all these were instructed by Sam.

She went on and testified that they were moved from the Moanalisa Hotel at Vaitele to Lynn's at Moto'otua.

After that, they (her, Samuelu and Sivai) were taken to stay at a church minister's house at Vaivase, where they lived for three years.

Between that time, Marie told the court she was also staying at Faleula with the family of a police officer named Elia, and after that, she was taken to stay at Vaitele with a woman.

Marie told the court that the reason why they were taken to different places was because another defendant, Lise-Marie Schmidt, told them that no one should know where they are.

Marie's testimony continues with defence counsels Kathryn Dalziel, Richard Marchant, Muriel Lui and Maposua Tanya Toailoa to cross-examine her.