Prosecutor Leinafo Strickland, during her closing submissions, told the District Court that there was enough evidence to prove that the six people charged in a high-profile conspiracy case, which includes Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, were guilty as charged.

Charged are La'aulialemalietoa, Fepuleai Faimata Su'a, Li'o Fa'ataumalama, Lise-Marie Schmidt, Samuelu Su'a and Sivai Mamea for conspiracy, defamation and fabricating evidence.

Heard before Judge Talasa Sa'aga Atoa, Strickland argued that Sam, Sivai, Fepuleai, Lise-Marie and Li'o are all guilty of fabricating evidence and defamation against Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi and the former Commissioner of Police, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo.

Strickland argued that it was Lealailepule himself who gave evidence that what Samuelu is claiming, blaming him for the death of Tu'uau Fa'asavalu, was fabricated.

Strickland said Auapa'au told the court that Samuelu lied, which is why the police did not press charges against Leala in the first place.

"The statement given by Samuelu to the police is believed to be a made-up one, and so is Sivai's statement. It's beyond a reasonable doubt that it is fabricated," Strickland said.

Strickland said prosecution witnesses, Marie Tusi, confirmed that Samuelu and Sivai told her to tell the police that she saw the "hit and un" in 2021.

Despite Marie changing her evidence in court when the matter was called, Strickland argued that there were parts of Mari's evidence that she did confirm that she was told by Sam and Sivai to lie about knowing the hit and run incident in 2021.

Strickland said the involvement of Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa in this matter includes conspiracy.

She highlighted the evidence of prosecution witness Tupuola Alatanu Wright and Tauofe Tamua, where they mentioned the involvement of La'aulialemalietoa when Fepuleai came to Tupuola's house.

Strickland said the evidence given by Tupuola clearly stated without reasonable doubt that La'aulialemalietoa is behind conspiring to commit the offence with Fepuleai.

She submitted that all the individual charges against these five defendants are without a doubt proven based on the evidence before the court.

When the matter was first heard in court, Prime Minister La'auli was charged with three counts of conspiracy or attempt to defeat or pervert the course of justice, conspiracy to commit an offence (fabricate evidence), harassment utilising means of electronic communication, three counts of false statement causing harm to a person's reputation, and two counts of using insulting words with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.

The others were charged with defamation, fabricating evidence to commit an offence and also insulting words with intent to provoke a breach of peace.

The matter is continuing before the District Court.