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Arrested for filming police raid

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By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 03 February 2026, 7:00PM

A senior lawyer says people can film in public unless a law specifically stops them. Two men from Savai‘i were arrested during police raids in Fa‘ala and Maota on 9 January for filming the operations.

By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 03 February 2026, 7:00PM

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