The Opposition leader and former Prime Minister has called on everyone who supports the former ruling party to assemble at the Malae o Tiafau when Samoa's XVII Parliament convenes for the first time. 

Human Rights Protection Party (H.R.P.P.) leader Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'ilele Malielegaoi made the call last week during a special programme with the TV1 station.  

The appeal to party supporters by the veteran politician is their "anti-judiciary" protest, after they took it to the streets of Apia last week and an aborted protest in Savai'i last Thursday to show their opposition to the new Government, which they continue to incorrectly claim "was installed by Samoa's Judiciary."

The H.R.P.P. leadership including Tuilaepa continues to falsely propagate messages, that the decision of the Court of Appeal last month validating the new appointment of the new Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Government, "tarnished the Constitution of Samoa" causing "disunity" within the country. 

This, according to Tuilaepa has led to "patriotic feelings" for "people who understand the Constitution of Samoa."

"That is something you should never play with," Tuilaepa said, referring to feelings of patriotism. "Once you stir up those feelings, you should then be prepared to accept what follows."

Tuilaepa said that throughout history, leaders around the world were convicted "for standing up against corruption and fighting for justice", and used as an example the case of deceased South African president Nelson Mandela.

"A classic example is Nelson Mandela who was in prison for more than 20 years for fighting against corruption and discrimination," said Tuilaepa. 

He reiterated that they (H.R.P.P.) and their supporters are "fighting for justice" and "standing up to defend Samoa's Constitution."

"And one should dare not play with the pride our people have for their country and nation. We are an Independent country and we are proud of that. 

"Therefore, we should not mess with our people's feeling of pride."

Moreover, on behalf of his party, he called on all the H.R.P.P. supporters and "those who understand the Constitution of Samoa" to join them and gather at the Malae o Tiafau when Parliament convenes to show their objections. 

"We (H.R.P.P.) will have a meeting where we will announce and invite all our supporters and those who believe and understands the Constitution of Samoa to gather outside (of the House of Parliament) at the Malae o Tiafau.

"We will come prepared on that day so that this government that was sworn in by a couple should know that we don't accept what happened that easy. 

"That's just a preview of what to expect on that day. 

"They (Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) have also declared that we (H.R.P.P.) won't be sworn in, but we are waiting for the sitting of parliament to be called. 

"Then we will call on to those who stand and believes in Samoa's Constitution and the supporters of this party, so they'll see the situation and the type of government we have now, whether it's something they really want or not.

"If you stand for the Constitution that our forefathers made for Samoa, then you should come on the day and if Mulinu'u cannot hold the crowd, then we can continue on to Sogi all the way to the other side. 

"We call on the 200,000 people of Samoa to come together to defend the Constitution of this country and listen to what we will say on that day. 

"Because if we go in (parliament) on that day and they (F.A.S.T.) will do something different, we will gladly walk outside and call out to them to do things properly."

The current Government is made up of F.A.S.T. party MP-elect who were sworn in on May 24, under a marquee in front of a locked Parliament House. The tent swearing-in ceremony saw the first female take the oath of office of Prime Minister, amongst the 26 F.A.S.T. Members who took their own oaths of office, including 13 Cabinet Ministers. 

The Head of State did not turn up to administer the swearing-in and as a result, two senior lawyers (notary public) stepped in to take the oaths of the now new Government. 

The Court of Appeal last month validated the impromptu swearing-in ceremony, declaring it lawful giving F.A.S.T. the green light to take over as the new administration.

The H.R.P.P. held 25 seats after the April general election which following election petitions was later reduced to 19 after several Members-elect agreed to resign while two others had their seats void due to illegal conduct. 

Tuilaepa also declared after their rally in Apia that they would not stop until a “constitutional” Government was restored to Samoa. 

The former ruling party claims that only the Head of State can call Parliament to sit. But a series of Supreme Court and later Court of Appeal judgments later ruled that the Head of State remains a "servant" to and not a "master" of the Constitution. 

The Head of State, His Highness Tuimaleali’ifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II is yet to announce when the XVII Legislative Assembly will convene.