29 Jun 2009

The Tautua Samoa political party is back in court this week

6:20 am on 29 June 2009

The Tautua Samoa political party is back in court this week.

Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed the Party's motion to stop the Electoral Commission's preparations for by-elections in nine electoral seats in Samoa.

The seats had belonged to the members of the Tautua party.

This week the court will hear a motion for an injunction against the Speaker who had ruled the MPs forfeited their seats by starting a new political party during the parliamentary term.

Our correspondent in Samoa, Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia, reports.

"It's going to be a very interesting legal argument at the hearing this week and I believe because of the urgency of this injunction, I believe the court will deliver a ruling right after the hearing."

Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia says the urgency surrounds setting date for the by-election.

He also says all of the members of the Tautua Party will be contesting their seats again.