A leaked police report on a traffic control incident in Samoa has implicated the country's deputy Prime Minister, Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo.
The Samoa Observer has obtained a copy of the police report of an incident two weeks ago, when an Associate Minister, Muagututagata Peter Ah Him, was tested for drink driving.
The report says Fonotoe interfered as officers were attempting to test the Associate Minister.
The police officer, Ioapo Isitolo, says he and four other policemen spotted a vehicle doing an illegal u-turn.
The officer says Muagututagata appeared influenced by alcohol, and while undergoing the test, Fonotoe drove by and asked what was going on, and then instructed the Minister to drive away from the police.
When the newspaper questioned him, Fonotoe downplayed his role in the incident, telling journalists they should only report the government's version of the events.
