Sapeer Mayron/Stuff The Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party has decided to conduct its own swearing in outside parliament. The Supreme Court, in an emergency hearing on Sunday, called that decision “unlawful” and ordered Monday’s parliamentary session to go ahead. Malielegaoi accused the Supreme Court of “dirtying the name of the Office of the Head of State” with the decision. BEC HANIFY-SEUMANU/Supplied Unable to enter the Parliament buildings, the FAST party and its supporters continued their sit-in protest on Monday morning, filling the air with hymns and traditional Samoan songs. Unable to enter the Parliament buildings, the FAST party and its supporters continued their sit-in protest on Monday morning, filling the air with hymns and traditional Samoan songs.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2021 22:30 UTC