American Samoa Police Department

S. Department of the Interior.

Pacifica News Minute: Uproar Samoan Police; Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner suspended

Samoa police are in a riot.... the police officer is facing more than 250 lawsuits, both he and the assistant police officer have been suspensed, and an investigative commission has just put off the beginning of their investigations for an indefinite period of time. One and a half years ago Samoa recruited an external expert to re-establish trust in his long disturbed police team.

Egon Lincoln Keil, a Samoa native, graduated in California Penal Law and began a long stint in the Los Angeles Police Department in 1995. As he defeated 12 other candidates, Police Minister Sala Fata Pinati quoted his great expertise and his flawless track record. 2. Even then, however, some of them object.

At the beginning of this autumn, 40 Samoan officials petitioned, saying they had no faith in his leaders and that he was lacking familiarity with Samoan law and the constitution. There were four lawsuits brought, but they were quickly rejected for want of proof. Fuiavilili Egon Keil, now known as the Commissioner, said to Radio New Zealand that some of them were against his reforms agenda: "I hold them responsible for what they should do at all".

Only a few clandestine working hours, he was apprehended for 259 crimes, 120 of which were gun offences and individual incitement censuses aimed at obtaining and advising on homicide. Deputy Police Commissioner Samoa Mulinuuuu Mulinuu was suspected for failure to inform the authorities in anticipation that the Commissioner would be detained. According to the PM's offices, a police commission of enquiry will not be rash and the scale of the investigation requires targeted reflection.

American-Samoa Territorial Police Resource

American Samoa Department of Public Safety, formerly American Samoa Territorial Police, is the police authority for American Samoa, which is responsible throughout the area. It' designed to save American life and belongings. DPS has police, penal system and fire department. Also, the American Samoa Police, the Harbour Police and the Police Offices of the Adult Education Centre are at work.