Maualaivao Pat Ah Him

Maualaivao Patelesio Ah Him (born ~1950)[1] is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party. He is the older brother of Muagututagata Peter Ah Him.[1]

Maualaivao Pat Ah Him
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Individual voters
In office
4 March 2011 – 4 March 2016
Preceded byHans Joachim Keil III
Succeeded byNone (Seat disestablished)
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Maualaivao is a businessman.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2011 Samoan general election. Elected as an independent, he immediately joined the Human Rights Protection Party and was appointed Associate Minister of Health. In parliament he unsuccessfully opposed the disestablishement of the individual voters seat.[2] At the 2016 election he contested the newly-created constituency of Urban West, losing to Faumuina Asi Pauli Wayne Fong.[1] He subsequently took an election petition against Fong.[3]

In October 2018 he was one of a group of chiefs charged with contempt of court for bestowing the Malietoa title in violation of a court order.[4][5]

He contested the Sagaga no.2 seat in the 2021 election as an independent,[1] losing to Seiuli Ueligitone Seiuli. An election petition bought against Seiuli resulted in both him and Maualaivao being found guilty of bribery and treating and banned from office for 15 years.[6][7]

In September 2020 he lodged a complaint with police against Deputy Ombudsman Maualaivao Pepe Seuli over a heated verbal exchange during a village council meeting.[8] Police initially refused to investigate,[8] but in October 2021 charged Maualaivao Pepe Seuli with using insulting words.[9][10] In December 2021 he lodged a complaint with police alleging that former prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, police commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil, and Attorney-General Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale has conspired to defeat the course of justice in the handling of his complaint against Seuli.[11]

References
  1. Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (23 October 2020). "Father and son run for public office". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. "Two Samoan MPs strongly opposed to plans to replace their individual voters' seats". RNZ. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. Pai Mulitalo Ale (31 March 2016). "Justice confirms one more petition". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Samoa village chiefs and orators in court on contempt charges". RNZ. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. Deidre Tautua-Fanene (3 October 2018). "Malietoa Moli and Malie chiefs in Court for contempt". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. Soli Wilson (18 June 2021). "Seat declared void; election overturned". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. Marieta H Ilalio (18 June 2021). "First By-election Confirmed, HRPP Loses One Seat". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (4 July 2021). "Former M.P. lashes out at the Police". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. "Samoa Deputy Ombudsman faces criminal charges". Loop Samoa. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. Ganasavea Manuia Tafeaga (27 October 2021). "Deputy Ombudsman Charged Over Words Uttered in Village Council Meeting". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. Talaia Mika (23 December 2021). "Former HRPP MP press charges against former PM & Others". Talamua. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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