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- ↑ Soli Wilson (5 July 2021). "Aleipata-Itupa-i-Lalo Member-elect guilty: Court". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ Lagi Keresoma (6 July 2021). "Court Upholds Bribery Charges – Aleipata Itupa-i-Lalo Seat Void". Talamua. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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