Police charge Digicel Mobile Phone Company

Samoa’s Attorney General, Aumua Ming Leung Wai has confirmed that the case against the Digicel Samoa limited would be heard in the District court next week.

RNZI/ Pacnews Fri, 7 Dec 2007 APIA, SAMOA —- Police in Samoa have filed criminal charges against the Digicel mobile phone company in breach of the Gaming Act relating to the company’s text competition, reports Radio New Zealand International Samoa’s Attorney General, Aumua Ming Leung Wai has confirmed that the case against the Digicel Samoa limited would be heard in the District court next week. This comes after the mobile phone company has recently completed a text competition where two brand new cars would be awarded to two winners in celebration of Digicel’s one year of operation in the country. The text Getz competition has cost each Digicel customer $1 Samoan tala (US 50 cent) and the more they do it the more chance for customers to win several cash prizes including the draw for the new vehicles. The assistant police commissioner and spokesman, Papalii Li’o  said the investigation was carried out in the last two weeks upon the request of the Attorney General’s office.