According to the Samoa Observer, the government stated that the news item 'damaged Samoa's reputation as a safe place for tourists'.
The country's police 'are understood to have alleged that some of the people who appeared in the story were `actors' posing as gangsters and drug dealers'.
TVNZ has strongly denied the allegations and is standing by its story, even sending a sworn affidavit to the Samoa Observer regarding the article.
According to the Samoa Observer, the country's Attorney-General, Aumua Ming Leung Wai, 'told The Dominion Post the Government would instruct lawyers Chapman Tripp to proceed with legal action' following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Samoa Government to Sue TVNZ
In the ongoing issue regarding a news story of a drugs and guns culture in Samoa by Television New Zealand (TVNZ), the government of Samoa has announced that it will sue TVNZ.
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