Samoan PM Apologises Nazi Gesture

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1. 5 Oct

   Samoa's prime minister apologised on Monday after a video emerged of him saying "Heil Hitler" and making a Nazi gesture at a family gathering.

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• 6 Oct Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emergesSamoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt issued an apology after a video from 2007 surfaced showing him leading a group in a Nazi salute and saying "Heil Hitler" at a family gathering. The seven-second clip, reported by the Samoa Observer on Sunday, prompted Schmidt to publish a statement on Facebook acknowledging that his actions were inappropriate. With a population of about 221,000, Samoa was…BBC
• 5 Oct Samoan prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked videoSamoan Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt apologized after a video surfaced showing him making a Nazi salute and saying "Heil Hitler" at a family gathering in 2007 when he was deputy speaker of parliament. The Samoa Observer published the seven-second clip, which depicts Schmidt leading others to raise their right arms while shouting “Hip hip!” followed by “Hooray!” before commanding them to say "Heil Hitler."…The Independent
• 5 Oct Samoa prime minister apologizes for Nazi gesture and saying 'Heil Hitler' in 2007 videoSamoa's Prime Minister La'auli Leuatea Schmidt issued an apology on Monday for making Nazi gestures and saying "Heil Hitler" during a family gathering in 2007, as reported by the Samoa Observer newspaper over the weekend. The video clip, which is seven seconds long, was filmed at a family reunion in July 2007. Schmidt's apology was published on the government’s Facebook page to address the recent disclosure of this…Toronto Star
• 5 Oct Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emergesSamoa’s Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt apologized for leading a Nazi salute at a family gathering in 2007 when the video surfaced recently. The seven-second clip shows Schmidt instructing attendees to raise their right hands and say “Heil Hitler.” After the Samoa Observer published the footage, Schmidt acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate regardless of intent and emphasized his opposition to…Al Jazeera
• 5 Oct Samoan PM apologises for 'heil Hitler' salute at family event in 2007Samoa's Prime Minister, Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, has issued an apology after it was revealed that a video from 2007 shows him giving a Nazi salute and saying "heil Hitler" at a private family event. The Samoa Observer obtained the footage, prompting Mr. Schmidt to acknowledge that his actions were inappropriate and potentially hurtful.ABC News (AU)
• 5 Oct Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked videoSamoa's pro-Israel Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt issued an apology after a leaked video showed him making a Nazi salute and saying "Heil Hitler" at a family gathering nearly two decades ago. In his statement, Schmidt acknowledged that while the context of the event might have been different then, the words and actions were inappropriate and could cause offense.South China Morning Post

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