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Patu Ativalu

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Name
  
Patu Ativalu


Role
  
Politician

Patu Ativalu Togi II is a Samoan politician and Member of Parliament. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Ativalu was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Samoan Democratic United Party in the 2001 election, but he lost his seat at the 2006 election He re-entered Parliament after winning the Vaimauga West By-election in 2007. Following his election, he joined the Human Rights Protection Party at the request of his village. After the by-election, Ativalu was accused of bribery and treating, as well as accepting a US$25,000 bribe for withdrawing an election petition against the winner in the 2006 election, Anauli Pofitu Fesili. However, no election petition was filed.

References

Patu Ativalu Wikipedia