Something very interesting happened today concerning Jason Micallef opening a libel case against Karl Schembri, but the interesting part is not that Jason Micallef is abusing his public position by going after his critics in Court.
Jason Micallef’s bullying and abusive behaviour is not new and anyone with some common sense would agree that he is unfit for any public post. This is not the first time that he is taking his critics to Court.
However pay attention to the ramifications of the libel case because here lies Jason Micallef’s actual reasons to open the libel case.
There is currently a wave of resentment against the Prime Minister in Labour right now that is coming from Joseph Muscat’s faction. Prime Minister Robert Abela has been trying to cut off the excesses of Joseph Muscat’s gang and even curtail their informal posture as Labour Party propagandists. He did this to try to cut off the excess of their vitriol and also to wean down Joseph Muscat’s influence.
To a certain extent, the Prime Minister has been successful in putting people like Manuel Cuschieri and Karl Stagno Navarra to the periphery with Neville Gafa being the last one of these acerbic propagandists who is currently being curtailed. This has caused resentment within Joseph Muscat’s faction.
Simultaneously, the Prime Minister has been trying to replace Labour Party activists with his own loyalists. This too has brought some push-back.
Jason Micallef is part of Joseph Muscat’s faction. Apart from showcasing his mediocrity and incompetence in his public job, Jason Micallef also had to take the public flak over the Prime Minister’s corrupt act to grant a public work by direct order to his friend (and potentially his deep pocket) Bonnici Brothers.
Now, Jason Micallef is exposing this case out in the open with a libel case against his critics: this is very convenient for Jason Micallef. On one hand he is appeasing his supporters who are cheering him on and with the other he is drawing dagger against the Prime Minister in secret. He can fool his sub-literate supporters but he can’t fool me.
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