Author: Mark Camilleri
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Labour’s underhanded campaign against the free press
Just as the Prime Minister boasts about a proposed law to increase fines on those who punch journalists, Labour continues to conduct its under-handed campaign against the free press via its propagandists on the public broadcaster. The public broadcaster’s pundits and talk-show hosts, most of them Labour Party activists, have been conducting a very open…
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Minister Glenn Bedingfield takes on Tripoli after Benghazi Delegation
After a high-level Maltese delegation landed in Benghazi at the start of this week, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield went to Tripoli and met with the Interior and Security Minister Emad Al-Trabelsi (Government of National Unity). The discussions focused on immigration and I’m also sure the Home Affairs Minister will be raising the issue of…
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Yorgen Fenech flies to Rome
Yorgen Fenech boarded a KM Malta Air flight (KM612) earlier this morning to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. He was by himself in the front-row seat of the business class section and was absorbed in his mobile throughout his flight. The casino and property mogul previously flew privately in his other life. His purpose of travel today…
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The interview with the Deputy-Leader of the Labour Party you did not expect
Yesterday, I spontaneously interviewed the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Alex Agius Saliba, who is also one of the nine Vice-Presidents of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament. The interview was spontaneous because originally I wanted to ask him about the scandal surrounding the Labour Party’s elections…
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Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera gives way to Joseph Muscat over attack against Magisterial Inquiry analyst
Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera overturned a previous Magistrates’ Court decision rejecting disgraced ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s request to the Police to investigate Miroslava Milenovic for serving as a forensic accountant in the Vitals Magisterial Inquiry, which prompted the prosecution of Joseph Muscat. Joseph Muscat is arguing that Miroslava Milenovic, who is Serbian and does not…
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A law on undeclared wealth to strike drug dealers? No thanks, says Labour
If Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield wants to seriously clamp down on drugs, he would support a law on undeclared wealth: a law which Labour has persistently apposed along with its opposition to Anti-Mafia laws. Drug traffickers, like with many other criminals are more easily brought to justice if the authorities have the laws and…
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Home Affairs Minister laments that Jayden Degiorgio was granted bail
Yesterday in Parliament, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield lamented that Jaden Degiorgio, the 21-year-old son of convicted murderer George Degiorgio, was granted bail in a drug-trafficking case. Jaden Degiorgio was one of eight people arrested during the weekend in a series of Police raids in relation to drug trafficking. The investigation involving Jayden Degiorgio began…
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More photos of the high-level delegation to Benghazi
Malta’s high-level delegation to Benghazi yesterday, included Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri, Education Ministry Byron Camilleri, Planning and Construction Minister Jonathan Attard, Prime Minister’s Chief of staff Mark Mallia and Cabinet Secretary Ryan Spagnol. It doe not seem that the delegation is going to Tripoli following their meetings in Benghazi. The…
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Who is really running Foreign Affairs? High-level Maltese delegation in Benghazi
A high-level Maltese delegation landed in Benghazi earlier today led by Deputy-Prime Minister and Health Minister Ian Borg including the Prime Minister’s Chief of staff Mark Mallia. It also includes current Education Minister, but previous Home Affairs Minister, Byron Camilleri. Meanwhile, the actual Foreign Affairs Minister Chris Fearne was in Luxembourg today giving Malta’s approval…
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Labour ups its attacks against Prosecutors
Yesterday, just right after the Prime Minister criticised Prosecutors for charging suspects on criminal conspiracy charges, Joseph Muscat’s criminal faction within the Labour Party quickly opened up an attack against Prosecutors accusing them of leaking information to the Times of Malta. Yesterday, Times of Malta published a story about the jurors who acquitted Yorgen Fenech…
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Alkagesta keeps its Russian oil at the port of Marmara (Opet Terminal) following investigations
Following a series of investigations that started by the United Nations Security Council on oil sanctions busting by Alkagesta, we extensively investigated Alkagesta’s activity in Malta. Alkagesta is a company from Azerbaijan, created by ex-Socar traders, that became Malta’s largest oil bunkerer at the Freeport terminal of Evos. Alkagesta has been listed as a sanctions…
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Taking jabs at the Prosecutors
Earlier today during his interview with LabourToday, the Prime Minister took jabs at the prosecutors for using the article of criminal association in their charges. He was once again explaining why his government is against an Anti-Mafia bill. Article 83A of the Criminal Code provides for the offence of promoting, constituting, organising or financing an…