Tag: Andrew Agius
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Meet some new faces contesting the General Election
Following the Prime Minister’s recent comments about the general election, The Maltese Herald has taken a look at the prospective candidates for the 2027 general election. The Nationalist Party has been periodically announcing a series of new candidates. The Labour Party, meanwhile, has not yet announced any new candidates, but our sources have indicated potential…
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Ex-cop and public lyncher John Charles Ellul is in the cannabis business
One of the legal consultants to the government’s marijuana reform was John Charles Ellul a former police officer in the forensic department. Yesterday, Joseph Ellul who is also in charge of Malta’s police academy, encouraged Labourites to pelt government opponents with tomatoes and eggs. Minister of Interior Byron Camilleri did not ask him to resign.…
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Too high to read, too dumb to legislate
Malta’s chief lobbyist for cannabis legalization has today said that the latest legal reforms by the government to partially decriminalize marijuana are still discriminatory and ambiguous. His comments came just after Dr Andrew Agius, a medical doctor, was arraigned to court over marijuana trafficking in what was probably one of the heaviest-handed police actions under…