Tag: Attorney-General
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Chamber of Architects removes license from architects responsible over Miriam Pace’s death: Attorney-General delayed investigation for a year
The Chamber of Architects (Il-Kamra tal-Periti) has officially removed the professional license of the architects involved in the death of Miriam Pace, namely Roderick Camilleri and Anthony Mangion. Roderick Camilleri is also a shareholder the same construction company that killed Miriam Pace: MCZMC Developers Limited. The architects were previously fined between €8,000 and €10,000 and…
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US Attorney-General dismisses Signal Group chat leaks and says chats were not classified
President’s Trump’s recently appointed Attorney-General, Pamela Bondi has dismissed the Signal Groups leaks case and said that the chat was not classified, but “sensitive information”. The Attorney-General was echoing statements made by the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who in a Senate hearing, said that the chats didn’t involve classified information. The US Attorney-General…
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UPDATED: Christian Borg saved from perjury charges by the Police
UPDATED: We have been informed by the relevant sources that the Office of the Attorney-General had nothing to do the case as it was fully handled by the Police. However, we have also been told that the Court cases handled by the Police are submitted to the Office of the Attorney-General for advice before being…
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Prosecutor cites breach of trust by public officer in Identita Malta Court Case
According to the reporting by Monique Agius of Newsbook, who often does very detailed court reports, yesterday in Court, a Prosecutor accused a public officer of breaching the public’s trust. The accused, a public officer at Identita Malta, Maria Rita Agius is being accused of fraud, forgery and money laundering. She was involved in the…
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Attorney-General files charges against 16 individuals and companies over the 17 Black Magisterial Inquiry
Earlier today, the Attorney-General filed charges in Court against 16 individuals and companies over the Magisterial Inquiry of 17 Black. Some of those charged include Yorgen Fenech, Kieth Schembri, Konrad Mizzi, Brian Tonna, Karl Cini, Paul Apap Bologna, Nexia BT, BTI Management, Hearnville Inc, Tilgate Inc, Wings Development Ltd, Wings Investment Ltd and Kittiwake Ltd.…
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Cocaine nights, bikini photos at the Phoenicia Hotel, and a history with the Labour Party: meet the new prosecutors at the Office of the Attorney-General
Yesterday, we released the story about the Labour government filling the Office of the Attorney-General with Labour Party loyalists. We also revealed that the Prime Minister is in direct contact with the Attorney-General, Viktoria Buttigieg. Over the course of the last two years, at least 14 new prosecutors have been engaged with the Office of…
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The Electrogas Court case is set to start this year
The Magisterial Inquiry that Jason Azzopardi has referred to earlier this morning, consisting of up to 20 boxes that were delivered from the Court building to the Office of the Attorney General earlier today, are related to the Electrogas Magisterial Inquiry. The Magisterial Inquiry has been concluded and the Police and the Attorney General are…
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Why the Drugs Squad is ramping up its operations
The Police’s Drugs Squad has been making regular successes with its operations as of recently, capturing numerous large illegal consignments. These hauls have also succeeded a series of operations targeting local networks, dampening the local distribution of drugs. The Drugs Squad, composed of around just 30 officers, has more time on its hands since prosecutorial…
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No vacancy planned for Deputy Attorney-General, yet
Following the publication of this story noting that Deputy Attorney-General has not been named, The Maltese Herald can confirm with its sources at the Ministry of Justice that there are no plans yet by the Office of the Attorney-General to issue a vacancy for the post. The source also claimed that the delays are primarily…
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Official and premeditated dysfunction: still no Deputy AG
The ongoing case of Police Sergeant Cherise Camilleri is not an aberration to the norm imposed by the ruling government, but rather one of the many systematic cases of the deliberate dysfunction brought within the Police Force and the Attorney-General’s Office. Some of the Police Officers who have been accused of leaking information have even…
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Congressman Matt Gaetz withdraws his nomination for Attorney-General
Accused and under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for paying minors for sexual services, Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination for Attorney General. He had previously announced his resignation from the House to pursue President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for the role. The nomination of Matt Gaetz was opposed by various Republicans including Congressman…
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Nationalist Opposition renews calls for the Attorney-General to resign
Following the Attorney-General’s botched asset freeze of Yorgen Fenech, the Nationalist Party has renewed calls for the Attorney-General to resign. The Opposition party described the situation as “grave” and “serious” and have also condemned the Labour government’s money-laundering law which made it more difficult for prosecutors to successfully issue asset freezes. In a brief statement…
