Tag: Byron Camilleri
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The deported witnesses of the Identity Malta ID-Card Racket will be asked to testify online
Yesterday, following the publication of this article on the deportees who were also suspects of the Identity Malta Id-Card racket, a government official sent me a message to reassure me that these witnesses will be sought to testify to the Court online via webcam. Supposedly, this should have been reassuring to the fact that the…
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Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri deported two witnesses of the Identity Malta case
While the government is trying to downplay the Identity Malta scandal, where public officials ran a racket of fraudulent ID cards to third-country nationals, it may be good to remember that the investigation was prompted by Jason Azzopardi. There are also signs that the government was not very enthusiastic in seeing a fully-fledged case and…
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Whitewashing Government Ministers
Two government Ministers who have refused to give interviews to the press have featured on Ricky Caruana’s podcast. Government Ministers regularly avoid giving answers to the press, but spend a lot of time doing performative acts of propaganda to downplay their actions and avoid actually scrutiny from the press. Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri, who…
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AFM Drug-Heist inquiry concluded
The inquiry into the drug heist at the AFM’s Safi barracks was concluded earlier today. Predictably, it exonerated the Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri from any responsibility (even though he offered to resign). The AFM’s Commander, Brigadier Clinton O’Neill has been reinstated to his post following the conclusion of the inquiry. Even more astonishing was…
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Christa Gauci from Sannat, Gozo, charged over military base drug heist
Christa Gauci, the 21 year old girlfriend of Cleaven Pace, was the sixth person charged in connection with the Safi AFM heist earlier today. Gauci, employed as a security officer, and known as ‘Ta’ Haxixu’ hails from Sannat in Gozo. The Maltese Herald had exclusively revealed that the Police raided her property yesterday night. She…
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Cabinet of Ministers supports Home Affairs Minister after major robbery from military base
Byron Camilleri is to remain as Home Affairs after the Cabinet of Ministers showed unanimous support in him, he said in a Times of Malta interview. The Minister also said that earlier today, the Police have apprehended some suspects involved in the robbery, but the Police haven’t yet released a statement about this. Previously, the…
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Decapitating institutions is not going very well
The Prime Minister has successfully decapitated the authorities and the security entities to allow widespread impunity for his Labour associates and ultimately for himself. The result is that we now have a situation where our national security can be at risk due to the rampant dysfunction of the authorities. A cabinet meeting is currently ongoing,…
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It’s about national security
Recently, I’ve seen a couple of young people mocking the Opposition leader Bernard Grech for worrying so much about another 200 kilograms of cannabis resin that has been added to the local market. Apparently, for the Opposition Leader this is a serious issue. The youngsters of course are making fun about this because access to…
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Brigadier of Armed Forces of Malta Clinton O’Neill suspended over stolen drug-haul: Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri offers his resignation
Updated: 13:50. Prime Minister Robert Abela said he won’t be accepting the Minister’s resignation. UPDATED with full details from Police Press Release. The Brigadier of the Armed Forces of Malta Clinton J. O’Neill has been suspended after an incident that happened earlier today involving 200KG of cannabis resin that were stolen from a container at…
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Chided by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet
The Minister for Home Affairs, Byron Camilleri is on a press offensive tour to defend himself over the recent incident in which two Moroccans escaped the Malta International Airport from a plane which was enroute to Istanbul. The plane had stopped at the Malta International Airport for a medical emergency when the Moroccan men took…
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21 Police Officers promoted to Sergeants
In a ceremony at Police Headquarters in Floriana, 21 constables were promoted to sergeants. The event was led by Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri and Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà. The newly appointed sergeants completed a 14-week training program covering topics like criminal law, ethics, human rights, and community engagement. They were encouraged to act…
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Watch Randolph Spiteri grabbing a young woman’s arm at Identita Malta
Yesterday, someone brought a circulating online video to my attention. It shows the disgraced prison officer Randolph Spiteri grabbing the arm of a young woman at Identita Malta. He does this in front of everyone including a police officer. It’s strange how he got involved in this scene because as far as I know he…
