Tag: chief justice
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Deborah Schembri responds to criticism over the Labour dictatorship: “We have the majority”
Deborah Schembri has responded to criticism that the Labour government intends to install a dictatorship by once again repeating the argument that, because the government was elected by a majority, it has the legitimate and democratic right to appoint any Chief Justice it chooses. She made her point in an article published in the media…
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Opposition announces anti-deadlock mechanism for Chief Justice nomination
The Nationalist Opposition is proposing an anti-deadlock mechanism which would be effected via a board composed of members of the Judiciary, the Legislative and the Executive. The proposal was announced by Shadow spokesperson for Home Affairs Darren Carabott during a televised debate on Il-Każin. Darren Carabott said that the committee would potentially be composed of…
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BREAKING: Prime Minister to propose law to remove two-thirds mechanism for the appointment of Chief Justice
The Prime Minister has just announced on social media that he will be proposing a law to remove the two-thirds parliamentary majority-approval for the nomination approval of Chief Justice. He described his proposal as an “anti-deadlock” mechanism. He is also blaming the Opposition for the so called “deadlock” and also said the Opposition agrees with…
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Should we assume that Judge Miriam Hayman also met the Prime Minister?
Following the Prime Minister’s confessions that he is holding an interview process for the post of Chief Justice and the government’s last “proposal” (more like an imposition) of its nominee for the post, Judge Miriam Hayman, we have to assume that the said Judge has already met with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister banalised…
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Hiding behind the Standards Commissioner (again)
Political party Momentum and NGO Repubblika have requested the Standards Commissioner to investigate the allegations made by Judge Lawrence Mintoff including those about the Paqpaqli case. The focus should be on the Prime Minister’s irregular meetings with the Judiciary – anything else is just a distraction and diversion. Under no normal circumstances should the Prime…
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Shocking confessions by the Prime Minister
Yesterday, in a doorstep press conference, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that he had met with members of the judiciary to discuss the nomination for Chief Justice. He made this statement nonchalantly, adding that it was necessary for him to meet members of the judiciary to inquire about their interest in, and suitability for, the…
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Fire and fury in Parliament as Opposition Leader demands the Prime Minister to explain Judge’s accusations
There was a very heated debate in Parliament today as Opposition Leader Alex Borg pressed the Prime Minister to reply to serious accusations levelled against him by Judge Lawrence Mintoff. The Judge is accusing the Prime Minister of trying to influence the Judiciary when he was still an MP in the Paqpaqli case and also…
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Judge Lawrence Mintoff up in arms against the Prime Minister: details still emerging
Several media outlets are have published details about a letter that was allegedly sent from Judge Lawrence Mintoff’s email to the government cabinet in protest against the Prime Minister. According to recent reports, the letter criticises the Prime Minister for exerting pressure on the judiciary and objects to his opposition to Mintoff’s appointment as Chief…
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The right reaction to Labour’s proposed Chief Justice nominees: suspicion and negation
The Labour government is now pitching its counter-proposal after it failed to nominate Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera as chief Justice: Judge Miriam Hayman. The mainstream press is now running the story that the Nationalist Party is proposing Judge Lawrence Mintoff. Clearly it should be ascertained that the Labour government’s proposal is not a compromise proposal,…
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BREAKING: Nationalist Party proposes Judge Lawrence Mintoff for Chief Justice
Earlier today, previous Nationalist Party MP Franco Debono announced on Facebook that the Nationalist Party has proposed Judge Lawrence (Wenzu) Mintoff. We confirmed this to be true with at least two senior-ranking Nationalist Party officials. Another senior-ranking Nationalist Party official told us that they don’t have an objection to the nomination of Judge Lawrence Mintoff…
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Requesting adjudication from his Chief Justice nominees: Joe Giglio
In another plot twist to the saga of the nomination for Chief Justice, the Shadow Justice Minister Joe Giglio is involved in the talks between the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader in the selection of the new Chief Justice. Talks on the matter continued yesterday at the Auberge de Castille after the government’s motion…
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The Labour Party does not believe in liberal-democracy
When we first reported that the Labour government was to propose Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for Chief Justice, we pointed out that the Labour government was trying to leverage its position as best as it could. It is also true that by playing this cynical game, the Prime Minister also tried to effectively impose a…