Tag: chief justice
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Prime Minister says President of the Republic does not want to be involved in Chief Justice discussions
In comments he gave to the press following discussions with President Myriam Spiteri Debono, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the President does not want to be involved in the discussions on Parliament’s nomination for Chief Justice. Earlier today, Opposition Leader Alex Borg said that he wants the President of the Republic to be involved…
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Alex Borg calls for the President of the Republic to be present during meetings on Chief Justice nomination
Opposition Leader Alex Borg has requested the President of the Republic Myriam Spiteri Debono to be present during meetings between him and the Prime Minister about the nomination of the Chief Justice. The Opposition and Nationalist Party Leader added that he requested the same procedure for discussions on the appointment of the Auditor-General. Opposition Leader…
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Jason Azzopardi denies the Prime Minister’s absurd allegations
In a Facebook post earlier today, Jason Azzopardi denied the Prime Minister’s allegations he made in Parliament yesterday. The Prime Minister alleged that Jason Azzopardi was dictating the choice of the Nationalist Party’s nomination for Chief Justice and he also alluded that the Nationalist Party was nominating Judge Edwina Grima for the post. Opposition Leader…
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Magistrate Monica Vella quitely removed from the Criminal Court
Just prior to the end of his term as Chief Justice, Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti has reshuffled the Judiciary. His most significant move has been to remove Magistrate from the Criminal Court and to transfer her to the Gozo District Court. She had a record pending number of cases and was investigated for tax issues.…
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Opposition revives government-motion of Chief Justice nomination and votes it down
In another twist to the ongoing process of the nomination for Chief Justice, the Opposition in Parliament requested a vote over the government-motion presented yesterday nominating Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for Chief Justice. The motion was shot down by the Speaker yesterday, but the Opposition requested a vote to debate the motion. The motion was…
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Nationalist Party sources deny that party is proposing Judge Edwina Grima
Officials from the leadership of the Nationalist Party have spoken to The Maltese Herald and denied that the party has proposed Judge Edwina Grima for the role of Chief Justice as a compromise candidate. Nationalist Party sources have also denied that there is any compromise agreement over the position of Chief Justice involving the nomination…
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Speaker of Parliament shoots down Government Motion for vote on Chief Justice
Yesterday, the Speaker of Parliament shot down a Government-proposed motion to bring a vote in Parliament over the nomination of Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for Chief Justice. The motion was proposed by Labour MP Naomi Cachia. The Speaker Anġlu Farrugia said that the motion had to be presented at least three days in advance and…
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Prime Minister to bulldoze with Chief Justice nomination in Parliament despite no support by the Opposition
Interviewed earlier today by Net News, Prime Minister Robert Abela confirmed that he will be pushing ahead with a parliamentary motion, nominating Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for Chief Justice. The Prime Minister is pushing ahead with the nomination despite no support by the Opposition: the appointment needs a two-thirds majority support of Members of Parliament.…
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Why can’t we have a Parliamentary debate about the Chief Justice?
Owing to the deadlock in the appointment of the Chief Justice due to the intransigence of the Prime Minister and his insistence on appointing his friend and ally as Chief Justice, I suppose it is inevitable that this issue will be discussed in Parliament. However, the Opposition is holding back from discussing matter in public…
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Opposition opposes Prime Minister’s nomination of Chief Justice: Opposition MPs rally behind their Leader
Opposition Leader Alex Borg has written a letter to the Prime Minister requesting further discussions on the nomination of Chief Justice. The appointment needs to be approved by a two-thirds majority of members of Parliament. The Opposition is objecting to the Prime Minister’s nomination of Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for the position of Chief Justice,…
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BREAKING: Opposition Leader says that Prime Minister breached protocol and didn’t inform him about the Chief Justice’s nomination
Speaking live during the discussion show Il-Każin, Opposition Leader Alex Borg said that the Prime Minister didn’t inform him in advance of his nomination of Judge Consuleo Scerri Herrera for Chief Justice. The Nationalist Party Leader also said that it was protocol for private discussions to be held in order to arrive at a compromise…
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The Prime Minister pitches a dictatorship with Chief Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera
News is being broken in the Maltese press that the Prime Minister is pitching Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera for Chief Judge to effectively turn Malta into a Labour Party dictatorship. If this proposal goes through, the Labour government could have effective and executive control over the Judiciary, apart from already having absolute executive and direct…