Tag: chief justice
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Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera is being touted for the post of Chief Justice
The current Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti is bound to retire in February of next year at the age of 68. The Labour government is trying to anticipate the vote for the Chief of Justice by pushing its candidates and it is starting its pitches with the most pro-Labour candidates possible. The Labour government won’t successfully…
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Justice, sometimes
Jason Azzopardi was in Court yesterday, facing charges of having illegally filmed inside the Court’s corridor – the footage in questions shows the Prime Minister speaking to the Justice Minister and the footage was shown on Net TV. Apparently, an investigation was conducted to arraign the person who took the footage and Jason Azzopardi is…
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Joseph Muscat’s lawyer, Charlon Gouder is pretty angry at the Chief Justice for refusing to replace Magistrate Gabriella Vella
The previous Super ONE hack and currently, Joseph Muscat’s lawyer is pretty angry for having the Chief Justice refuse to replace Magistrate Gabriella Vella from her inquiry on Joseph Muscat’s fraudulent hospital deals. Robert Abela tried replacing Magistrate Gabriela Vella by proposing the Chief Justice to replace all the magistrates with ongoing inquiries that started…
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A reshuffle that protects the judiciary from the consequences of its actions
By executing a judicial reshuffle to remove Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech from the financial crimes court, Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti is not using the same standards he had applied with Magistrate Joe Mifsud over his irregular behaviour. Magistrate Joe Mifsud was actually reported to the Commission for the Administration of Justice by the Chief Justice.…
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Breaking: Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech has been removed from the financial crimes court
The Chief Justice has today, removed Magistrate Donatella Fremndo Dimech from the money laundering and financial crimes court and has been transferred to a district court. The decision is effective as the start of the new year. Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech has been a major subject of this website and has been accused of dining…
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“All is in order in the Magistrate’s chambers”
Imagine if Joseph Muscat was arraigned in court before a Magistrate who is in direct contact with the Prime Minister over WhatsApp, misplaces important pieces of evidence, attends exclusive VIP Labour Party festivities, dines with Malta’s most dangerous criminals and corrupt politicians, and even makes out-of-court deals with the defendants of her court. Magistrate Donatella…
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Judge Aaron Bugeja to be transferred from the criminal court to the family court
The highly respected judge Aaron Bugeja, who presided over the Egrant inquiry, has been transferred from the criminal court to the family court. This move is very strange in the context of the recent statements by the Chief Justice, arguing, rightfully so, that the government is keeping the judiciary short of resources. Judge Bugeja’s transfer…
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Standing up for corrupt magistrates
During this week, Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti received another report about improper and potentially corrupt conduct by Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech. The Chief Justice has received a report from a lawyer that Donatella Frendo Dimech approached the prosecutor and this defense lawyer of a case she is hearing to cut a deal with them both…
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Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti condemns bad behaviour by the judiciary, but also condemns malicious attacks
Spoken like a true Chief Justice. Clear in principle, but ambiguous as to where his criticism is directed. Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti has made a clear condemnation of bad behaviour by the judiciary but has also simultaneously condemned malicious attacks against the judiciary irrespective if they are made by journalists or public officials. I take…
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A personal note on my writings about the judiciary
I know for certain that there are members of the bench who read me and there is nothing irregular about this. Many members of the judiciary are in fact, avid readers who read most of the interesting stuff published locally, and given that I am covering stories about their colleagues, they will undoubtedly be curious.…
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Robert Abela’s judge: Mark Simiana
As reported by this website, Mark Simiana, Robert Abela’s close friend has been appointed judge. Robert Abela’s excuse for pushing him was that he wanted a judge to be appointed from outside the bench, but this is a silly excuse. The Chief Justice seems to have been accommodating to Robert Abela’s requests and that may…