Tag: Commissioner for Standards in Public Life
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Alex Borg asked to apologise by the Standards Commissioner
Opposition MP Alex Borg has been asked to apologise by the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life after being found guilty of lying about the Fort Chambray project to justify his vote in the Public Accounts Committee. Alex Borg had claimed that the private concessionaires of Fort Chambray were responsible for the restoration of the…
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Standards Commissioner denies request for investigation over discrepancies of the Prime Minister’s Declaration of Assets due to prescription
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life denied Arnold Cassola’s request to investigate a discrepancy in the Prime Minister’s declaration of assets, citing that the complaint was time-barred after 30 days of the issue becoming publicly known. You can read his decision here. The discrepancy in the Prime Minister’s declaration of assets was originally my…
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Commissioner for Standards urges transparency in Ministers’ asset declarations
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has called for greater transparency by Ministers of the government and Members of Parliament where asset declarations are concerned. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Commissioner emphasised that the level of disclosure of information that Ministers declare cannot be reduced when there is reform on the…
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High-profile Police Officers argue that George Hyzler sabotaged their prosecution against Justyne Caruana. Top prosecutors agree
Several top Police officers have a very different perspective of George Hyzler from that which has been projected in the press through his activity as Commissioner for Standards in Public Life. Although, his reports led to the resignation of two government ministers, several high-profile police officers argue that George Hyzler cleverly sabotaged their prosecution against…
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In business with Labour and the Chinese: the story of Mark Hyzler’s business and how George Hyzler won Joseph Muscat’s trust
When Joseph Muscat appointed George Hyzler as Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, the appointment appeared at face value as correct and even against Joseph Muscat’s own interests. Here was a former Nationalist Party stalwart with extensive experience in law, who could undoubtedly inflict political damage on a corrupt Labour government as Commissioner for Standards…
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The useless Commissioner for Standards in Public Life
In Malta Commissioners for Standards in Public Life seem to be as malleable as Chief Justices. Despite finding Labour Junior Minister Alicia Bugeja Said guilty of using public resources to promote herself, she will face no repercussions because she apologised. Already there were multiple Labour ministers found guilty of using public resources to promote themselves…
