Tag: Courts
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Court bans name of doctor undergoing psychiatric treatment over pornography addiction: charged with downloading child-pornography
According to a Times of Malta report, the Courts have banned the publication of the name of a suspect charged with downloading child pornography in his laptop. The suspect is a 37-old male doctor and is also undergoing psychiatric treatment over his pornography addiction. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The videos were…
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Algeria, Turkey and Malta: the Courts that described journalists as terrorists in 2025
There were at least, three countries this year in which Courts described journalism as terrorism: these were Turkey, Algeria and Malta. In 2025, Courts in Turkey condemned up to six Turkish journalists including Rahime Karvar to 25 months in prison on terrorism charges. Turkey frequently uses terrorism laws against journalists especially journalists covering Kurdish issues.…
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Another victory for the Mafia
Yesterday the Courts handed a significant victory to Keith Schembri and his previous functionary Sandro Craus in the case about Melvin Theuma’s phantom job. Keith Schembri posted a message on his social page saying that the case was initiated by members of the Nationalist Party. The case is very serious because the phantom job handed…
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The Courts go on a censorship spree against the press
The sentence by the pseudo-socialist Judge who passed judgement by quoting a Labour party businessmen that was funded by Malta’s terrorist oligarch, may have marked the start of an authoritarian trend by the Courts of Malta to prohibit the publication of details about Court cases. As part of this new and insane trend, details of…
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We have options in case of repression
The Court decision by Judge Toni Abela wasn’t just legally incorrect, it was also a direct and personal attack against me and this press. Despite the fact that I have the right to appeal, I will never have the opportunity to address the vexatious claims that the Judge wrote in his sentence by quoting his…
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The lower Courts are consistently taking decisions against free speech in line with government policy
Following the libel “damages” imposed on us by the lower courts in a case filed by university academic Simon Mercieca, where court fees raised the total costs by around €5,000, we issued a statement saying that we will comply with the court order. However, we also made it clear that we disagree with the ruling.…
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Still no claims by the Maltese Government against Steward Health Care in the US Courts
As outlined in the article describing the performance of Health Minister Joe Etienne Abela, we also highlighted that the Health Minister is not pursuing any action against Steward Health Care in the US Courts. Prime Minister Robert Abela claimed last year that the government will be pursuing Steward Health Care in the US Courts in…
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How is this acceptable? The judiciary in bed with criminal lawyers
It’s incredible the lore and and information you can find in Valletta if you stay long enough to listen to the stories. I may need to catch up on rumours, scandals, and strange happenings because, apparently, in Malta, it’s considered normal for members of the judiciary to sleep with criminal lawyers, literally speaking. Even more…
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Changes to the Security Services Act are expected as the Courts nullify interceptions approved by the Minister
Changes to the Security Services Act are expected soon, as yesterday the courts continued to nullify interceptions made by the MSS with the approval of the Minister of Home Affairs. Currently, under the law, interceptions made by the MSS are approved by the Minister, and the Court has already issued rulings on this matter that…
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How is this justice?
Courts are still giving non-consequential sentences for violent attacks. Read about this sentence of a youth who violently attacked a taxi driver and wounded him badly. The youth has been allowed to practically go scot-free with a suspended sentence. This is also demoralising for the Police and the Prosecutor who would take the time to…
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He really thinks he is some sort of rubber-stamping civil-servant
I’m watching this clip by Julian Delia and Newz.mt again, and I can’t help think how unusual it is for the Police Commissioner to attend a Court session dressed in a suit and tie instead of being dressed in his uniform. Police Officers are allowed to wear their full-uniforms when in Court and it also…
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Is he feeling threatened, yet?
This was the Minister for Justice, Jonathan Attard during the European Parliament election campaign. His propaganda banner literally said: “No threat is stronger than your vote”. This reference is a direct response to the Inquiring Magistrate and other members of the Judiciary conducting investigations on Joseph Muscat and other Labour Party Politicians. He is the…
