Tag: Criminal libel
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“We should get rid of journalists who abuse freedom of speech” – Malta’s Prime Minister, Robert Abela
In what can be described as the most shocking interview with Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela until now, yesterday at the Auberge de Castille, Robert Abela literally told reporters that “We should get rid of journalists who abuse freedom of speech”. Pressed to tell who are these journalists, Robert Abela refused to answer, however he…
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Fascism rising
When all else fails, try using excessive authority so that maybe you’ll start winning again. The scent of desperation. The outgoing President of the Labour Pary gave a fascist speech yesterday at the Labour Party’s General Conference. Check out her quote taken from an article by The Malta Independent. This is stuff that comes out…
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Not guilty because there is no criminal libel
Today, the Courts have concluded that I am not guilty of threatening or insulting Rosianne Cutajar because criminal libel has been deleted from the code of laws. This is very good news for the state of free speech in Malta and confirms the legal fact that you can’t criminally convict people for being insulted or…
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Free speech should not be limited to artistic expression
The rushed reforms being tabled in parliament by the government in reaction to recent criminal reports on artists filed by Gordon Manche are being worded very specifically. The Labour government is making it very clear that its intention is to preserve “artistic freedom of expression”, and by default, this excludes criminal libel. Owen Bonnici’s comments…
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In whose interest is this allowed to happen?
When I read about the news that Gordon Manche is being allowed to abuse the law to bring people to court for mocking him, I ask myself, In whose interest is this allowed to happen? Clearly, the police have no business in using harassment laws to take people to court for satire or mocking other…
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Yorgen Fenech’s bitch reminds us that he wants to reintroduce criminal libel
When the Nationalist Party presented in parliament a set of legal bills to restore rule of law, the Justice Minister, Edward Zammit Lewis harked back with Orwellian discourse saying that these bills would cripple the Maltese economy. One of these bills criminalises the association of politicians with criminals – the same kind of criminal association…