Tag: impeachment
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On impeaching magistrates
I have been informed by someone who is more knowledgeable about the law that Parliament can no longer impeach members of the judiciary as it once could. Parliament’s power to impeach members of the judiciary was removed in 2020 as part of the Venice Commission’s reforms on the rule of law. Now, according to the…
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Impeachable Magistrates: Joe Mifsud and Donatella Frendo Dimech
There are two very impeachable magistrates right now – one is Donatello Frendo Dimech and the other is Joe Mifsud. The case of Donatella Frendo Dimech involves allegations of corruption, cover-up, holding irregular meetings with the lawyers of the defendants of her court, bullying the prosecution, dining with the defendants, and distorting the court process…
