Tag: Jonathan Attard
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Football with a tuna mogul
Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela published a photo on himself and his wife on his Facebook account watching the Malta Premier League final. Sitting behind the Prime Minister were Justice Minister Jonathan Attard and Economy Minister Silvio Schembri: both of them are known to be part of Abela’s inner circle. Sitting behind the ministers were…
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The publicly-paid staff of the Justice Minister come to his defense over his Super ONE past
Today, the Minister for Justice is complaining about a Nationalist propagandist for reminding the public that his own background is that of a propagandist for the Labour Party’s television channel, now called ONE. Apparently he is offended if his past as a Super ONE hack is criticised. Just recently, he launched a strong diatribe against…
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The Labour Government is trying to shut down ongoing Magisterial Investigations: Read the full text of the law
Yesterday in parliament, Opposition MP Karol Aquilina noted that according to the law for the reform on Magisterial Inquiries proposed by the government, it is clear that the government is trying to close all ongoing investigations. This is because the law will be applied retroactively on all ongoing cases. You can read the full text…
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A Stasi-like attack against the Ex-Chief Justice
Earlier this week in Parliament, the Justice Minister presented a document containing a long list of critical quotes against the Labour government by former Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri. The surprising, Stasi-like attack appeared to be a response to the Chief Justice’s criticism of the government’s proposed reform on Magisterial Inquiries. According to the ex-Chief Justice,…
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Co-opting idiots and traitors for a reform that protects criminals
The Minister of Justice Jonathan Attard convened a meeting of the MCESD to “discuss” the government’s rushed reforms about Magisterial Inquiries. The reforms are already in their second reading and the government is pretending that it is discussing the reform with the “social partners”, namely the trade unions and the employers. The meeting only served…
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Prime Minister announces Magisterial Inquiry reform: no Magisterial Inquiries before Police investigation
Prime Minister Robert Abela announced his new reform about Magisterial Inquiries with the main point of the reform being that requests for Magisterial Inquiries won’t be possible before a Police report is submitted and six months pass without any result in the investigations. The Minister for Justice Jonathan Attard was also present at the press…
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Labour launches one of its worst attacks against journalists and the press in the history of the Maltese Parliament
Yesterday, Labour Party MPs recorded in the history of Parliament one of the worst and most authoritarian attacks against journalists and the press. They basically gave a typical fascist diatribe against “bad press” while applauding “good journalists”. It reminded me of another parliament session when Labour MPs such as Chris Cardona and Rosianne Cutajar protested…
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Fighting for criminals instead fighting crime
The Ministry of Justice has issued a statement replying to Matthew Caruana Galizia’s comments, saying they are politicised and that the Attorney-General requested the Court to refuse bail and headed to trial. The Minister for Justice, Jonathan Attard, is so confident in his control over the Office of the Attorney General that he feels entitled…
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Outsourcing justice to your political appointees and friends
Yesterday, the Minister for Justice Jonathan Attard has confirmed that the Labour government wants to remove the right of citizens to request a Magisterial Inquiry and restrict the right only to a police investigation. The Labour government is currently in fight-mode against Jason Azzopardio after Azzopardi filed a series of requests of Magisterial Inquiries on…
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The Justice Minister Jonathan Attard spent three hours in court waiting to testify against Jason Azzopardi
In order to to put some perspective to the obsession by the Labour government to fight Jason Azzopardi, it’s good to know that the Justice Minister, Jonathan Attard spent around three hours in court waiting to testify against Jason Azzopardi for allegedly filming the Prime Minister inside the Court building. The testimony lasted a couple…
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Jason Azzopardi arrested for alleged filming inside Law Courts
Lawyer Jason Azzopardi has been arrested for allegedly filming inside Malta’s law courts without authorisation. Azzopardi announced his arrest on Facebook, stating, “Ten minutes ago, I was arrested,” while informing his followers of the situation. The arrest stems from allegations that Azzopardi filmed Prime Minister Robert Abela and Justice Minister Jonathan Attard inside the court…
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Breaking: Standards in Public Life Committee to vote unanimously in favour of Standards Commissioner Report on fake consultancy job of Minister’s wife
The government, represented by Justice Minister Jonathan Attard will be voting along with Opposition members Ryan Callus and Mark-Anthony Sammut in favour of the Standards Commissioner’s report on the fake consultancy job awarded to the wife o f the Tourism Minister, Amanda Muscat. In a terse statement the Justice Minister said the government has no…
