Tag: Magisterial inquiries
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Alex Borg keeps repeating the Labour Party’s rethoric
Here we have Adrian Delia’s proposed leader for the Nationalist Party, Alex Borg, with his return to his populist, and pro-Labour brand of politics, echoing the same rhetoric used by the Labour Party to delegitimise a protest against the dismantling of the rule of law through the revocation of citizens’ right to request a magisterial…
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Government passes controversial Bill 125 as Opposition walks out, protesters vow to fight on
As protests outside Parliament took place, government MPs pushed through the controversial Bill 125 stripping citizens of their right to request independent investigations by the Judiciary: a move that threatens democracy and the rule of law according to the Opposition. The Opposition walked out of Parliament when the government presented the motion of censure against…
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Activists condemn proposed law on inquiries: Warn of threat to democracy
Civil society groups gathered in Valletta today to protest against the government’s draft bill restricting the people’s right to request magisterial inquiries into corruption and misuse of public funds. Addressing the crowds, activists accused Prime Minister Robert Abela of attempting to shield officials from accountability and undermining judicial independence. Vicki Ann Cremona, President of Repubblika,…
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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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The Chamber of Commerce plays it safe
The Chamber of Commerce is taking cues from the Nationalist Party and released a very “positive” press release about the government’s reforms about Magisterial Inquiries, listing all the good points about the reform before making its proposals, and even saying that the government may have had good intentions with the reform. The tone and criticism…
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Employers’ and lawyers’ associations oppose the Government’s reforms on Magisterial Inquiries: civil society lawyers plan a Constitutional case
The Mata Employers’ Association and the Chamber of Lawyers have both released statements they are against the government’s reforms on Magisterial Inquiries. Both the organisations condemned the government’s over-reach over the Judiciary’s independence. Our story of today is also related with the Deputy-Prime Minister Ian Borg having once made a statement at the Party’s Conference…
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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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It’s not the Judiciary’s fault: it’s the Police Commissioner’s
The Labour government condemned the Vitals Inquiry for its massive expensive billed by the UK company Harbinson Forensics. In Court, defence lawyers are tearing the inquiry apart. The so called “forensic expert” of the UK company doesn’t even want to come to Malta to testify in Court over his own work despite being paid lavish…
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From “I have nothing to hide”, to “Please don’t investigate me”
How out of touch and delusional do you have to be to publicly announce that you are very happy and satisfied that you won’t be investigated? I used to remember a time when Labour’s mantra about investigations was “We don’t fear investigations because we have nothing to hide.” And “let the institutions work”. Now, they…
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Typical of a Criminal Autocracy, citizens are being deterred from filing Magisterial Inquiries with economic damages
The Labour government is turning Malta into a fully criminal autocracy by removing the citizens’ right to request Magisterial Inquiries. This reform will ensure that the Police, run by a corrupt political agent, will hold exclusive control over all requests for inquiries. What is also alarming about these reforms is that the government is introducing…
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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…
