Hmmmmm…..
This was taken off the “Save Malta from Illegal Immigrants” site on Facebook; one of our readers sent it in. There was a typo in an earlier version of this letter: it should have been ‘probation was NOT a good enough sentence’. I’ve corrected it.
Dear Mr Catania,
I’m contacting you from The Times.
I just got off the phone with Superintendent Silvio Valletta.
He denies that he said such things in court. He said his only point was that probation was not a good enough sentence and that the court had to make sure that Marsa does not become a place where people are afraid to go.
Basically, he’s quite angry at the reactions his comments received and does not want any such award.
I was wondering if you could react to this for me and tell me whether you are still interested in giving the award to Supt Valletta.
Thanks,
Chris Peregin
Journalist
The Times
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Mr. Catania should give the plaque to someone else now that Supt Valletta told him what to do with it. I nominate Norman Lowell.
The latest update in this saga:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090102/local/police-superintendent-rewarded-by-online-group-for-scary-marsa-comments
It’s interesting to see who joined this Facebook group. In addition to some members of AN, the 1000-odd members include some college students from the US with Maltese surnames and a lot of people in their 20s and 30s from Malta. This is the face of racism and xenophobia worldwide: ordinary men and women not thugs in KKK outfits.
The photo section is almost comical. It includes pictures of a handful of men and women who went to DC to protest outside the Maltese embassy. They look like they’re hanging out at the Monti – one of the men is even wearing a “wife-beater” vest. I’ve been to DC many times. These kind of protests are a dime a dozen as the Americans say. People are seen walking past without even batting an eyelid.