Wara kollox l-omm dejjem tirbah il-kustodja ta’ tfal minuri, u jekk fuq kollox kella postnatal depression zgur li decizjoni ta’ l-ewwel qorti ma ghenitx biex din l-omm tfieq!

Jidirli il-qorti naqset hafna f’dan ir-rigward.

To most people, replying off the cuff, ‘filghaxija’ could quite innocently mean late afternoon as well as evening. And bearing in mind that most court sittings are held in the mornings, by ‘filghaxija’ that’s what even people familiar with court procedures mean, that it was exceptionally a ‘filghaxija’ sitting and not a morning one.

And as already pointed out, this was clearly a case of mistaken recollection in the absence of file notes and not an intentional attempt to divert the course of justice.

To me its a clear case of vendetta seeking and our overloaded Courts should never have been burdened with this appeal unless the lawyer/s involved were happy to reap in more fees while appeasing their client at the cost of ridiculing our justice system.

I am no fan of Dr Said but do believe that this storm in a teacup will ultimately do him more good than harm.

Problem is that Said is not a victim of the “mindless bureaucratic system”. Moreover, the “judiciary” (sic) system (see Charles J. Buttigieg’s comment) is only indirectly responsible for this case. Is it at all possible for the courts to refuse such a case on the grounds of frivolity?

Considering the case had been heard in January 2007, Dr Said may have left the courts at 17h00 or later, at which time the sun is setting in Gozo in January and night sets in. The perceived time for him would have been “evening”, while the factual time would have been considered “afternoon” on any summer day.

He did not lie. It was getting dark or perhaps already dark, hence “evening”.

Welcome to the Cuba of the Mediterranean.

Faux pas. Should their reaction have been any different if the standards of decent behaviour are the same for all? Or is that a tacit admission that you expect the worst from Labour and are pleased to be proved wrong on occasion?

Maybe there’s a glimmer of hope for this country after all!

Chris will come back stronger than before.