Comments on: The values and morality of one Maltese judge

By: dudu

dudu — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:07:25 +0000

In reply to qahbu.

Clearly, the expression ‘wheels within wheels’ is not sufficient to describe the situation within the Commission for the Administration of Justice.

Mur gibhom fil-gvern dawn. And where is Alfred Sant? Wasn’t he who wanted to free Malta from the shackles of the ‘establishment’?

By: ConDom

ConDom — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:01:24 +0000

In reply to Stanley J A Clews. He defers them for when the next Olympics are due I guess.

By: Xejn sew

Xejn sew — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:44:50 +0000

The judge presided over the worst years in the history of the San Guzepp Band Club in Hamrun. He managed to create an incredibly poisoned atmosphere that was rapidly leading the organisation downhill. And he would not move, even in the knowledge that he was not wanted by the majority.

Finally, after years of strife, he agreed to a compromise deal, where his two sons took over as President and Secretary respectively. Thankfully, their supremely unimpressive leadership was short lived and the Farrugia Sacco legacy was put to rest, hopefully forever.

Soon after the family cleared off, the Band Club regained its place as the best organised and most popular in Hamrun.

By: kram

kram — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:37:19 +0000

And if his son does not get elected he will eventually be appointed magistrate or judge, like daddy.

By: FP

FP — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:09 +0000

In reply to Mister.

Spot on. It’s probably the same 12 year-old who designed the header graphic with the two kitchen knives for the Duncan Zammit/Nicholas Gera murder.

That’s limiting ourselves to graphic design skills. If we had to go into actual report content, we could create a Mock-The-Times blog and have enough material to write about to last us a lifetime.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:47:48 +0000

In reply to Roy.

It does and may not be a coincidence.

They call it associazione a delinquere, which becomes di stampo mafioso as soon as a vertical hierarchy involving politicians, businessmen and ‘pezzi dello stato’ with the intent to from an antistate, is identified.

Where’s Franco when you need him?

By: Stanley J A Clews

Stanley J A Clews — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:11:34 +0000

And what happens to his case load when he’s at the Olympics?

By: mc

mc — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:06:31 +0000

Isn’t his son a Labour candidate?

[Daphne – Yes.]

By: etil

etil — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:01:47 +0000

Have you not yet realised that in Malta we have two sets of values/religion. We are a nation of hypocrites who believe we are the be all and end all of the world.

[Daphne – Moral relativism.]

By: David Gatt

David Gatt — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:48:16 +0000

Daphne, I can assure you that Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco is an honest and admirable gentleman.

His social life is impeccable and attendance at one of Consuelo Scerri Herrera’s parties does not automatically make him dishonorable.

He is also just and fair with lawyers. The same applies to retired judge Philip Sciberras whom you harshly criticised some time ago. On the other hand you would do well to check on the background of a particular magistrate who became judge in the final months of Labor’s Sant administration. Absolutely despicable and destined for the very top.

[Daphne – Your views about Farrugia Sacco are amusing. I doubt that Philip Sciberras would be thrilled to find himself mentioned in the same ‘keffa’. Farrugia Sacco did not go to “one” of Consuelo Herrera’s parties. He is one of her closest associates.]