You’re confusing “top” with “successful”, Silvio. Unless you equate money-grubbing with quality.

re. corruption ‘Patrick Holland and Lorry Sant to amateur status’ not quite, they were pioneers so to speak, trail-blazers in an unexplored virgin territory that was not virgin when they left it for sure.

Let’s just say EU membership opened many opportunities.

RJC: Well after going through the Mintoff/KMB years from 1971 to 1987 and the Sant 22 months, my mantra is “Never forgive, never forget “. This morning’s lapsus was due to lack of caffeine.

I also read that mr. John Dalli was in the Police Commissioner’s office throughout the night because he wanted his interrogation to continue without interruption. I have alse read that Mr. Dalli said that he was well treated and seemed in “high spirits “.

That’s a big problem, Lestrade.

So many people have forgotten the 1996-1998 ‘blip’. And we’re destined to go through it again. Let’s hope it doesn’t last much longer.

Right; forgot all about the 22 month blip on radar between 1996 – 1998.

I think Commissioner Grech came much, much later.

[Daphne – No. He was the commissioner in 1996. Definitely.]

Intriguing how The Times today calculates length of time. John Dalli was summoned to Police HQ on Monday at 9.00am and left on Tuesday at 6.30pm; that makes it 33 and half hours by my book while Times states “John Dalli spent nearly 24 hours at Police HQ…”. Go figure !

Look at how Maltatoday report this:
“MaltaToday is informed that John Dalli spent the night between Monday and Tuesday inside the Commissioner of Police’s office, because he chose to have interrogation continue uninterrupted.”
http://maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/John-Dalli-questioned-by-police-at-Floriana-headquarters-20121113

“MaltaToday is informed that John Dalli spent the night between Monday and Tuesday inside the Commissioner of Police’s office, because he chose to have interrogation continue uninterrupted.”

“At 11am, Dalli was about to leave the Floriana depot, but was asked by his interrogators not to leave for questioning to resume.”

Who runs the show at Police HQ?

This is a “hawwadni ha nifmhek” report. Was he at Police HQ out of his free will or was he asked to go ‘inside’ again by police before leaving?

Yesterday was an eventful day:

The Prime Minister was in Brussels working to keep funds coming from the EU. (Victim of his own success?)

Dr Tonio Borg was being heard (grilled) before being approved EU Commissioner.

Two defrocked priests were sent to prison on child abuse, by the court of appeal.

And ex-Commissioner Dalli was being interrogated at Police Headquarters on trade of influence charges.

Sic transit gloria mundi.