Ah, the Labour Party DID comment. And Labour, as usual, protects its own.
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December 8, 2012 at 9:55am
I notice now that the Labour Party has indeed commented on the Farrugia Sacco debacle. And guess what? It’s carefully staying out of it.
Just look at this bit from the report in The Times:
A Labour Party spokesman said: “The rule of thumb is that politics should not get involved in the decisions that should be taken by independent sport organisations.
“We understand that this issue will be brought before the Commission for the Administration of Justice, where the person involved will have the opportunity to present his version of facts.”
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is-soltu, jiddefendu lil korroti. DAK FUTUR SABIH U TRASPARENTI.
Neat way of getting out of commiting oneself but why am I surprised – this is the PL system.
It is now apparent that little Joey has again shown how slimey he is. Just think how many unsavoury ‘deals’ he’s done to get to where he is.
Usually, in politics, there is a red line that one does not cross.
Little Joey has so smudged that line, accepting corruption, incompetence and ignorance among his followers that he is not fit to run a useless Labour newsroom, never mind a country.
Jeez, people. What other evidence does one require?
They would obviously stay out of it. Why would they want to hurt one of their own and his son, one of the new star candidates?
Same way PN stayed out of the Vince Farrugia case.
What about the 29 million farce, any comments ?.
We saw this low-life being secretly filmed dealing with undercover reporters without suspecting anything.
He was dealing with them a scam to black-market tickets for the Olympic Games.
The proof is there. This corrupt judge should resign, immediately.
If Labour wants to show the electorate that it stands for democracy and fairness,then have this judge IMPEACHED.
ONE WEIGHT, ONE MEASURE.
The Times reports:
“Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco insisted that the code of ethics, which was introduced after his appointment, did not apply to him.”
Is this being misreported, or does he actually believe that?
What makes him so special that the code of ethics wouldn’t apply to him – being tal-Lejber perhaps?
According to The Times Dr Said (Minister for Justice) recalled that he had brought the case to the “immediate and urgent” attention of the commission back in June.
Dr Said had written to the commission asking it to investigate the matter when The Sunday Times of London named Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco in an undercover investigation into the sale of Olympic tickets.
“Justice Ministers do not have an investigative role. It is the Commission for the Administration of Justice that has jurisdiction over the workings of the courts and the behaviour of members of the judiciary,” he said.
Up till now, he added, he had not received any communication from the commission, except confirmation that it was investigating the case.
May I ask what the Commission for the Administration of Justice (under the Chairmanship of the President of Malta) is waiting for?
The media should keep up the pressure on this one. It is a member of the judiciary we are talking about.
At this point, he might as well do like Depasquale – stay away from work and collect his salary.
I wouldn’t want him to rule over a court case in which I may be involved.
Go on, Muscat, invite the judge on One TV as you did with the Sliema mayor who is now behind bars.
Has the PL no shame at all?
When you read this statement you realise that the Labour Party has not really understood the issue.
First of all the Malta Olympic Committee is not just an independent sport organisation like Qormi FC for example.
The MOC is heavily funded by Government so if it does not have a say then it should stop all funding until the situation is resolved – there will obviously be those fools who will say but then its the sportsmen/women that will suffer, but as you see the International Olympic committee is threatening that it will not allow Malta to participate in the Games which also impacts the sportsmen.
Secondly the issue raised by the IOC is an issue that needs to be tackled primarily by the MOC of which the two persons involved are members, by the police if there is suspicion of corruption (not only politicians can be corrupt) and then by the Commission for the Administration of Justice.
Thirdly the commission for the administration of justice has already made its ruling about Judge Farrugia Sacco holding the Presidency of the MOC. The Labour Party should have immediately said that the judge should have resigned long ago and could have actually taken the opportunity to slam the committee and the government for not doing anything about this situation.
One could also say that this situation could have easily been avoided had action been taken and the proper authorities done their job.
I suspect the Labour Party is playing this game because they are compromised.
Unfortunately like the judge who had spent seven years receiving his pay without going to work, this one will also find the Labour party against his impeachment.
If Malta is banned from the Olympics and other sporting events, what will they say then? Particularly to all those sportsmen who train so hard to be able to compete in such events. ‘ pacenzja dik hi d-dinja’ or will they find some way to blame Gonzi.
If anything the PL should take the opportunity to show it has the country’s interests at heart and join the PN to call for LFS’s resignation. But then they don’t have the country’s interests at heart do they.
I wonder if a PN judge would have resigned. I bet not!
Though Labour excel in sleaze. The PN inherited it and instead of getting rid of it, it reconciled with the corrupt.
[Daphne – Governments cannot get rid of judges, even if they are corrupt and proven to be corrupt. It’s a constitutional safeguard, which the corrupt think nothing of abusing.]
My impression is that one cannot really call Judge Depasquale a Labour supporter, but the PN government still put forward an impeachment motion that was defeated because of Labour.
I am aware that government cannot sack judge willy-nilly, though I have the gut feeling that if a PN leaning judge would have resigned quietly and with dignity.
I am disgusted and alarmed with Labour’s behaviour in this.
“The rule of thumb is that politics should not get involved in the decisions that should be taken by independent sport organisations.”
Not when a member of our local judiciary is involved.
Can one imagine being arraigned for corruption, with this judge presiding?
X’tipretendi minn partit mimli b’nies korrotti. Lil Lino Farrugia Sacco tal-Labour ghamluh Imhallef allura x’tipretendi.
Dawn mhux dejjem lin-nies korrotti l-ahqu f’pozizzjonijiet importanti.
Mur gibek tkun nazzjonalist u tigi taht idejn Farrigia Sacco.
Lino Farrugia Sacco should be ashamed of himself:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121209/local/judge-farrugia-sacco-will-not-resign.448928