Manuel Mallia – another Labour liar
After listening to Manuel Mallia trying to justify Toni Abela’s behaviour, on Bondi+, I came back to the tape.
Manuel said that Toni had gone down to the station to tell them not to proceed because no criminal behaviour was involved. They thought somebody had broken into the Labour Party club but it turned out that the locks had been changed, apparently by the new barman (or so they said).
Manuel said this means Toni is an excellent lawyer.
Aside from this having nothing to do with his role as a lawyer – he went down to the police station in his role as Labour deputy leader – just do as I did and listen to the tape again.
It all hinges on the way he specifies that the person he spoke to supports Labour, and one other important thing. He didn’t ask the policeman to STOP proceedings. He asked him to hold proceedings ‘ghalissa’.
If it truly were as Manuel said, then there would be no case for prosecution, but this is all about holding the prosecution off ‘for now’.
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The crucial detail.
As far as I know , a lawyer is a court officer.
Fid-diskors tieghu Dr Abela qal li mar l-ghassa tal-pulizija isib pulizija Laburist. Ma qalx insertajt pulizija Laburist. Ghalija taghmel differenza kbira.
The devil is in the detail:
Ghalissa means, until after the election when things calm down in order to avoid unnecessary bad publicity and attention.
The offence of ragion fattasi (arbitrary exercise of a pretended right) contemplated in the Criminal Code.
My question re Joseph, Tony Zarb, Toni Abela and the Police: Is this why Joseph is so keen on having the Police join “a Union of their choice.”
Very eerie to me. Totally dangerous. Has any firm public statement been issued by the Police to reconfirm their supposed neutral stance? This is a very serious matter. Or are we already back to days of old where the Police can’t be trusted?
If the Police can’t be trusted to take proper neutral action, if the Unions defend their actions, if the Labour press back the Unions as stipulated by Tony Zarb, if the rest of the mainstream press remain inert, this promises to be a walkover for anything that Labour want.
And if they don’t want, well: Manwel will find a way out in defence of any Labour crime. Press reports will back him. Full support of Labour. Full support of Unions. Full support of Police? Gagging of public comment by psychological exertion. Less crimes reported. etc
As to the point re filming of interviews by Police. I’m sure a different name would be found for what does not constitute an interview, and therefore does not require filming.
Police need to issue a public statement loud and clear, with a back-up measure in place. Back-up measure should at this point include fully independent EU/ Human Rights link, just in case particular cases are then seen before particular Magistrates. With more years lost for targeted particular individuals in between. Whilst their business interests are snatched from them. etc.
This needs to be in place now. Embassies please take note.
Even on the specifics on the case he is lying. The case involved a fight, which always is criminal behaviour.
Have a look: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130209/local/Tony-Abela-denies-influencing-charges-for-fight-in-Labour-club.456792
Lies. lies and more lies from PL. They are not in government yet, but already on the defence.
The MLP is no longer a political party as a democratic country needs. It has been hijacked by a group of questionable people with dismal track record who thinks that they don’t need to work within the parameters of the law.
Unbelievable, Toni Abela, a lawyer to boot, doesn’t think this is a criminal case. A deputy leader of a political party going to the police to tell them not to press charges on someone is what I call police interfering.
A stupid judgement and shows his supreme arrogance. They are doing this while in Opposition, can you image what these people would do once in government.
In the interest of fairness, Joseph Muscat must sack him today.
Wise up people
If Toni Abela cannot sort out a local matter fully within his control and responsibility without resorting to partisan politics and highly questionable behaviour, and if JosephMuscatDotCom cannot see this, how does JosephMusactDotCom expect us to trust him and his movement with the leadership of the country?
I _might_ be wrong – am no legal expert – but my understanding is that Toni Abela did not go to the police station wearing his lawyer’s or politician’s hat. He went there wearing the hat of the person who is legally responsible for the place in relation to which the report was filed. Since the context was not one in which the police are bound to take action even without a report being filed, I _think_ Toni Abela was within his rights in clarifying the matter and asking for no steps to be taken.