Comments on: Manuel Mallia and L-Olandiz https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Gordon https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-890332 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:36:56 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-890332 What I find totally incomprehensible is that Manuel Mallia was a criminal lawyer for a good part of his career i.e defending criminals from the grips of the police and the law courts.

How can he now justify his position – that of protecting us from the criminals.

And how can we have peace of mind that the criminals will be indeed brought to justice and not have the minister ‘ask’ the commissioner to go easy on certain cases.

This also shows really bad judgement by Joseph Muscat. No matter what issues he had with any potential minister (eg. Jose Herrera), Muscat’s judgement in this case could have dangerous consequences.

He should have seen this conflict and, failing all other options, retained control of the police under his realm, at best.

[Daphne – Jose Herrera has the same conflict of interests. The only difference is that Manuel Mallia’s clients are more criminal than Jose’s.]

]]> By: marks https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-890205 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:50:14 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-890205 In reply to Ganni Abela.

yes he is

]]> By: caflanga https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-890038 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:44:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-890038 Could he be the Minister’s water-carrier?

]]> By: Ronnie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889815 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:18:34 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889815 That is indeed Joe Galea, a very gifted midfielder to have graced Malta’s football fields. L-Olandiz as he is know (his mother is Dutch) is also known in footballing circles for his hard partying but other than that I never heard anything bad about the guy. Galea has been Mallia’s driver for a while now.

]]> By: It-tezi ta' Mario https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889771 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:04:50 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889771 In reply to Dejjem PN.

They’re not all dinosaurs:
http://www.scribd.com/collections/4175992/Keith-Schembri-Chief-of-Staff-Office-of-the-Prime-Minister-Malta

This one is, though:

http://www.scribd.com/collections/4176158/Leo-Brincat-Minister-in-Joseph-Muscat-s-cabinet-Malta-2013

So’s this one:
http://www.scribd.com/collections/4176223/Karmenu-Vella-Minister-of-Tourism-Malta-March-2013

]]> By: Dejjem PN https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889651 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:22:45 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889651 Good Daphne, we need to know more on this Dinosaurs cabinet.

]]> By: CIS https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889605 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:58:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889605 Leave no stone unturned. Expose all. We, the people, have a right to know where our taxes are being spent. Ist PQ should be how much they are all being paid.

[Daphne – That is hardly the point. It should be quite obvious that when you own a business that turns over millions, you don’t take on a job in a government ministry for the salary. You take it on for the contacts, power and influence, and for the greater business all of those can bring your way.]

]]> By: Futur li jaqq-ghadna https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889572 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:46:29 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889572 “And what is he doing there hanging around him on his visit to the army – is he his bodyguard, personal assistant, unofficial bag carrier, or what?”

Maybe the Minister for National Security has started with his personal security first.

]]> By: Pro Business https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889554 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:39:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889554 When earlier this week I read that Manuel Mallia (apart from Justice and Home Affairs) was given political responsibility for PBS and broadcasting I couldn’t at first understand why he was given such role.

But then it became all clear when I heard that Silvio Scerri will be his head of secretariat.

Methinks that Mallia was handed these responsibilities not because it makes sense to have broadcasting under the ministry of justice and home affairs but because it is in Silvio’s interest to control PBS and broadcasting in general.

]]> By: old-timer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/manuel-mallia-and-l-olandiz/#comment-889502 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:22:56 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30216#comment-889502 If you are hoping for a decent line-up in this present legislature, just forget it.

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