Comments on: It just gets worse: the murdered man was Manuel Mallia’s client but the alleged murderer was Jose Herrera’s

By: ken il malti

ken il malti — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:01:30 +0000

Good old Frankie fought them off.

What a bunch of cowards.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:48:17 +0000

In reply to lorna saliba. It is also very relevant that Guido DeMarco is remembered much more vividly for his success in defending Maltese citizens from an MLP state police force engaged in framing innocent people, producing perjured affidavits to cover up murder inside the Police GHQ and destroying evidence that could incriminate those who were putting into practice Mintoff's insistence on the legitimacy of political violence.

By: AG

AG — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:04:56 +0000

Script writers looking for ideas have their job made easy, if they only follow these real-life happenings in Malta.

By: lorna saliba

lorna saliba — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:45:31 +0000

Yes Daphne but in all fairness, the late Guido DeMarco ex-minister for Justice and Foreign affairs and subsequently President of the republic was also a top criminal lawyer defending seasoned criminals like Gianni Lepre and an endless list of others.

He was also constrained by giving information to the police due to professional secrecy.

[Daphne – Yes, and that’s why he should never have been minister for justice or the police. If your memory is long enough, you certainly won’t be able to accuse me of inconsistency on this particular score.]

By: David

David — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:57:09 +0000

Does this mean that all criminal defence lawyers cannot be ministers or PS’s? Can they be MP’s? Can they be appointed judges or magistrates?

[Daphne – I think it stands to reason that somebody with a sizeable client base of murderers, gang members and cocaine traffickers should not be minister for the police or justice.]

By: dutchie

dutchie — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:33:05 +0000

In reply to Alexander Ball. ...and then they're granted amnesty so they can get on with business

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:14:43 +0000

In reply to Alexander Ball. Ten years for growing weed? A haven for black-robed crooks.

By: d_Riddler

d_Riddler — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:47:04 +0000

In reply to Il-Cop.

I think this is more like it:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AsxUDw3j6go/UNHutZohuWI/AAAAAAAAAzA/i98axzPB5Ok/s640/reservoir-dogs1.jpeg

By: Alexander Ball

Alexander Ball — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:44:21 +0000

Three years for armed robbery?

A haven for criminals.

By: Il-Cop

Il-Cop — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:29:01 +0000

This picture of the PS for Culture looks like a scene from The Sopranos. Alfred Sant looks rather flustered in the background.