The police need protection from abusive orders by their superiors – comment sent in by a retired police officer
This comment was sent in by a retired police officer, pointing out that one the factors which enables police abuse is that the police themselves have no protection against abusive orders given by their superiors.
They have no point of reference for protection when they are given, by their superiors, an order which they know to be abusive (arrest and interrogate a man for four hours and sequester his phone and laptop because somebody said he took a picture), and face disciplinary proceedings, including dismissal, if they refuse.
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TYPICAL. VERY VERY TYPICAL. The POLICE know very well that contraventions do not entail arrest. They are using the methods of Mintoff’s day. SO WHAT HAPPENS? THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE ACTING ON THE PRETEXT OF AN INVESTIGATION OF A CRIME. Therefore the suspect becomes liable to arrest.
Then follow all the fuss, police cars, armed policemen, arrest, confiscation, six o’ clock/eight o’ clock/eleven o’ clock news and all. Worse than this was the other tactic. THE COMMISSIONER USED TO WALK IN AND tell his subordinate officer that HE the commissioner has confidential information that So and So is dealing in drugs, or weapons, or smuggling, or even a COUP D`ETAT.
The subordinate told of such serious allegations would be left with no alternative but to commence the investigation.
HOW SHOULD OUR SOCIETY BE PROTECTED FROM SUCH EVIL-DOING AND SNARES? IS IT NOT ABOUT TIME THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS BE OFFERED SAFETY AND PROTECTION FROM SUCH FRAME-UPS?
IS NOT ABOUT TIME THAT SOCIETY GAVE ITS POLICE FORCE THE RIGHT TO HAVE PROTECTION FROM INTERNAL ABUSE OF RANK, POWER AND MISMANAGEMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW?
This is what the new Labour movement should be considering next once it has now dealt with that milestone of legislation regarding civil union. This is what we should be agitating for because it involves the safeguarding of our rights at the roots.
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Dawn minn dejjem hekk kienu u hekk se jibqghu. Fi zmien it-terrur ta’ KMB lil hija kienu zammewh arrestat bl-iskuza li kien hemm min kisser xi toilet fl-airport.
Naturalment dan ma kien veru xejn. Il-verita’ kienet li riedu jintimidaw u jbezzghu lin-Nazzjonalisti.
U hekk qed jippruvaw jaghmlu ma’ Norman Vella. Barra minn hekk issa ghandhom access ghall-mowbajl u laptop tieghu.. Tghid il-pampaluni tal-liberta’ bhal Peppi Azzopardi, Joe Mifsud u Andrew Azzopardi jaghmlu xi erba’ programmi biex jinvestigaw dan il-kaz?
One method, used by the police during the Golden Years of Labour government to harass particular individuals, was to carry out night time searches in private homes on the pretext that “Ghandna rapport li ghandek TV tal-kulur”.
The police would then swarm all over the house, turning out even socks and underwear drawers (ideal places to hide bulky 1980s TV sets)
No further action was then taken, since no colour TV would be found as none existed. But the message was clear. Toe the party line, or else…
The unjustified arrest and interrogation of Norman Vella was based on a different, but still unfounded pretext, but the intention and the message are clearly the same.
The Labour Party changed its name, its flag, and its logo, but the worst traits that characterized the MLP from its inception still dictate its actions.
This is the state we are so fond of building an alliance with: m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24700026
U insejt nghid li l-ispettur li gie jarresta lil hija fuq naha tal-kartiera kellu l-card tieghu bl-indentita’ ta’ spettur u fuq in-naha l-ohra kellu ‘Ivvota Labour ‘.
Kif seta’ qatt kien hawn min ried jerga’ jtellaghhom fil-poter?
Kif jista’ jkun?
Nesa Peppi meta kienu jarrestaw lilu?
Where is Franco Debono?
[Daphne – Trying on his pink trousers. Oh, didn’t you know he has some?]
Photos or it didn’t happen. Oh shit, the police are taking away my la