Comments on: Former MPs? They’re the Law Commissioner and MCST chairman.

By: Manwel Camilleri

Manwel Camilleri — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:48:38 +0000

In reply to Manwel Camilleri. Ok I see your point and it makes perfect sense, I agree

By: Guzi

Guzi — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:35:27 +0000

But something which is unbelievable is mark johnson’s comment under the story in The Times of Malta:

Joe Tabone • 2 days ago

Is the Franco Debono referred to in the article DR Franco Debono – the LAW COMMISSIONER?!?

mark johnson Joe Tabone • 2 days ago

So what? At 5am, he’s off duty.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:30:43 +0000

In reply to Manuel.

There’s only one way to reply to Alfred Sant the MEP hopeful:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gpyD6l6AJuc

By: ciccio

ciccio — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:15:57 +0000

So is this the Law Commissioner getting legally involved in a case of public controversy where the government’s adherance to the law where it relates to acts of corruption is highly questionable?

“Lawyers Franco Debono and Marion Camilleri appeared for Enemalta.”

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140226/local/tampered-meters-police-have-not-spoken-to-consumers-because-of-political-decision-police-inspector.508418

If this is the Law Commissioner, if I were him I would steer clear of this case.

And if it is him, does this mean that now he is also engaged as a lawyer to Enemalta?

By: Coronado

Coronado — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:02:34 +0000

The words “snout”, “trough”, “possible conflict of interest” spring to mind.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:46:56 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Baxxter's Review of Books is next.

By: albona

albona — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:33:12 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Baxx, I got the book by the way. It is turning into a good read.

By: albona

albona — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:32:19 +0000

In reply to ciccio. When these two muppets no longer occupy those posts will Times of Malta start referring to them as 'the former ravers and alleged brawlers'?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:41:09 +0000

In reply to Manuel.

Don’t get me started.

We have newspapers which call both Eddie Fenech Adami and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici “former prime ministers”, and make an even-handed judgement on both.

And everyone is giving ever more column space to that has-been Alfred Sant, a full sixteen years after he was consigned to the dustbin of history.

We have newspapers which treat Franco Debono as a completely normal, honest, hardworking, fruit-of-my-endeavours sort of man, and his buddy JPO as some sort of apolitical, peer-reviewed Francis Crick.

Convicted murderer Cikku “il-Misrum” dies, and the newspapers use the sort of vocabulary that would be reserved for the Queen Mother in other quarters.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:01:21 +0000

In reply to Manuel.

In the idiotic Maltese brain, a “deputat” (member of parliament) is above a Law Commissioner or Chairman of the Council for Science-thingumijig and Technology-Schmology (dan x’ikun?), even though the latter has vastly more executive power than an MP, whose only function is to propose and vote on legislation.

So the Times of Malta, which, like its bedfellow Xarabank, has stooped to the yobboids’ level instead of raising them up from theirs, just follows the standard Maltese pecking order:

MP>Chairman>Commissioner