No tax to pay on half a million euros lying at home in a drawer, because no interest is accruing – just dust.

Oh, I just love this Norman Glanville. Doesn’t he realize that they would probably be defended for free by the lawyers in Manuel Mallia’s practice?

And wouldn’t it be one way of creating new jobs in the construction industry and then by employing new prison warders, to help ease the unemployment. Or is he afraid that there are too many tal-Lejbur involved?

The Police Commissioner is busy directing the Gozo Channel traffic at Cirkewwa.

Once the half a million Euros stacked under Manwel Mallia’s mattress are mentioned again, I am still wondering how he managed to exchange such a hefty sum (or most of it) from Maltese Liri to Euros unless, of course, the €500,000 were accumulated by Mallia after the 1 January 2008 when Malta changed currency from Maltese Liri to Euro.

He said that this amount was accumulated in forty years service as a lawyer. If what he said is true, he should explain how he effected the exchange and at which Bank since we all know how difficult Banks have become (because of money laundering) when large amounts of money are involved.

If no explanation is forthcoming, I would assume that the amount was accumulated after 1 January 2008 i.e. between 2008 and 2012 (in five years).

Ergo, according to Norman Glanville, the ‘honest’ way to proceed is to INVITE the corruptors to own up to their crime and, consequently, pay all the amount stolen from Enemalta plus a 10% penalty.

This sounds soothing music to some criminal ears – that is why little joey is playing it so triumphantly and aloud. Not to mention that he may possibly be shielding some of the guilty who are very much known to him and his set-up.

As to your last sentence Silvio, that remains a mystery.

This government is so out of control that even if Joseph decides to turn over a new leaf he will be unable to rein in all elements within his own government.

The implicit suggestion is that this government sees no need to scrupulously avoid the perception that decisions relating to charges and prosecution are susceptible to influence by the prime minister, a cabinet minister or parliamentary secretary, or their respective offices.

Norman Glanville > J. Sammut
• 8 hours ago

If you prosecute these people, the only people who is going to gain are the lawyer, the majority of whom are nationalists. How much money would be spend on these trails? How much of these lawyers would be paid by the taxpayer? If we put these people in jail the taxpayer would have to feed them and provided for all their daily requirement. The government will lose the taxes they paid, the national insurance contributions. Should both parents be sent to jail if both of them are responsible? If so who is going to take care of their children? Where are you going to put all these people? You would have to build a new prison, employ more staff