Comments on: Isn’t it a good thing Yanukovych took a rain-check on his state visit to Malta last November? There would have been another deposed dictator with a Gieh Ir-Repubblika.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:45:51 +0000

In the event that a similar move is eventually countered against Aliyev and his family, what becomes of all of the Socar trading etc companies that are set up in Malta and in which the Aliyevs have a share?

It seems to me that Malta is progressively inviting these sort of funds.

Similarly what if a passport holder gets “picked up,” what happens to:

i) their passport and that of their family;
ii) the refundable part of the funds placed in Malta for themselves and / or their family.

Ilham Aliyev may well be registered as the “father of” Leyla who may or may not have just acquired a passport and / or passports for “the family.”

By: admin

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 02:50:26 +0000

http://www.sptimes.ru/story/39245

By: AE

AE — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:23:22 +0000

Whilst in Malta he and Aliyev would be offered citizenship which they can well afford with all those stolen funds. They wouldn’t even need to pass the due diligence test as Mallia has the prerogative to grant citizenship regardless of them being considered criminals.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:19:06 +0000

Austria is operating on similar lines:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/28/ukraine-crisis-austria-idUSV9N0JV00420140228

By: Wiki-Joe

Wiki-Joe — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:19:09 +0000

http://www.yanukovychleaks.org

Documents are being uploaded on this website continuously.

Hopefully the word ‘Малта’ comes up on one of the archive searches.

By: Peter Mercieca

Peter Mercieca — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:52:08 +0000

Anyone wants to wager this despot already has a Maltese passport and thus won’t need any visas to move around?

By: E. Cohen

E. Cohen — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:43:57 +0000

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140227/local/mallia-calls-for-eu-office-in-libya-to-consider-asylum-applications.508567

1) Libya is not a signatory of the 1951 Refugees Convention + 1967 Protocol. Being a signatory in itself is not enough, since there needs to be national legislation and a functioning body to assess asylum applicants’ claims.

2) The 1951 Refugees Convention is an international instrument signed by States in order to define who is a refugee, their rights and the legal obligations of States. Under the Convention and Protocol, there is a particular role for UNHCR and its activities in ‘third countries’.

3) The EU has no mandate or remit to assess asylum applicants’ claims. Neither in EU Member States nor in ‘third countries’! It is the responsibility of EU Member States to assess, grant or reject asylum claims! The 2011/95/EU Qualification Directive sets standards and levels of protection for EU Member States to follow.

To the Minister: So shouldn’t we ask on what legal grounds is such a proposal being made? Who advised you, or rather whom did you consult, on this matter?

To the Public: Think, is this a sound and realistic proposal part of an overarching strategy or just fodder for domestic political consumption?

To the Police & AFM: Will turning back boats to Libya deal with the phenomenon itself? Would such a strategy address the continued flows into Libya?