Malta falls six places in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index 2014
Published:
March 27, 2014 at 7:42pm
Malta has fallen to 51st place, after Samoa, Botswana, Papua New Guinea, Haiti and Niger, and one place ahead of Burkina Faso.
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http://rsf.org/index2014/en-index2014.php
So, Switchers, is life better under Labour?
Seriously, it seems that Malta was and is acting out this on a national level with a two-faced Labour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLp14MKDDU
“In a democracy, people get the government they deserve.” – Alexis de Toqueville
Ask Times of Malta.
And Peppi.
Just saw a T-shirt which read:
Switching? (in italics)
JUST DON’T DO IT (in bold)
and I’m sure Malta wasn’t the issue, but it holds as a principle.
I am surprised it is just to 51st place because if the press were free for example why would they not have asked what happened to a case where a policeman who accepted bribes was suspended ON HALF PAY with no further word about the case in the press, that is accessable.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140327/local/two-hunters-who-bribed-policeman-have-jail-sentence-converted-to-suspended-term.512459
‘In handing down judgement about the two who pleaded guilty, Magistrate Edwina Grima said that this was a very serious crime and as the hunters were accomplices it seemed that the PC had initiated the crime. He is being arraigned on Monday.’
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101013/local/hunters-charged-with-bribing-police-officer.331152
And a whole can of worms and of special interest to Maltese taxpayers:
‘The trial continues. Mr Sevasta is currently suspended on half pay but was not charged under arrest.’
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101018/local/constable-admitted-to-commissioner-that-he-received-bribes-from-hunters-court-told.331935
Sevasta’s lawyer according to this article is/was Dr Peter Paul Zammit… sorry could not find a Dr Peter Paul Zammit in Malta, my google skills must be slipping…
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101019/local/policeman-admitted-bribes-from-hunters.331990
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20020721/social/heard-in-the-hive.170564
They’re gonna say that Simon Busuttil influenced them.
I see there are 180 countries now incorporated in the index. Just imagine, we’ve only got four years to go in the race to the bottom.
This news has not yet reached our ever-vigilant journalists in the regular media.
This is a scoop for this blog, Daphne. One of many.
Could this have been the motivation for momentary enlightenment behind the Times of Malta editorial?