Comments on: The point we have missed is that Muscat’s Law Commissioner was a party to what the Appeals Court described as blackmail and threat

By: Manuel

Manuel — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:13:24 +0000

Ma nafx għalfejn hawn Malta għadna nitbaqbqu għall-Politika meta l-politika qed turi biċ-ċar li id-direzjoni hija waħda. Żewġ partiti li jidhru opposti u fil-fatt mixjin dejjem fl-istess direzzjoni. Il-Burokrazija għadha kienet fi gvern preċedenti u għadha s’issa pjaqa fil-kustat taċ-ċittadin…iċ-ċittadin il-popolin iż-żgħir. Dawk li qabel kienu demokratiċi u soċjalisti issa saru europej biss u s-soċjaliżmu u d-demokrazija marru jindifnu. Fejn kienet id-demokrazija taħt gvern preċedenti jekk qas il-gvern ma kellu saħħa jagħmel li jaqbel għall-pajjiżu, Fejn kienet id-demokrazija fil-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-kjus biex tirranġa żball ta’ ħaddieħor u tispiċċa tagħmel tajjeb għalih int. Fejn kienet id-demokrazija meta nqabdu l-korruzjoniijiet tal-VAT u neguzjanti weħlu multi bla qafas ta’ prova , ġew mogħtija lura dawn il-flus ?….Le u meta nqata’ l-VAT fuq il-professjonisti. u mitt ħaġa oħra. Fejn hu s-soċjaliżmu taħt gvern preżenti meta qed jiġi offrut aktar lok għas-saħħa tal-barrani f’Malta, fejn hu s-soċjaliżmu meta ż-żgħir iħabbat il-bibien u jsibhom magħluqa. Il-politika spiċċat f’Malta, il-politika mietet mat-twelid tal-istilel.

By: Gaetano Pace

Gaetano Pace — Sat, 10 May 2014 23:52:31 +0000

A clean bill of health to the Nationalsit Party under the able leadership of Dr Lawrence Gonzi that it really knew very well how to dispose of trash – out of the window the whole lot. Well done Gonzi PN on this one. Time is proving you irrevocably and firmly right.

By: Last Post

Last Post — Sat, 10 May 2014 21:16:45 +0000

In reply to Il Van. The 'decent people who voted Labour' feel offended by Muscat's behaviour not because they've been sidelined but because his 'new way of doing politics' is so disgusting.

By: Evarist Saliba

Evarist Saliba — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:55:48 +0000

I have not read the judgement itself, but I wonder whether the attempted blackmail, involving a lawyer, was made known to the magistrate before passing judgement, a judgement that was convincingly overturned in the Appeal Court. This is too serious a matter to be ignored.

By: chico

chico — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:49:27 +0000

Daphne

Naqbel 100% mal kummenti tieghek dwar min ivvota PL…hit the nail on the head…il-Prim jaqbillu jqum u jintebah…nahseb inti tista tatih parir aqwa minn dawk l-erba imhuh daqs ta’ pizella li ghandu madwaru.

[Daphne – He’s not interested in doing the right thing. He’s interested in staying in power at all costs. He’s actually enjoying it.]

By: Imbellah

Imbellah — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:29:59 +0000

In reply to Malti. Thank you Daphne. I hope that justice prevails.

By: Il Van

Il Van — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:27:31 +0000

Daphne, though I admit that I am not in agreement with most of your views and comments posted on this blog, I appreciate your last sentence..’decent people who voted Labour’.

It is not a nice feeling being sidelined after years of giving a valid contribution to the party for years just to make space for these wannabes who seem to be the only people Muscat is listening to. It hurts.

By: A+

A+ — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:01:06 +0000

In reply to nistaqsi. Precisely! Where is the chamber of advocates? A lawyer has been a party to a blackmail attempt.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sat, 10 May 2014 15:55:19 +0000

‘This blackmail/threat attempt was made via his defence counsel at the end of the pre-trial stage (compilation of evidence) in the Magistrates Court.’

One now begins to understand why the defence council (Franco Debono) in the original case insisted it should be held behind closed doors (‘bil-maghluq’)

Franco Debono was worried some reporter may home into the ‘blackmail’ part. Franco therefore brought up the excuse of ‘protecting the victim’ while at the same time he was blackmailing him.

Surely this issue deserves much more serious attention.

Cookies anyone?

By: Malti

Malti — Sat, 10 May 2014 15:34:45 +0000

“This blackmail/threat attempt was made via his defence counsel at the end of the pre-trial stage (compilation of evidence) in the Magistrates Court.”

I always thought that an act of blackmail or threat, particularly when is being used in the course of finding the truth/justice in a Court case, is not simply abusive, but a criminal act.

Isn’t that the case?

[Daphne – Yes, it is.]

If so, then why has no action been taken against Engerer or Debono for blackmail?

I may be wrong but there is something which I am either missing or some things are fundamentally not tallying in the process.

PS: my sympathy goes to the victim in this case.