It shouldn’t have to be like that. Justice and politics are two separate things. Politics should be left at the door of the courtroom and only justice should be allowed inside.

“ the extent of the corruption of the system: lawyers take it for granted that the impartiality of certain judges and magistrates is so badly impaired that if they criticise them or object to their behaviour they and their clients will be penalised.”

Again, speaking from experience the above is exactly correct. The judiciary is also very cautious of the police. On many occasions the police have given false witness and the judiciary ignores this despite perjury being a criminal offence.

The link below is the full transcript of the case that former disgraced EU Commissioner John Dalli brought against me in November 1999. I was acquitted of all the charges that Dalli and the police brought against me. If anyone cares to read the full court proceedings, you do not have be a legal genius to notice the gross discrepancies in the prosecution witnesses.

It is also evident that the prosecution did not have any evidence to bring all the charges they did against me.

I, like many others, have been deprived of being given a fair hearing. That confirms the sorry state the Maltese justice system is in. For most people it is not easy to receive the justice they deserve in Malta.

http://ec-eu-john-dalli.blogspot.co.uk/

Mintoff did serve at the bar – tal-banda tal-festa.

This appointment is an utter disgrace to a democratic European state.

People still say: “Malta is losing its pillars of democracy.”

I see that Malta “has lost its pillars of democracy” and each and every one of us would be justified in seeking political asylum elsewhere.

There is already one country that would not be a safe haven because its President is already working hand in hand with Joseph Muscat.

The law does not have a definition of practice. If we go by past appointments made by various governments in the recent and not recent past to the bench and by Andre Camilleri’s views, court practice was, rightly or wrongly, not deemed a sine qua non.

There are still serving magistrates and judges besides Judge Mintoff who have had no or little court practice as advocates. It appears that it is only in the case of the Camilleri and Mintoff appointments that the lack of court practice was highlighted.

Daphne, the Parliamentary Opposition has a duty to respect our Constitution and will not be in a position to impeach due to an inability to garner two thirds of the House to vote in favour.

My question stands: What is the Opposition going to do to rectify this situation? Can it lead the opposition, in the form of the people, to take legal forms of action to render this appointment meaningless, any ideas are welcome. This is a seriously ominous appointment that must be confronted – not just by Simon Busuttil, or the PN MPs but by all us – led by Simon Busuttil.

Mbaghad nimlew halqna li Malta m’ghandiex kultura Mafjuza.

Serving at the bar means appearing in court regularly defending one’s clients. Working for a major industry is not serving at the bar.