The judiciary: Taghna Lkoll
Desperate to be made a judge
Or as it is otherwise known: undermining institutions from within.
With the sad death of Judge Gino Camilleri (a gentleman), the retirement of Judge Lawrence Quintano (a decent man by all accounts) and the retirement-before-impeachment of Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco (a blackguard), all in the space of just a few weeks, Joseph Muscat and his Cabinet of Rogues can appoint three Taghna Lkoll judges more or less simultaneously.
They have begun with Wenzu Mintoff, a vile and slothful ahdar riven by partisan and personal malice, who does not even meet the technical, practical and academic requirements of the job.
Muscat and his Cabinet of Rogues will now do one of two things:
1. carry on in this fashion with the next two appointments;
2. make one more vile appointment and then attempt to deflate criticism of both by appointing somebody acceptable.
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Mr Justice Le Coque
The next in line is actually Joe Mifsud, former international secretary of the Labour Party and TVAM show-host with Pierre Portelli.
Äcceptable to whom?
Come on, the government is there to administer not to waste time debating to see who is acceptable or not, to the P.N.
[Daphne – Put your feet up and do some reading, Mr Loporto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers ]
Have you gone Swedish, Löpörtö?
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/are-we-going-back-to-the-70s-marlene-farrugia-asks-5915410435/
Some times I think that J.P.O was right in dumping this woman.
[Daphne – She left him for Godfrey Farrugia, Mr Loporto. And he still hasn’t forgiven either of them, continuing to avenge himself on the world and his dog.]
If she really feels this way she should have also voted against the bill.
You cannot form an opinion about something, either for or against, without knowing what it is.
Marlene Farrugia did the right thing.
In either case, Franco Debono will be rating his chances, though Team Taghna Lkoll have plenty to choose from. If he is not selected, I expect the media drought will end.
http://www.newsbook.com.mt/artikli/2014/7/21/l-ambaxxata-maltija-hallietna-wehidna-fl-inkwiet-tal-libja.20320
The recording particularly sardonic. The flippant attitude to public knowledge and distortion of facts a pandemic.
‘Mark’ should realise we got no money left, except for tickets to concerts ie.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/libya-situation-worse-than-being-portrayed-by-maltese-authorities-5919277056/
No tickets, no evacuation.
I suspect that he will cynically do the second. Possibly an acceptable, honourable person who may not be too far from retirement so as to enable another Taghna Llkol individual to be appointed in the not too distant future.
Blacklisted Chinese bridge building company has history of backhander deals
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/blacklisted-chinese-bridge-building-company-has-history-of-backhander-deals-5915475969/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSi8lO4fzIc
Muscat will almost certainly go for option 2.
Is the police force into grave- robbing now?
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/murdered-mans-necklace-goes-missing-5919080448/
Mario Demarco?
I think this time he will delay the appointments up to October.
Gives time the dust to settle.
So it’s confirmed then: Mario Demarco to become Judge Demarco.
Toni Abela would be another candidate to join his long-time buddy on the Bench.
Or 3: attempt to deflate criticism by appointing somebody acceptable, followed by one more vile appointment.
Joseph Muscat justifies the appointment of Wenzu Mintoff by referring to unnamed appointments in the past.
I know that the Nationalists made one former PN minister a magistrate in the 80s (a magistrate, not a judge). This was questionable, but a quiet retirement for an active advocate is not quite the same as an influential job for a spiteful politician/journalist who happens to have a degree in law.
Going through the list of current and former members of the judiciary (http://www.judiciarymalta.gov.mt/members), I can’t think of any appointment that was so obviously political as Wenzu Mintoff’s.
I can’t even think of a Mintoff/KMB appointment that was so unsound. They had some respect, which is why they directed violence towards the courts in a twisted acknowledgment of the importance of the judiciary.
Even the Sant government’s appointment of Consuelo Scerri Herrera and Miriam Hayman pale in comparison to what is happening now.
Yes, the Nationalists made a few mistakes. Noel Arrigo should never have been made a judge. But they tried to correct these mistakes by putting proper systems in place, particularly latterly under Chris Said.
So why on earth does our deceitful, shameless Prime Minister continue to get away with lying? Why are the Nationalists still so stupidly apologetic?
Now that you mention it KMB to the bench would be a good fit with this government.
The second option is very Macchiavellian, so Joseph will go for it.
Unfortunately, I do not see an end to this slide to the pits on all fronts.
Labour has always excelled in bringing to the fore the dregs of society, and generally lowering standards in every way to below Third World levels.
With its formidable majority, it has accelerated this degeneration. It has pandered to the whims of well-defined interest groups (bird killers, developers, Monti hawkers, carnival organisers, ex bus owners and bus-hire garages, switchers, turncoats and related scum….the list is endless.
Secondly, it obtained finance from China, Henley & Partners, the development lobby, and those Maltese businessmen who wanted the power station contract and got it. And in government it is taking over all positions and institutions.
This is what the PN is up against. Unless a drastic re-thinking exercise is undertaken (forget the pussyfooting and the futile righteousness), it has no hope ever against such a ‘criminal organisation’ (as someone on this blog rightly called it). The PL’s majority will remain unassailable.
I wouldn’t be surprised that Debono is currently vying for such a position.
Nothing would surprise me anymore.
The appointment of Dr Mintoff could be described as “one huge middle finger” to all those who have been voicing their concerns for the past 15 months. It is truly a case of “Hudu go fikhom”.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/125039
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/david-cameron-tells-putin-that-russia-is-partly-responsible
http://www.dw.de/dutch-pm-russia-must-take-responsibility-in-plane-crash/a-17796238
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28396862
Latest footage shows trailers carrying missile launchers and other weapons platforms driving away from the area held by the ‘rebels’.
This follows previously published minutes of recorded conversations where rebels are recommended to stick to instructions and keep the area off-limits to international investigators, this from Moscow.
And isn’t it an incredible coincidence the plane belongs to the same airline, that one went missing under mysterious circumstances as well.
I shudder to think who might be the next appointed
If we get one decent person out of three, Mr B.S. will tell us to go on our knees to thank the Dear Leader.
This government and its acolytes can no longer surprise me. So, I would not put it beyond them if in the next days or weeks they announce that cock-of-the-ring Franco Debono is to be a judge.
Alternatively, Franco Debono can use Twitter or Facebook to announce that he was offered the position but has turned it down because he is too busy.
There is also Toni Abela in the wings. He deserves a huge iced-bun for the way he handled the matter of the white block of drugs, besides his many other huge achievements.
And can Anglu Farrugia really be discounted? And if the police minister is recalling retired officers to the corps, why not recall ex-commissioner Pullicino (if he is still around, that is) to reward him for services rendered in the past.
What about Pawlu Lia?
That’s exactly what Muscat will do. In all probability for the two ‘acceptable’ nominees, he will ‘consult’ Dr. Simon Busuttil to make the nomination look like ‘reached after consensus and consultation were sought’.
It will be a shame if Dr. Busuttil will oblige. It is a situation which Muscat purposely created so that he can embarrass both the Judiciary and the Leader of the Opposition.
While the government is proposing to blacklist companies who breach employment rights, with the idea that such companies will not be able to bid in public procurement processes, and rightly so, it is not acknowledging the blacklisting of entities and natural persons on an international plane. Your typical pro L
Option 1 it is then.
“Ma taqbilx magħna u għalhekk neħħejnik minn ġol-partit”.
Fl-opinjoni tiegħi Muscat mhux biss qed inaqqar l-istituzzjonijiet tal-pajjiż imma wkoll qiegħed bil-mogħod il-mogħod jelimina lin-nies li jistgħu jieqfulu minn ġewwa l-partit.
Ieqfu ftit u aħsbu.
Tneħħew Jason Micallef, Anġlu Farrugia, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, Karmenu Vella “prattikament” Kummissarju, Chalie Mangion spiċċa jlaqqat u jilgħaq għax neħħewh minn chairman tal-Enemalta u issa Wenzu Mintoff ċeda postu biex isir imħallef.
Ilni nisma diskors sbukkat kontra l-gvern minn ħadd ħlief Toni Abela, li hu ħabib kbir ta’ Wenzu. Smajt kemm ‘il-darba li jridu jneħħuh minn nofs għax mhux meqjus ma’ tar-raba’ sular.
Toni baqa’ sod fil-pożizzjoni tiegħu, għax, ngħiduha, qatt ma rajna xi dell ikrah kbir fuqu.
Ton, int imiss; biex imbagħad ilaħħqu lil Scicluna awditur tal-EU u jikkooptjaw lil John Dalli minfloku.
Gahan, they have already appointed someone associated with Toni Abela to the bench – hers was the first appointment made actually – Magistrate Charmaine Zammit used to be Toni Abela’s office partner and carry his workload when he was taken up with political duties.
Malta is rapidly transitioning from a democratic state into a thinly-veiled autocracy, and it’s becoming harder for Labour cranks to dismiss these concerns as conspiracy theories or press the good old ‘tu quoque’ eject button (“Mela nsejtu x’kontu għamiltu intom?”).
Unfortunately, it might take people some time to come to their senses and vote this dastardly lot out of government for good (Not the Labour Party, but Muscat and his ilk).
Min ser jitlef okkazzjoni bhal din? Ser tigihom tajba.
But who is waiting for her/his ice bun will definitely lobby for option 1.
The next two in waiting will surely claim that they have really worked hard for it. They had everything calculated.
No need to throw in names.
Why would Franco Debono wish to be made a judge, thereby accepting what would presumably be a sizeable reduction to his income?
Toni Abela and somebody acceptable then.
Dr Pawlu Lia is the next one in line :(
Alfred Mifsud’s niece Dr Anna Mallia would be an acceptable magistrate.
Robert Abela, Pawlu Lia, Joe Mifsud…
Appointing Franco Debono judge would be a qabza l-quddiem for PL.
Having Judge Franco Debono and Judge Wenzu Mintoff concurrently hearing and deciding on cases in the Court of Appeal would be an even bigger qabza, but right down into the depths of the abyss.
Owen Bonnici panders to cock-fighter by naming Party Financing bill as the “Debono Law”.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/minister-describes-party-financing-bill-as-franco-debono-law-5923307520/
What next?
The Franco Debono Law.
Was this part of the deal? There’s no stopping his ego from bursting now.
He had better make some comments on the appointment of Wenzu Mintoff. That is what we want to hear.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-07-21/news/minister-describes-party-financing-bill-as-franco-debono-law-5923307520/
Maltese in Libya abandoned by the Malta Embassy: http://www.newsbook.com.mt/artikli/2014/7/20/maltin-fil-libja:-ma-sibna-l-ebda-ghajnuna-mill-ambaxxata.20285
Absolutely shameful.
The last time the situation in Libya blew up, the Maltese ambassador and his family were the first to leave (and subsequently reprimanded). It’s not that much of a stretch for things to have degenerated to this under Labour and its choice of ambassadors.
I am not at all surprised.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs was not aware of any problems in Libya so how could the Maltese embassy have helped?
Helped who and why?
It is business as usual in Libya for both Vella and Mallia.
The latter signing MOUs with a practically non-existent government with the divine intercession of the Madonna and her baby..
The PM even told us that we would get fuel at preferential rates from a country where fuel is rationed.
Malta was referred to as pajjiz tal-Mickey Mouse twenty years ago.
What is it now?
I dread to think.
Anna Mallia could be next.
That would fill at least two vacancies.
Her BMI must be close to 50.
What a stupid comment.
At least Dr. Mallia has some integrity unlike some that have been mentioned.
If Franco Debono is appointed, it’ll be the first time a judge is appointed in the strength of a form IIc school report.
With 100 (full marks) in Religious Knowledge, remember.
Halliha li ma jemminx bil-hass. U iva mhux xorta.
Can somebody please inform me where I can apply to have my full voting rights restored? Before the election the Labour Party promised that all public appointments would be made after a vote by the general public.
Since its election it has not once informed me that an appointment is to be made. Maybe the office responsible for this matter has moved premises or has lost my address since I now live in another EU member state.
With the prospect of the appointment of two judges I would very much like to exercise my civic duty to vote and have a say in these important appointments.
Shame on the Prime Minister. It is worst than ever before.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 14:49, TOM
‘Mount Carmel patient was not assaulted but force was used, board concludes’
But later…
‘The board, however, found no evidence of assault but established the patient had been injected with medication to be put under control and said there were a number of irregularities in the way this was done.’
Note the scarcity of details but the emphasis on the ‘no assualt’ decision.
It must have been horrific for the patient to go against those in a position of total power over him and those who specifically had the power to physically restrain him and inject him with strong sedatives to knock him out like an animal.
How convenient that in Malta we do not have any patient advocacy group with balls. Let’s close ranks and protect the establishment shall we?
Let us not forget Lynn Zahra. I don’t think she got a large enough iced bun.
Joe Grima is large enough I would have thought.