Comments on: They suspected others of corruption because that’s how they would have played it themselves

By: Martin Felice

Martin Felice — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:24:38 +0000

If I am not mistaken an investigation of Gatt’s Swiss account had been launched by the PL. What was the outcome?

[Daphne – Political parties are not empowered to investigate the bank accounts or investments of citizens. And that’s exactly the way it should be.]

By: Arturo Mercieca

Arturo Mercieca — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:12:18 +0000

In reply to Neil. Kulħadd ikejjel b'xibru hu qawl aktar f'postu.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:08:55 +0000

Outside China and similar states sweeteners may end up sending the perpetrators to a jail term. In these countries commissions are usually disguised as consultancy fees.

Here are three examples.

Australia – The ICAC (Independant Commission Against Corruption) Commissioner, the Hon Jerrold Cripps QC, found that the corrupt scheme was not limited to cash payments and waste disposal but also included the construction of a new driveway, valued at $11,000, at Mr Hetman’s home. “Mr Hetman set up a company, GRT Consulting, to which Domenic Murdocca’s company paid $106,355 between June 2005 and October 2006. These payments were falsely disguised as consultancy fees and were really Mr Hetman’s benefit for awarding work to Sage – which received $3.7 million in RailCorp work from October 2003 to June 2006.”

Canada – CBC News and the Globe and Mail have discovered that a division called SNC-Lavalin International Inc. (SLII) that focuses on smaller contracts to design and supervise megaprojects has for years used the code words “PCC” or “CC” interchangeably to describe hidden so-called “project consultancy costs. Sometimes it was ‘project consultancy cost,’ sometimes ‘project commercial cost,’ but [the] real fact is the intention is [a] bribe.”

Malta – Mr Sammut also told the police that George Farrugia, the local agent of Trafigura (who has been granted a presidential pardon in return for information on this case) had known about the commissions and even helped work out the kickbacks disguised as consultancy fees.

Then there are some who came close but managed to get away with it. Mark Thatcher is one such example.

By: Disappointed Citizen

Disappointed Citizen — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 13:17:07 +0000

“Corruption is literally built into the foundations of modern China”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cleo-paskal/chinese-corruption-party-_b_1460519.html

By: Ta' Natu

Ta' Natu — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 11:34:20 +0000

Ma niskantax bil-fehma murija minnek li l-ghajta tal-korruzzjoni tal-Laburisti qabel l-elezzjoni jakkuzaw lill-ministri Nazzjonalisti kellha l-iskop specifiku li tahbi x-xenqa u l-pjan taghhom li jaghtu taghlima lill-istess PN kif ghandek taghmel il-korruzzjoni, sintendi minghajr ma thalli tracci warajk ghal xi gazzetta bhal Malta Today biex taghmel xalata minnha.

Fejn tidhol il-korruzzjoni il-Partit Laburista minn dejjem kien il-pijunier u l-espert. Kull meta kien fil-gvern, il-korruzzjoni f’Malta dejjem lahqet il-milja taghha u ghamlu minnha mandra li ddum 30 sena biex tmur l-intiena taghha, ghalkemm bosta maltin tilfu qatiegh is-sens tax-xamm.

By: Calculator

Calculator — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:25:56 +0000

In reply to Neil. Exactly.

By: zunzana

zunzana — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:59:51 +0000

You have to set a thief to catch a thief.

By: T. borg

T. borg — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:48:05 +0000

Il-mara ta’ Konrad Mizzi qalet li visa ghac-Cinizi minn Parigi tinghata fi zmien jumejn. Mhux veru! Li jinhargu BISS li jkollhom diversi visa qabel.

Din qalet li se tghin fil-proceduri biex jithaffu l-hrug tal-visa minn Malta, haga li tmur kontra r-regoli tax-Schengen. Parigi hafna minnhom jirrifjutawhom f’anqas minn jumejn. Hafna Cinizi attaparsi turisti biex jaharbu jahdmu.

Ahjar ma tindahalx ghax tidhol go basla.

By: Gahan

Gahan — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 05:03:07 +0000

Kullħadd ikejjel b’xibru !

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 01:02:39 +0000

Il-giddieb ghomru qasir.