Comments on: Indications are intensifying that Manuel Mallia’s driver could have been involved in a drug deal

By: Brian Sinclair

Brian Sinclair — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:57:18 +0000

Nothing to be surprised about, here.

Rumours about our “protectors” the police being at it big time are not to be ignored.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:00:48 +0000

Mallia will never resign. Now, he will fight to the very end to stay on using this power to hide his involvement in this drug deal that went bad.

By: mf

mf — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:59:05 +0000

It was subtle when I pointed out but stressed the ending:

mf says: NOVEMBER 26, 2014 AT 6:35 PM

Post idejali fejn tixwi bicca laham u tghid zewg kelmiet fuq COKE.

(http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-cobweb-dolcieanne-micallef-paul-sheehan-gabriel-micallef-id-devil-and-manuel-mallia/)

but it now seems to be falling all into place.

By: ChrisM

ChrisM — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:46:08 +0000

In reply to Alexander Ball. If that is indeed the case all my bets are on selling.

By: Spock

Spock — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:25:20 +0000

In reply to bob-a-job. He has another option - dissolve the government and call for an early general election . One can dream .

By: Confused

Confused — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:49:00 +0000

I was never under any false illusion that things would be bad, very bad, under Labour. But this is just the pits. When you think they have reached rock bottom they just prove you wrong. What a bunch of lying,thieving bastards.

By: Toyger

Toyger — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:46:56 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, Inspector Gabriel Micallef is the head of the police drug squad, which would make it even worse for him to be first on the scene.

By: Lawrence Attard

Lawrence Attard — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:38:44 +0000

My own gut instinct that things were not quite as they seemed kicked in when I read your post of November 24:

http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/exclusive-patrick-sheehan-was-with-his-brother-when-he-shotmanuel-mallias-young-daughter-was-with-giovanna-sheehan-in-gzira/

You wrote: “When they heard the crash, both brothers rushed outside, jumped into the government car and went after the other man. They stopped him in Triq Wied Il-Kappara and Manuel Mallia’s driver got out with a gun while his brother stayed in the car.”

I found it very strange that Mallia’s driver was arguing with the other man while his brother stayed in the car. This defies logic. You’d expect the brother to get out of the car and support his brother in a heated argument with a stranger, wouldn’t you.

Conclusion: Mallia’s driver knew the other man.

By: Jojo

Jojo — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:29:24 +0000

The whole thing has a whiff of Masuneria too.

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:49:18 +0000

If it indeed turns out that drugs are involved in this incident then Mallia’s responsibility is much, much graver than originally deemed.

It will mean that Mallia was sitting in a car where drugs were being transported or distributed. His only redeeming factor is that he is most likely to have known nothing about this considering his daughter was in the same car and was looked after by his driver and his driver’s mother.

This does not exonerate Manwel Mallia from accountability though.

Mallia will have to resign just as his client’s father Maurice Calleja and former minister Lawrence Gatt had to resign although none had any direct responsibility for their respective sons’ misdeeds.

Lawrence Gatt’s Mosta constituency office was the site of meetings between his son Etienne and other suspected drug traffickers while Brigadier Maurice Calleja was made to resign his army chief post following his son’s drug conviction.

The only difference now is that power is not in the hands of a serious PN government.

Muscat has really only two options. Either cut Mallia loose or risk Mallia dragging the MLP down with him.