The Malta Independent has information on the victim of Manuel Mallia’s driver
Published:
November 21, 2014 at 10:21am
His name is Steve Morrison Smith, shareholder and director of Waterbus International Ltd and director of Ultimate Technology Ltd.
His wife, Vanessa, confirmed to The Malta Independent that her husband is still being held in custody. She told the newspaper that she is too upset to speak. Under the 48-hour rule, the police have no choice but to release Morrison Smith by around 10pm tonight unless he is charged before that and held on remand, at which point the courts come into play on the matter of bail and should protect his rights.
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http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-11-21/local-news/Shooting-incident-involving-minister-Mallia-s-driver-Wife-of-Englishman-too-upset-to-talk-6736126088
There’s nothing new today in Times of Malta on-line with regards to this incident. I hope the PM isn’t expecting this story to die.
In the UK a Labour backbencher has just resigned over an inappropriate Tweet, and here in Malta nothing happens over a serious criminal incident.
It beggars belief.
What the public should worry about is not that the story would “die” whilst being investigated by the police. The scare is that the story could be “killed” during the “police investigation” and remain unsolved for the duration of a Labour Party premiership.
That is what happened in the case of the murder or manslaughter of Nardu Debono inside the Police GHQ and which remained unsolved throughout the premiership of Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
Is it possible too know on what grounds he is held? Maybe for acting as a shooting practice target to yet another cowboy?
The 48-hour rule was abused under Old Labour – it’s not meant to be the norm but the exception.
Why is the guy being held?
Is he a danger to himself, or are the Police worried he might try to attack their fists with his face or something like that? It’s starting to look like we need to re-form Hielsa.
Are the police and the government trying to intimidate Steve Morrison Smith? Does he have the right to a lawyer?
Is Franco Debono hectoring anyone about the rights of this accused person? I didn’t think so….
‘Why is the guy being held?’
Because he wouldn’t stand still while being shot at.
I wonder whether they stripped him naked and denied him his medications as well or is that solely reserved for the nefarious crime of allegedly misusing a laptop.
In Mintoff-KMB days when MLP thugs were called in for questioning about their activities they were seen immediately by the inspector, the Commissioner of Police was immediately informed that they refused to answer questions and the thugs were returned immediately to the bosom of their not-so-very-anxious families.
So they won’t confirm whether he’s in their custody or not, whereas the British Consulate will.
What is this, 80s Argentina?
No. 80s Malta.
And all this in a matter of some 20 months. Imagine what Malta’s going to look like in three years’ time.
Minister Mallia should order Smith’s release and make a personal public apology to him without any further delay. What on earth is he waiting for, the scum.
Is the Minister’s driver held in custody too? Or has he been sent to some 5-star hotel to chill?
May God help Mr Smith.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/46414/watch_muscat_to_wait_for_inquiry_to_determine_political_responsibility_over_shootout#.VG8MCjTF9mM
What a wanker, maybe he hopes Sheehan was an undercover Transport Malta official.
I have a feeling that this story will be splashed on the UK papers once Mr. Smith is released and leaves the island (bet he can’t wait). “Briton’s ordeal in Maltese prison” etc. That’s Brand Malta for you…rebranded.
What can you say about a country where the victim ends in custody, while the aggressor is protected by the Prime Minister?
Where are the rights group? Oh, he is not a dying dog, some tree or a baroque building. He is just a barrani.
Messu ma giex hawn.
it is now clear that it was not a hit and run at all, but a scenario in which a man who got out of his car to reason with his assailant (the minister’s driver) found himself threatened with a gun and then shot three times when he tried to escape the threat.
So why is the victim being held in policy custody while the perpetrator runs free?
The answer to your question is that this is the mentality of the Prime Minister and his ministers. It is a repetition of Malta under Dom Mintoff and KMB.
It’s the message, the regime can.
Minister Mallia didn’t have the decency to at least offer his resignation even if the PM doesn’t accept it at least he made a lame attempt to show goodwill.
The PM came out 22 hours after to gauge the people’s feelings. He didn’t do it well because by now he would have sacked omnipotent Mallia.
Let us all pray for him. Being held under a Labour government is not a joke.
I know from personal experience what that means.
42 years ago a member of my family (aged 20) was held in a dirty lock-up at the Police HQ for about a day under the pretence that the Police were looking for possible co-operation between him and an alleged criminal.
No lawyer’s assistance was provided, and my own insistence with the ‘investigating’ officers for the person’s release, on humane grounds, proved useless.
From what I hear that dirty lock-up still hadn’t been cleaned up until 3 years ago but there again the Minister responsible for the police at the time was a useless Carm Mifsud Bonnici.
He should be released immediately. He is the victim, for heaven’s sake! What’s wrong with this country?
And the shooter is still on the roads? Why hasn’t he been arrested yet?
The answer to your question is, “because he is a Labourite” or “wiehed minn taghna” in Maltese.
There is an aspect of Morrison Smith’s arrest that is very worrying. The police are refusing to confirm or deny his arrest so, if it were not for his wife and the British High Commission, Smith would have officially ‘disappeared’.
I can’t believe we’re here expecting the worst.
The word ‘depot’, territory forcibly removed from our knowledge, with us again.
Why hasn’t Sheehan been arrested?
Does this make any sense?
No, it’s 80s Malta II – the revenge of the old guard
Can Manuel Mallia, who hijacked the visa section from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also enlighten us as to the sale of Maltese visas to Libyans?
“His wife was too upset to talk.” Yeah, right.
Want to bet she’s been threatened not to speak to the media, as the neighbours were.
To Jozef: No this is Mexico.
I shall not be surprised if he comes out with a bruised body and face followed by a police statement that he attacked the policemen when under arrest.
God help this man for rubbing the wrong Minister the wrong way.
This is all a rehearsal for a film which Mallia and the Keystone Cops from Floriana are preparing.
Mela l-investituri Cinizi, Azerbajjani, Russi etc li qed jixtru c-cittadinanza bl-eskorta maghhom, u dan l-investitur Ingliz ta’ veru spara fuqu d-driver jew skorta tal-ministru tal-intern.
Lanqas ghal-bejh tac-cittadinanza mhu reklam tajjeb ahseb u ara ghad-demokrazija u l-investiment f’Malta.
Why has the British High Commission not intervened? Maybe they did but it is not public. They are so much better in such cases than our amateurs.