Journalists were made to wait for two hours while Muscat and Mallia wrangled about resignation
Comment by Pierre Portelli of The Malta Independent
Malta Right Now reports that the reason why journalists were kept waiting for more than two hours at the Auberge de Castille tonight is that the Police Minister refused to resign when Muscat asked him to do so.
The point that Malta Right Now doesn’t make clearly – perhaps because people who work in politics assume that everyone else knows this too – is that in that context, ‘requesting a resignation’ is a demand that must be acceded to.
This is not like the Leader of the Opposition requesting the resignation of the Environment Minister.
This is like your boss requesting your resignation. In other words, he is telling you to resign. He’s your boss.
It is inconceivable that the prime minister would request the resignation of one of his ministers and that minister says ‘Le, siehbi. Jien hawnhekk se nibqalek u infoska kemm trid.’
But Manuel Mallia doesn’t understand the codes because he operates in the world of Billy the Hitman.
Muscat can do what Barroso did with that other denizen of the underworld, John Dalli, and give me 30 minutes to clear his desk. But he won’t. That tells you Mallia has a fair bit of blackmailing power, and it shouldn’t surprise us given his sphere of operation.
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This is no longer the Mallia crisis.
The prime minister, challenged by one of his ministers must refer immediately.
Even because the motion of no-confidence remains.
I told you Joseph Muscat would ask for Mallia’s resignation.
He can’t afford a vote in parliament because the whole edifice will begin to crumble.
It looks like he can’t avoid that no confidence vote in parliament now. If the opposition have and sense they’ll bang on their desk through every word he says until they get it.
Daphne, can you please put up that photo where Mallia is wearing a red jacket and there’s Marlene Mizzi as well.
As if he wore all that red and made such an effort to be sacked after two years.
Is Marlene Mizzi tweeting anything?
Meanwhile Azerbaijan has detained a prominent investigative journalist.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_AZERBAIJAN_JOURNALIST_ARRESTED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Crazy Frog – Who let the Frog out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1iAG572Dus
The “moviment” was bound to crumble.
It was never based on values but the only common value was greed.
Does anyone believe that Manuel is going to walk out quietly and close the door behind him whilst thanking everyone? Expect a total meltdown from now onwards.
We need to look back at when Joseph Muscat was elected leader of the Malta Labour Party under the slogan ‘Winner Generation’ on the 6th June 2008.
The group of people who funded and backed him then, has Joseph Muscat by the balls today.
In the same way that Joseph Muscat sold our country to the best bidder, promised jobs and lucrative deals in order to win the 2013 General Election, prior to the Malta Labour Party leadership election of 2008, he made promises which he is now forced to keep.
This is why there are people like Keith ‘Casco’ Schembri, Silvio Scerri, holding key positions within government. These are the people who have funded him all along.
Joseph Muscat’s insatiable hunger and ambition for power very likely led him also to strike deals with players of the underworld. And who best to broker those deals than the same man who was placed in charge of the Police, the Secret Service and the Army.
We’ll help you make it to the top but you will allow us to flourish once you get there.
Under the guise of progressive liberalism which is nothing other than a fancy term for far right politics, Joseph Muscat, is slowly but surely handing over our country to the criminal underworld. He has no control. If he deviates from the script they will eliminate him and this could also mean physical elimination.
The only way that Joseph Muscat can be stopped and to put an end to this madness is if 10 decent people’s representatives sitting on the Labour benches in parliament vote against him. But that’s asking a lot.
These 10 people need to realize what’s happening here.
Joseph Muscat’s Labour Party shares the same name with the party that was once led by Paul Boffa but it is so far removed from the true spirit of Boffa’s Labour Party. Joseph Muscat’s Labour Party does not even come anywhere close to their beloved Mintoff’s ideals and his Malta Labour Party.
Fuelled by the never-ending greed of the group that propelled him into power, Joseph Muscat will go further than the excesses that happened under Mintoff’s watch in the 70s and 80s. It will happen in a different way but it sure will happen.
We are living in dangerous times. The quicker people realize this, the quicker people start hitting the streets in peaceful protest, the better. We cannot remain complacent as we are led down this ugly path into the darkness.
It is obvious me that Mallia has a lot of enemies within MLP.
These people were instrumental in helping the media to exert pressure on Muscat.
Good riddance.
It hit me now, the reason for all the security men around Joseph Muscat and his wife.
Mallia and his criminal underworld have him by the balls.
One false move, and I actually can’t believe that I believe this, and Muscat becomes the target.
It sounds like he is shit scared of Mallia, and must have left that meeting fearing not only his political future but also his life.
So Muscat meekly tells the media that he asked Mallia to resign, whereas in reality Mallia told him he has no intention of doing so, and watch out Joseph if you dare make me resign.
Far-fetched?
Seriously, the new norm in this country is astounding.
If Mr Mallia is not wanted, why would he stick around?
Has he no pride?
Isn’t he a very successful lawyer that does not need the headache of politics to put food on the table that he buys on special from Lidl.
I still don’t think this explains what happened.
Ever since the Joseph Muscat’s announcement last night, I have been asking myself why the PM, who no one can accuse of lacking a certain measure of native cunning, would put himself in such a weak position.
He must know that he will face years of ridicule if Mallia comes back saying “thanks but no thanks, I’m staying on as Police Minister”.
The only thing I can think of is that the Prime Minister actually wants the narrative to focus on this weakness, rather than the actual details of the report – he might be choosing the lesser of two evils.
Mallia jaf xi haga li ser twaqqa l-Gvern jekk Muscat jipprova jkeccieh.
He’ll resign and be given Louis Galea’s job.
Alla jbierek kemm jiflah jaqa ghan-nejk Muscat. X’qoxxra ta kukudrill ghandu. Kompli sejjer hekk. Zommu ministru u darb’ohra title sormok fl’elezzjoni.
If we needed confirmation on who is running the country now we have it. Joseph Muscat has sold his soul to the criminal world and is dragging this country down with him into the pits of hell.
The best thing for him to do now is to resign himself and save us the bit of face we have left and call another election. That is the only way we can get rid of Manuel Mallia.
I hope the labour MP’s will vote with the opposition in the motion against Dr. Mallia.
Will be interesting to see the Parliamentary debate on the motion to remove Mallia if he doesn’t resign. Dr Simin Busuttil will have another field day.
One by one , the chickens will come home to roost.
Imagine if Manuel Barroso did like Muscat with John Dalli.
Dak il grazzi li tiehu Mallia. Nghiduha kif inhi, wara li qdejtu tajjeb lil Muscat u ghentu b’mod specjali bhala ex-Nazzjonalist jirbah l-elezzjoni, issa jridek tirrezenja?
Ghandek ragun ma titlaqx. Issa ghamel pjacir l-ex partitarji tieghek u ibqa kemm tiflah.
This is inconceivable. ..a minister cannot simply ignore a resignation request from the PM.
This simply means that the PM is no longer capable of exercising his duties and controlling his own cabinet, hence he should himself resign.
The PM has lost any shred of credibility he may have retained. From this point on it will be even more of a free-for-all because they all know now that their PM is all bark and no bite.
Who is the Prime Minister? And who are the babies in this political action-drama story?
What a waste of time and money, what a disaster.
What? Has he not resigned? What happens now? The PM has lost any authority he had left. If Mallia does not resign then the next logical step is for the PM to resign.
A prime minister does not ask somebody to resign but tells him he is no longer the minister.
Well, Mallia refused to resign.
The Prime Minister asks him and negotiates with him, Mallia keeps saying NO.
This explains why no cameras inside , no questions inside.
A transparent and a government that listens…
I never thought the PM would manage to fire Mallia and I still don’t.
The only thing that surprises and I was wrong about is that he actually tried. I hadn’t thought he would have the courage to do even that.
I still hope I am proven wrong but that’s probably wishful thinking.
So it turns out I am proven wrong, and very surprised as I was sure this could never happen. I still cannot understand how it happened but it most evidently did.
Was it not Joseph Muscat the one who said that Europe lacks leadership?
Well, we now all know who lacks leadership.
As usual, Joseph Muscat prefers to sit on the wall.
Muscat can’t even stand up to Mallia. And then we expect him to stand up to China.
Wow, this is better than an episode of Scandal. Drama in Parliament, that is the transparency and clean government that Joseph promised.
Have they ever heard about the phrase ‘lead by example’. I wonder what dirt Mallia holds on Joseph?
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts apsolutely
“… Muscat and Mallia wrangled about resignation…”
And also whether Cassar would accept a temporary, acting post of Commissioner of Police after the dramatic experience of his three immediate predecessors in the hot seat
Perhaps you wanted to say Mallia in the first paragraph instead of CoP?
As always, thank you!
I dedicate this song to our spineless Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXVGbFSP4Ps
Muscat is as guilty as Mallia in the Sheehan cover-up and Mallia knows.
That is Mallia’s blackmailing power.
Way to go, prime minister.
That Mallia refuses to go should not come as a surprise.
In one respect it is a good thing, as now it provides the Opposition with a heaven sent opportunity to recover some lost ground and lost votes faster than looked possible even six months ago.
They should press their attack with all their strength.
If Mallia defies the Prime Minister’s -the PRIME MINISTER’s – demand that he resign, then Muscat’s political credibility is finished.
The Opposition should adopt a policy of respect for the office but not the man in both cases and pursue a policy of non-cooperation politically until the situation is resolved.
Meanwhile they should press ahead with the no confidence motion in parliament against Mallia. They will lose this as the Labour parliamentary group will vote on party lines.
They should immediately follow this with a no-confidence motion in this government on the basis of a total failure of leadership. They will lose this too but the pressure will eventually force a resolution.
Here then is the danger: there must be a resignation but will the government force Mallia’s resignation, or Muscat’s?
This farce could actually end with the replacement of Muscat by Mallia as Prime Minister. And then we will be faced with open dictatorship by the criminal class.
We live in interesting, but dangerous times.
Busuttil, Fenech Adami and De Marco must play their cards carefully.
Manwel Mallia is to Joseph Muscat what Lorry Sant was to Mintoff.
dear daf I would like to find out,if the driver of dr.mallia is going to be dealt with.why he was carrying a gun,as far as I know,these drivers are not allowed to be armed,even though he”s a policeman.tks frank
So Ray Zammit not fit for purpose as Police Commissioner but he is fine as assistant commissioner.
As Dr Frank Psaila said on NET yesterday: How will the PM vote in the motion of no confidence in Manwel Mallia brought up in Parliament by the PN?
[Daphne – He’s going to make sure that Manuel Mallia goes before that, even if he has to offer him the position from which Louis Galea will soon retire.]
That position has been promised to someone else already.
Tell Josanne Cassar how the Prime Minister treats journalists as she only knows how Simon Busuttil treats them.
Louis Grech