Seems like the Labour Party aka government has made its calculations and decided that the least political damage comes from blaming the head of Police.

Of course there is that little detail of who added ‘in the air’.

What do they care if in order to brush off political responsibility they undermine people’s trust in an institution? Who was it who decided that Zammit was fit for purpose anyway?

Well the transcript starts by saying:

Fil-konversazzjoni bejn il-Ministru Manwel Mallia u x-xufier Paul Sheehan, il-Ministru Mallia jinstema’ jistaqsih –

MANUEL MALLIA: “Fejn hu l-indirizz ta’ ommu” .”

So, either the Minister was speaking to Sheehan and asked about someone else’s mother, or Maltarightnow meant to say what you imply (i.e. that the Minister was asking Sheehan questions through someone else).

Nithassru zikk

@Tom Double Thumb: 2nd Para onwards.

Yes. This sort of reasoning is what I’m referring to above.

@That question still doesn’t make complete sense. Not from a parent.

I’m not questioning whether the child was there, but whether the question put by Manwel Mallia during that phone call was code for the merchandise.

Gzira, Msida: That’s Manwel Mallia’s base and home town. Was that the first time the child was dropped off there? Is the dropping off always done in the absence of Manwel Mallia? Do his back ground checks not entail checking the premises where his daughter would be staying, even temporarily? His children are his pride and joy. He would have known where the mother lived. Even Pawlu the other driver knew.

That’s good enough for me. It’s just that all this lying has made me extra-wary.