You have to be so Taghna Lkoll shameless to complain about this after the Taghna Lkoll mess you’ve just made
Deputy police commissioner Ray Zammit is utterly shameless – it seems to be a Taghna Lkoll feature – as well as completely clueless to complain at this juncture that his name hasn’t been engraved on the tablet list of police commissioners in the entrance to Police Headquarters.
This is the man who made a fool of himself and brought his force into disrepute with his behaviour on the night of 19 November and the recorded telephone conversations which most of us have since heard.
It would have been a lot worse for him if we had also heard the conversations which were not recorded – the ones which he had mobile to mobile rather than via 112.
The prime minister made a meal of ‘firing’ Zammit, only for us to find out within hours that he hadn’t been fired at all, or even demoted – that he still held his actual rank of deputy commissioner. Except that the government had found it pressing to appoint a police commissioner at last, instead of having an ‘acting’ one, now that Manuel Mallia no longer blocked that by holding his cousin Ray before him like a shield for his multifarious clients, including the Farrugia brothers.
Now this guy wants his name inscribed for posterity in marble, even though the names of acting commissioners are not so inscribed on that list.
Trid tkun il-vera Taghna Lkoll – jew kugin ta’ Leli Mallia – biex tkun daqshekk sfaccat. So just imagine if you’re both, like Cousin Ray.
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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141230/local/updated-ray-zammit-irked-at-being-left-out-of-police-commissioners-list.550065
Presumably the lettering would have been expected to be made of brass, to match his neck.
Ray Zammit: u ijja.
Ray Banned
Credit where credit is due: he did the ice bucket challenge.
Yet another example in support of the Dunning-Kruger phenomenon.
[Daphne – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-macaray/the-dunningkruger-effect_b_4476166.html ]
A good perspective, especially when that ‘ u ijja!’ is sounded.
I suppose people like Ray Zammit are so ignorant that they can’t see any harm in what they did.
“The unskilled are too ignorant to recognize their ineptitude”
Dunning-Kruger.
We only heard Ray Zammit’s telephone conversations of the night of 19 November and we were not impressed with his competence.
God knows if he had handled other cases in a similar manner. He was not fit for purpose.
If you ever heard him speak, you would have known that he was not fit for purpose not even as a constable let alone anything higher.
He is the 80s kind of stereotypical policeman.
I cannot understand how he made it that far, and even worse, most of his promotions were given to him (not earned) in the previous administrations.
“…except that the government had found it pressing to appoint a police commissioner at last,..”
Much more likely the appointee was wise enough to refuse an “acting” promotion benefitting from his predecessor’s experience.
He thinks his mustache alone is worthy of a cushy good paying job on the public dime.
A tribute to a former acting police commissioner.
Ma tixxandarx din it-telefonata.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDZWa2VW-8&feature=youtu.be
And a tribute to Peppi Azzopardi in Ye Olde Turtle Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MXOwos4-wQ&feature=youtu.be
And a round-up of this year’s efforts.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH98EDnxiLytixtUeDBwfjw
If anyone needed any further proof whether this government is not really serious about reforming the Police Force, the decision to retain Ray Zammit is it.
Of course the fact that Zammit is clueless about what competence really is simply shines a light onto Muscat’s own incompetence.
After all, the PM cannot feign ignorance now.
Irid ikollok wicc ta’ ‘spizjara’ biex tohrog bi pretensjoni bhal din. O.K. siehbi?
‘Now this guy wants his name inscribed for posterity in marble’
Ray Zammit thought he’d have a shot at it, or zewg tiri perhaps.
‘It would have been a lot worse for him if we had also heard the conversations which were not recorded – the ones which he had mobile to mobile rather than via 112.’
As head of the Secret Service at the time, the new Commissioner, Cassar would have or could have had the opportunity to know.
Naturally having his name now inscribed for posterity in marble has nothing to do with preserving that silence, I am sure.
It makes one wonder how a person with such a mentality reached the rank of Acting Police Commissioner. Could it be that even Joseph Muscat hesitated at proceeding to the next step and appointing him Commissioner?
This was his cousin just less than a year ago:
”Manuel Mallia caught ‘eavesdropping’ outside PN Parliament office”.
But we were told that all was taken care of because the Speaker had dealt with it although, in the true vein of arrogance, which we have come to expect, we were not told how.
It might seem silly now but even little actions make the man.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-01-30/news/manuel-mallia-caught-eavesdropping-outside-pn-parliament-office-3819175937/
Couldn’t he have his name inscribed on the plinth propping the Luqa monument? U ejja, come on.
I don’t know what assistant police commissioner Ray Zammit is complaining about.
One day he too will have his name engraved on a marble tablet like most of us although admittedly it won’t be in the entrance to Police Headquarters.
Shameless and cheap empty words are a speciality of this government. It seems to have discovered the fact that a few well placed words give an impression of action but not following through with the action is a great way of cultivating and accommodating ‘taghna llkollers’.
Magistrate’s Peralta’s actions drew immediate condemnation from the authorities, with Justice Minister Owen Bonnici calling Dr Peralta’s actions “illegal and abusive”. Dr Bonnici wrote to the Commission, asking it to act with urgency and “take all the steps it deems fit”. However, because no impeachment motion was moved, the most the Commission can do is issue a warning. Sunday Times 04.01.15 print edition, pg 9.
Meanwhile this same magistrate is entrusted with the case of Leisure Clothing!
Is this bright spark on the state payroll?
Mr Piscopo said the new buses are being specifically designed for the Maltese road network and are expected to be delivered in the coming months.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150104/local/new-bus-operator-to-use-leased-uk-buses-instead-of-ubs-coaches.550527
Note that he did not say modified but specifically designed, yet did not feel the need to give specifications such as make or special features required, neither the date of delivery, because, you know, with a soft touch, you do not need to be bound with any dates. How convenient.
Are there any more vacancies for clowns on the state payroll?
Perhaps there should be a marble plaque with Zammit’s name and a list of ‘u ijja’ incidents like the one below, because he surely knows that even if the person detained by police was guilty of a number of things, removing evidence which could shed light on undesirable practices by police is never a good option.
Dr Abela also asked for a photographer to take pictures of the police car Mr Calleja was taken to, to document the bloodstains within, only for Insp. Sultana to point out that the car had been washed. Mr Calleja’s parents, who accompanied their son in court, said that the car had been washed immediately after the incident.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-10-27/local-news/Lawyer-of-man-accused-of-biting-constable-claims-his-client-was-victim-of-police-brutality-6736124499