Leisure Clothing: time for a comment from the Chinese government/embassy
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January 8, 2015 at 11:57am
These clippings are from today’s print edition of Times of Malta – its report on yesterday’s court sitting in the Leisure Clothing case. Given that China owns this business which is committing violations on Maltese territory, I think it’s time for a comment from that country via its embassy.
It’s pointless fixating on Bin Han – the man doesn’t own the factory. He’s an employee like the rest of them.
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Lovely – give them all the time and details as well.
Now let me think. Is giving advance notice of an inspection grounds for the public to have respect for the process of justice in Malta or for its derision?
Law bigwigs please note.
Please tell me the police took photos and video as evidence
If they did, why would the magistrate need to go to see the condition of the place now? Whatever he sees now is irrelevant to what the conditions where when the alleged crime was taking place. I can already hear the defence objecting…
Another example of how ‘justice’ is trodden on in Malta is a case reported today. Investigations against all logic, with not a peep from those who should be updating laws to explain the gross shortchanging of society or any attempts to update relevant laws.
“The court accepted arguments of the defence that since the prosecution had not brought evidence on the actual value of the cars, the court had to reply on the minimum value of €2,300”
All well and good one might think until one reads that the cars valued at a measly €2,300 are a Mercedes ML, a Mercedes S Class a Range Rover Evoque and a Mini Cooper.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150108/local/two-men-jailed-for-importing-stolen-luxury-cars.551091
I understand your point, Mila. However a magistrate would still hold an on-the-spot inquiry, if nothing else to confirm that the images in the video correspond with the place itself.
However if no photos/video have been taken by the police, surely that will be considered a dereliction of duty and the magistrate would have to take note of that?
Or is this another case of looking at the letter rather than the spirit of the law?
Thank you and prosit to Katrine Camilleri.
Where were Tony Zarb, Mario Cutajar, and the rest of the drum-thumping union big guns when all this was going on?
Toni Zarb is still learning how to say “Itta dattet” in Mandarin Chinese.
Clown.
A journalist needs to ask directly both Tony Zarb and Mario Cutajar what involvement they had in the matter.
They are not standing behind their guns but sitting behind their heaps of euros.
‘Given that China owns this business which is committing violations on Maltese territory, I think it’s time for a comment from that country via its embassy.’
Given that China is buying chunks of Malta at a steady pace it may be considered urgent to do so before the Chinese start to consider Malta an extension of China.
Muscat sold Malta to China in 2010. The deal’s done. Now worry about its outcome.
How clever of the magistrate! By the time the inspection is held, they will find the place all nicely done up with sheets, duvets, curtains and, why not, carpets.
Reminds me of inspections by the health inspectors to a restaurant after it had been announced days before. I don’t think ‘third world’ even fits for this country.
Probably the GWU are compiling a scientific report as it has always done during Labour governments on every issue that crops up.
For what I am reading it looks like that the Chinese local management were more open with the police, than the shop stewards of the GWU who was/were interviewed by the newspaper.
The latter are more keen to cover up the slavery. There was a recent interview with a Maltese female at Leisure Clothing.
I bet he found hundreds of toilet paper rolls.
Considering that this happened for 25 years under the PN and has continued for nearly 2 years under the PL, I am at least grateful that this exploitation is something both parties are agreed upon.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-01-09/local-news/Photos-Leisure-Clothing-employees-living-in-filth-Magistrate-given-glossy-tour-6736128413
It’s pointless fixating on Bin Han – the man doesn’t own the factory. He’s an employee like the rest of them.
Yes it’s True.