Comments on: The power to appoint judges and magistrates is a convenient reward system for the government https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/10/the-power-to-appoint-judges-and-magistrates-is-a-convenient-reward-system-for-the-government/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Evarist Saliba https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/10/the-power-to-appoint-judges-and-magistrates-is-a-convenient-reward-system-for-the-government/#comment-3053171 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:52:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=69675#comment-3053171 The unfortunate truth is that both political parties have shown reluctance to give up their right to appoint judges and magistrates on the current system.

There will be those who will claim that they have not abused the system, but that is no justification for leaving the system as it is, giving the opportunity to others to abuse it.

Yes, talk is cheap.

]]> By: Daphne Caruana Galizia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/10/the-power-to-appoint-judges-and-magistrates-is-a-convenient-reward-system-for-the-government/#comment-3053146 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 09:11:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=69675#comment-3053146 http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-10-04/local-news/Government-will-not-relinquish-power-to-appoint-judges-but-is-open-to-discussion-6736143024

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-10-04/local-news/The-system-of-Impeachment-by-Parliament-has-not-worked-Chamber-of-Advocates-president-6736143023

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