Was Charles Mangion taking direction?

Labour backbencher Charles Mangion spoke in parliament yesterday on the subject of the transfer of land by the government to a Jordanian man who owns a construction company which operates in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. This individual, Hani Hasan Naji Al Salah, is the sole owner of Sadeen Education Investment Ltd, a company set up for him in Malta by Deo Scerri, the Labour Party’s auditor, at whose office address it is registered.

Charles Mangion has a major conflict of interest in this matter, which does not give the public faith in the transparency of the operation, or confidence that there is no corruption or trading of influence involved. He is Sandro Chetcuti’s notary of choice in Chetcuti’s attempts to strike land development deals in and around Zonqor Point.

Curiosity was piqued among those who watched him on Parliament TV about the Bluetooth device in his ear. Had he simply forgotten to remove it? Hardly. It’s not as though men his age are accustomed to wearing earrings. The general consensus is that he was taking direction from somebody, that he was being prompted and helped along. His speech was dreadful, regardless, but that’s hardly the point here.