This is the police sergeant who was involved in that lapdancing club fracas
This is Police Sergeant Ramon Mifsud (Grech), who was photographed in uniform at the bar of a lapdancing club in the early hours of Boxing Day, by a club patron, leading to a fracas in which the patron was assaulted by police, thrown into the back of a police van and had his smartphone taken from him and returned without the memory card.
PS Ramon Mifsud has been involved in a couple of other episodes before. He appears to have an inordinate number of children – six, I believe – from different women and lives in a Balzan penthouse with a rooftop swimming-pool. I have no idea how much police sergeants take home in regular pay, so it might well be possible to buy or rent that sort of thing while supporting several minor children.
When I read about the incident at the club, I reacted by saying ‘definitely one of Toni’s pulizija Laburisti’ only to be told that I am jumping to conclusions. Not at all, I responded – it’s a rational deduction based on observable fact.
Then I found his Facebook page which is decorated with a photograph of Mintoff’s funeral and words of adulatory praise for the vile gnome he describes as “is-salvatur”, and he’s also ‘liked’ Joseph Muscat’s official page. Oh, and Rita the Desert Princess. Great going for a police sergeant.
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When the philosopher said “cherchez la femme”, did he mean Rita Spiteri?
Sometimes I feel like I’m living in Albania.
You are, but it’s called something else…don’t let it bother you, what’s in a name?
Ironically, the first three letters of the word Malta have a very significant meaning.
Happy new year to you, all your family, and all like-minded people who follow this blog.
Having said that, I was going to mention the penthouse thingy….plus a gold pacifier? (baby pic)
You also had an article about this guy a couple of years back.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/05/would-you-buy-a-used-car-from-this-policeman/
So it is.
The face was familiar. That is where I have seen him before.
At least his woman is considerate – that crucifix will keep warm and comfortable as long as its around her, em, neck.
Instead of just wishing you a Happy New Year I would like to thank you for giving us the ‘news behind the news’, in true journalistic spirit.
Let’s hope the media and people in general adopt the attitude of looking into the background of the people behind the news, especially those in the public service, as you do here in your blog.
Happy New Year to you and your readers (of good will, I might add).
Good luck with that wish.
Maltese media journalists could not spell investigative journalism never mind practise it.
If it was not for this website God only knows what this shambles of a government would get away with.
She looks like a ‘seftura’ ‘in calore’ and he looks like a ‘beccamorto’ from some obscure Sicilian village.
Ma kinetx bizzejjed din li ghandu..
Great! Thanks for this post. I recognised him and saw him a couple of times at Flashback in uniform and drinking.
Once I saw him with a colleague who was smoking and drinking in uniform, always at Flashback Havana.
I’m really glad he’s in this mess.
Maybe he’s hoping to be transfered back to Valetta police station. Anyone assigned to St Julian’s is usually there on account of a transfer either disciplinary or political.
You can find this guy at Tony’s right across the road at the start of his shift. One of the police force’s finest!
What is of particular interest are the incidents involving this person and other people’s cameras or camera phones.
Of course such stories would not be complete unless some wrong details led to the dismissal of charges. Blessed be Maltese sagas and their disappointingly predictable endings!
I find crosses and crucifixes diving in and out of cleavages rather appealing.
– male heterosexual with no religious affiliations
John Pisani reports on Illum and Maltatoday that Marilyn Calernigliaro, the 14 year old who was missing has gone to the police station. This is of course good news, but shouldn’t the police have issued a press release rather than calling John Pisani to give him exclusive news?
That girl needs help. Her parents a lot of explaining to do.
Are police officers authorised to talk “explain” to the press about a crime?
Is this acceptable ethical behaviour from a public official?
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141228/local/updated-police-sergeant-explains-presence-in-gentlemans-club-denies-wrongdoing-had-previous-court-case.549752
“He said he had not been drinking but had been talking to the victim of the knife incident, about which a man will be charged in the coming days.”
It seems that the police are in no hurry to charge the person involved.
If the new police commissioner and new minister mean business, they should clean out such characters from the corps.
“PS Ramon Mifsud […] appears to have an inordinate number of children – six, I believe – from different women and lives in a Balzan penthouse with a rooftop swimming-pool. I have no idea how much police sergeants take home in regular pay…”
I repeat : blame it all on the tax department.
Commissioner Cassar requires nothing less than what we call a suitcase nuke to clear the decks.
I doubt he will ever use one.
Was his explanation for being inside the club (because of a crime of some sort) ever checked out?
Experience has shown and proven that policemen who go about philandering and living such a lifestyle are living beyond their means.
It has also been proven that such officers could either be on the take or have another source of income emanating from activities of dubious nature.
So even under the previous government nothing was done against this sergeant. Now who is going to bell the cat?
Action against him should have been taken long ago.
That wasn’t the first time Ramon Mifsud was caught drinking at a bar and beating up a witness who photographed him in the act:
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/05/would-you-buy-a-used-car-from-this-policeman/
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/05/would-you-buy-a-used-car-from-this-policeman/
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/05/when-its-the-police-committing-a-crime-who-do-you-call/
Oh dear, and I just re-visited your article about he who now has ministerial responsibility for persons such as this and his aversion to exposure in the media (aka avoiding public pressure).
”Government spokesman Carmelo Abela says that the media should keep quiet about Leisure Clothing”
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/government-spokesman-carmelo-abela-says-that-the-media-should-keep-quiet-about-leisure-clothing/
Such a trashy “person” !
This is Malta…. the pits:
Convicted rapist Ched Evans offered deal by Hibernians
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150102/football/convicted-rapist-ched-evans-offered-deal-by-hibernians.550399
And of course involved in this is none other than Stephen Vaughan, but Times of Malta felt no background was necessary, again.
BBC carries the story and adds ”Hibernians technical director Jeffrey Farrugia said: “Our supporters are waiting for him minute by minute to come here. That is the reaction.”
Of course things might be clearer for anyone who looks at how/why the Vaughans came to be in Malta:
”Chester City chief becomes first owner to fail fit and proper person test”
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30662865
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/18/chester-city-fit-proper-person-test
Just the sort of people who would fit right in and offer such a position to someone with a record:
”Ex Chester FC owner Stephen Vaughan accused of attack on police officer”
”Following Vaughan’s guilty plea, his son …Stephen Vaughan Jnr, 26, and Garner, 29, admitted a lesser charge of threatening behaviour.”
”FORMER Widnes Vikings chairman Stephen Vaughan has been jailed for punching a police officer.”
”…in sentencing Vaughan to 15 months in prison Judge David Fletcher CBE said it had been a “nasty” and “cowardly” attack carried out against a lone officer doing his job.”
”Vaughan Jnr, 26, and Garner, 29, of Aigburth Drive, Aigburth, both admitted threatening behaviour and were each given a six month community order and 120 hours unpaid work.”
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ex-chester-fc-owner-stephen-3386203
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/news/runcorn-widnes-news/former-widnes-vikings-chairman-stephen-5883467
Do his religious beliefs keep him from using a condom?
What happened to the investigatio? Heard nothing yet from the new police commissioner yet. Is it going to be swept under the carpet?