The Malta Independent 17 February 2020, Monday

Police scandal: ‘Witch hunt’ mounted to uncover whistleblower who reported corruption

A number of police officers have been openly accused of being the whistleblower who uncovered corruption at the Traffic Branch, in what sources have described as an ongoing “witch...

latest comment from Anthony Cassar, 17/02/2020 06:12: This whistleblower should be praised not harassed. He must be like Inspector Callahan movie staring Clint Eastwood . Hell with this rotten police officers.
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‘I have not resigned and will not be resigning’ – Chris Cardona

Labour Party deputy leader Chris Cardona told The Malta Independent that he has not resigned. Nationalist Party media this afternoon reported that Cardona “is expected to resign” in...

latest comment from M. Agius, 16/02/2020 16:13: I am not defending anybody. One can expect anything from scheming malicious crooks. Anyone can include a number of his wish on his mobile. Yet, the motive of the choice remains debatable.
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Good governance will remain one of our priorities, PM Abela says

Prime Minister Robert Abela strongly stated on Sunday that good governance will always be this government’s priority in order to ensura that what occurred in the past will never happen...

latest comment from Santana, 17/02/2020 07:15: The PL learnt and is learning? By which measure can Robert Abela make make such a jaw dropping assertion? The PL had the record for the most corrupt Minister, Lorry Sant, ever, up till 1986. That did not keep them from grabbing that record yet again up till 2018, with Konrad Mizzi. Total impunity from criminal investigations remains. The immense damage inflicted by their disgraced Prime Minister is papered over by Robert Abela, on a daily basis, who leaves Muscat's aura of untouchability, intact for electoral purposes, just like Mintoff did. The disgusting, premeditated, relegation of the police force to political puppetry, is there for all to see. This was the Labour way of government of yore and remains so to this very day. Where is the learning from mistakes then? The reason is that such massive, widespread, planned, corrupt ways of working are NOT mistakes at all. They are Labour's way of going about doing things. This includes some hallmark methods. Organised demonisation of the critics, justification of corrupt practices, wiping the bloodstained slate clean by electoral victories, greed is not only good but a raison d'etre for everything, corruption is part of the game not it's disease, inappropriate closeness to the rich is business friendly, backhanders are legitimate payment, and so much, depressingly, more.
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Ferris takes exception to article about MTA appointment

Former Enemalta official Ray Ferris has taken exception to the story carried last week in this newspaper about his appointment as head of enforcement at the Malta Tourism Authority. He has...

latest comment from Holiday99, 16/02/2020 12:39: Christmas gifts are hampers or a few bottles of wine NOT silver dishes. Anyone involved in tenders should not even accept a hamper. My mother in law tells the story of her father who was an MP in the 1920s and 1930s. Her father was sent a turkey for Christmas and he sent it back.
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'Environment and planning strategies require a re-invention of the concept of urban living'

The time has come to recalibrate urban living, so as to include a more harmonious interaction with nature, increased innovation, better ideas, to foster a greater sense of community, and to leave a...

latest comment from Gaetano Desira, 16/02/2020 13:38: Malta is a very small island ( 28 km Long by 14 kilometers width ) and one of the most dense islands in the world. I dont know why the Planing Authourity is given more permits for large blocks of concreate when the property market is more than full up with empty flats with very high prices that only the rich people can afford to buy a simple flat.
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Officers investigating Traffic Branch fraud were told to ‘sit on the file’

Officers investigating claims of police corruption at the Police Traffic Branch, which was uncovered by a whistleblower, were told by senior officers to “sit on the file”, The Malta...

latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 16/02/2020 01:43: The officers who turned a blind should to this scandal should face the musical as they are the ones who should have seen that no abuse is permitted, Abuse that has been going on for decades!!! Well done to the incompetent officers at the helm of the Police Corp!!!!
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TMIS Editorial: A police force in tatters

If the Malta Police Force had any credibility left, it was torn to shreds over the last week with the uncovering of a major scandal within the Traffic Branch that could likely spread to other police...

latest comment from Manwel Debattista, 16/02/2020 19:42: Who resigned as a result of the corruption in the police force under Gonzi? Who dedicated whole editorials about the abuses of the police under Gonzi? You get the hypocrisy Pino?
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Michael Farrugia must take political responsibility for collapse of police force – Delia

Michael Farrugia must take political responsibility for the collapse of the police corps under his watch, Opposition Leader Adrian Delia said today. More than 40 police officers are involved in...

latest comment from Karl Magro, 15/02/2020 17:57: You love resignations... as your own people resigned!! 😂😂 a shame to the management in your own party
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