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AUDIO: Minister's driver shoots while on phone with HQ, says minister with him, 2nd call released

Sunday, 7 December 2014, 22:16 Last update: about 13 years ago

Net TV this evening released the conversation that took place between Minister Manuel Mallia's driver and the police headquarters on the 112 line on the night of the shooting incident in Gzira.

At one point, Mr Sheenan tells the control room officer that the minister was with him.

He is heard shooting at a car as he requests assisytance.

Listen to the conversation in the youtube video above.

The station later released a second telephone call that was made three minutes after the first one, which is being reproduced in video below.

The transcript follows:

Control Room: Hello 112 l-Emergenza


PC Sheehan: 112.. Id-driver tal-ministru, ibgħat lil tal-RIU


Control Room: X'għandek


PC Sheehan: Urġenti fejn il-pixxina


Control Room: Pixxina fejn


PC Sheehan: Tal-Qroqq


Control Room: Ehe, fejn eżatt fil-parking


PC Sheehan: Ehe, fejn il-parking


Control Room: X'għandek?


PC Sheehan: Jarawni. Faqgħuli l-karozza tal-ministru u baqa sejjer. Ġie biex jattakani u ħrigt l-arma għalih ħa tkun taf.


Control Room: Sorry?


PC Sheehan: Għidtlek faqagħli l-karozza tal-ministru


Control Room: Sewwa


PC Sheehan: Orrajt. Ejjew issa.


Control Room: Issa għidli l-karozza li ħabtet miegħek. Inutli nibgħatlek l-RIU hemmhekk. Inti trid tmur l-eqreb għassa.


PC Sheehan: Ma nistax. Qed inkellmek jiena. Għandi l-ministru miegħi.


Control Room: Iwa, naf x'inti tghidli jaħasra... il-Ministru. Il-karozza, għandek idea x'kienet il-karozza?


PC Sheehan: Opel Vauxhall. Ħa jsuqli, ħarabli.


Two shots are then heard being fired.


PC Sheehan: Sparajt fuqu. Ħarabli


Control Room: X'inhu


PC Sheehan: Ħarabli. Sparajt fuqu


Control Room: Sparajt fuqu. Fuq min sparajt?


PC Sheehan: Ehe Puluzija jien. Għax stajt ma bgħatthomlix. Prosit.


Control Room: Ma bgħatthomlix, qed nghidlek ... il-karozza


PC Sheehan: Qed niġri warajh direzzjoni lejn Regional Road. Ibgħatli għax ha nibqa ntih it-tiri sakemm tiġu


Control Room: Għidli x'inhi l-karozza. M'intix tgħidli x'inhi


PC Sheehan: Opel Vauxhall


Control Room: X'kulur


PC Sheehan: Silver. Qed niġri warajh. Lejn Regional Road


Control Room: Lejn Regional Road, direzzjoni l-fejn? Lejn Santa Venera?


PC Sheehan: Għadni tiela l-fuq. Għadni ha noħrog għal Regional Road


Control Room: Lejn Santa Venera, jiġifieri?


PC Sheehan: FEIO


Control Room: Sorry?


PC Sheehan: Ghax pjanċi ta' barra. FEIO


Control Room: FEIO?


PC Sheehan: Iva. Ija. Direzzjoni lejn il-mini ta' Santa Venera.


Control Room: Lejn il-mini ta' Santa Venera. Hekk orrajt. Ha nibgħathom issa. Tal-għassa ha nibgħathom hemmhekk.

 

The second telephone call

 

PC Sheehan: Emergenza. Jien ix-xiufier tal-Ministru Mallia... Ibghatli tal-mobile... sparajt fuq wiehed... orrajt... taht il-mini ta’ Regional Road


HQ: Bghatnihom ta hemmhekk


PC Sheehan: Taht il-mini ta’ Santa Venera


HQ: Taht il-mini ta’ Santa Venera


PC Sheehan: Ergajt waqqaftu.


HQ: Fhimtek... Bghatnihom ta issa


PC Sheehan: Ghax mhux se jghaddu dawn zgur


HQ: Bghatnihom ta hemmhekk


PC Sheehan:Zommuli naqra biss. Ghinuni biss ghax diga harabli darbtejn


HQ: Gejjin ta hemmhekk


PC Sheehan:Taghmilx kummiedji ta (to the other driver). Ara ma tikkummidjax.


Other police: X’ghamel dan?


PC Sheehan: Faqaghli l-karozza


Other police: Ijja?


PC Sheehan: Il-mera

 

 

 

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