A grave injustice (3)

I must say that I am quite dismayed by the way Stanley J. A. Clews (January 13) attacked the many Maltese patriots who were deported without a fair trial during World War II.

Maj. Clews must realise that these people were not simply Italian sympathisers but were pro-Maltese first and foremost unlike many (not all) pro-British subjects of the time who were more concerned with the glory of the Crown.

I am also compelled to remark that the comment about minister Tonio Borg's possible loss of votes was absolutely pointless because this subject is above petty politics and all Maltese should show some respect to this group of patriots who made so many sacrifices for their nation.

It is disgraceful that Maj. Clews tried to make their exile look like some kind of vacation when it is the most heart-breaking experience possible for a patriot to be separated from his country, especially by a foreign power.

I find it quite ridiculous that a person who tries to justify the deportation of these Maltese patriots expects an apology from Italy and Germany for attacking us. If all the nations who declared war on each other were to apologise for going to war, almost every nation would be entitled to hundreds of apologies and we would never move on.

Furthermore, if a nation had to apologise to Malta, it should be Britain for deporting this group of Maltese nationalists (in the true sense) without any credible proof and without a fair trial.