PN wants auditor's report before Delimara power station extension debate

Charles J. Buttigieg

Oct 31st 2009, 23:58

@ J Vella.

The PN character assassinated more people than you can ever admit. Do you remember one particular former MP by the name of Freddie Portelli, one big blatant lie and woof he was totally erased from the political scene forever. Is your memory so selective that blocks the infamous episode on the eve of a general election when your precious EFA hit Sant well below the belt? But the greatest of them all was the historic lie claiming that Ettore Bona saw Lord Strickland wearing the Free Masons regalia. There’s so many more.....but what’s the point?

Victor Laiviera

Oct 31st 2009, 22:16

@ Mr Joe Vella

Ref the JPO case, of course those two men were were found innocent! They should never have been arraigned in the first place.

They were MEANT to be found innocent so that people like you would assume that there was nothing in the whole case. It was a pure red herring.

But you will notice that no action was taken against JPO, the man who is really at the centre of the case.

Joe Cassar

Oct 31st 2009, 22:12

@ Mr A Zahra

Every member of parliament has the right to bring motions before the House.

When such motions are to be debated is decided by the House Business Committee, not the parliamentary group of any side. Of course, that applies when there is a proper separation between party and government, which is no longer the case in Malta.

Gerard Cassar

Oct 31st 2009, 20:56

Nothing will come out from thegovernment side regarding the debate on the power station.
We know all the facts thanks to the L.P. The P.N. will never let any think to come out that could incriminate them.
We are not living democracy we are living under a government that is fascinated by the E.U.and side kicks the Maltese citizens. I'ts is seen as a pocket dictatorship, that will prolong its life as much as possible as the tunnel it has entered is without issue or a shasm is awaiting the P.N. once out of the darkness, hence they retard the downfall as much as they can. How could they preserve the standard of living they have got used to these last 20 years?
However time is inexorable. Living too long is like a punishment, governing for too many years is a punishment for the population who elected the government and a lot of real trouble for those who govern.

Joe Vella

Oct 31st 2009, 20:52

@ M. Borg

Simple answer to your question. Gonzi did so with a clear conscious knowing that every thing was above board.

m. borg

Oct 31st 2009, 20:41

If gonziPN wants to waite for the auditor's report before discussing the power station extention issue in parliament why did the Honourable PM sign the contract and we already know which construction company will get the job.?

Joe Vella

Oct 31st 2009, 20:18

@ Charles J. Buttigieg

The PN never runaway from the facts and the truth. It is the PL and its' leadership that always base its' bogus claims misinformation on and innuendo.

Joe Vella

Oct 31st 2009, 20:15

@ P. Schembri

"If you're trying to mix things up with the JPO affair, the court didn't say that the accused were innocent or corrupt."

I honestly doubt if one should take you seriously or not after making the above statement. I think not.

The Court not only find the accused innocent but the Courts are on record that the accused are men of integrity and beyond approach to any advance.

The dishonesty of the PL leadership is beyond doubt. After the PL leadership and it's media crucified these individual on a daily basis leading to the last election and up to their indictment, subsequently hardly a mention upon they were exonerated by the Courts.

Shame indeed!!!

P. Schembri

Oct 31st 2009, 19:39

@Joe Vella. What character assassination? You must be looking the wrong way. The PN are experts in character assassinations. Look what they did to Alfred Sant and to anyone who doesn't toe their line. If you're trying to mix things up with the JPO affair, the court didn't say that the accused were innocent or corrupt. At least the real ones, because they were only scapegoats. The court didn't say there weren't any irregularities, which PL had been saying for a long time. So the accused of irregularities are still free, now that the public attention had been sidelined to other issues. The court only said that these accused by the attorney general, and not by the PL, were not guilty (not innocent, but not guilty). That is all the court could say. But the truth in the matter lies deeper still. I think JPO has a lot to explain to convince Joe Public about this affair and all the lies he uttered before the election.

Marianne zarb

Oct 31st 2009, 19:03

Some pertinent questions have already been asked on the GWU's daily orrizzont, questions to which no answers have been forthcoming from a Ministry which is generally very quick in issuing statements and rebuttals. is it true that BWSC knew about the contract much before the award was given? is it true that Joe Mizzi pocketed 4 million in commissions? is it true that this same person was highly regarded by BWSC and needed to "tap a higher political source" to help BWSC to win this contract? is it true that the government changed malta's emission laws to accomodate this company? is it true that this contract goes diametrically opposed to what the same government had promised a while ago when it said that malta's P.stations should work on gas? Doesn't this mean that either the government backtracked or failed to do what it promised? is it true that 31 tonnes of dust will be emitted everyday? Is it just a coincidence that the person building this p.station is so close to the PN? I'm not insinuating anything I'm just asking questions which should have been answered before signing this contract not after!!

Charles J. Buttigieg

Oct 31st 2009, 18:42

@ J Vella.
Tardiare si, scappare no.

Joe Vella

Oct 31st 2009, 18:02

Waiting for the Auditors report to have the debate is the right decision. What is wrong with having all the possible information on the table to have an intelligent debate based on all the facts?

The problem with Joseph Muscat and the PL is that frankly they are not interested in these kinds of debates, period. What Joseph and the PL are interested is in innuendo and character assassinations, period.

A. Zahra

Oct 31st 2009, 16:25

@ Joe Cassar
I suppose that it is OK for the Opposition to set the agenda of the house by asking to debate motions there and then, but it is not OK for the Government to accept to debate the motion when all the facts are at hand. You are using two weights and two measures, my friend.

Joe Cassar

Oct 31st 2009, 14:55

The Gov did not wait for the Auditor's report before it signed the contract - so why wait for it to have the debate? The Gov is simply chickeneing out, afraid of what might be revealed during the debate.

And the agenda of the house is supposed to be set by the House Business Committee, not by the PN Pariamentary Group. The line between party and government grows ever more faint and blurred under this regime.

Adriano Spiteri

Oct 31st 2009, 14:49

Delaying the headache