Quotes of the week

"In the confusion I did not react. I was flabbergasted."

Former Chief Justice Noel Arrigo during the last phase of his trial recounting his reaction to finding an envelope with €11,650 dumped on his desk.

"This is scary, this is scary, this is scary..."

Prosecuting lawyer Anthony Barbara on how former Chief Justice Noel Arrigo, who faces charges of corruption, could have easily been blackmailed.

"Are same-sex marriages a value?... If in the future people want the right... to marry cats, dogs or horses, will we make a law to fulfil these wishes?"

Imam Mohamed El Sadi on how under Sharia law, "crimes" such homosexuality, adultery and abortion were punishable by death.

"I find it astounding that a loving relationship between two people of the same sex is compared to bestiality in this day and age."

Malta Gay Rights Movement coordinator Gabi Calleja on the Imam's comments on same-sex marriage.

"When Samuel went over that wall he went home to Jesus."

Nicholas Attard Montalto on losing his son, 16, who fell seven storeys after jumping over a low wall without realising there was a shaft.

"Addressing real, as opposed to perceived, corruption."

A government spokesman on the rise in perceived corruption - the Transparency International report shows Malta slipped nine places among 180 countries.