Quotes of the week
"Lawyers had grown accustomed to a certain luxury." Chamber of Advocates vice-president Edward Gatt describing how retiring judge Joseph Galea Debono had expeditiously concluded trials by jury to ensure justice was not delayed. "I made an admission...
"Lawyers had grown accustomed to a certain luxury."
Chamber of Advocates vice-president Edward Gatt describing how retiring judge Joseph Galea Debono had expeditiously concluded trials by jury to ensure justice was not delayed.
"I made an admission... because I wanted the cigarettes, eggs and chips."
Salvatore Mangion, branded a serial killer by the presiding judge, on why he confessed to stabbing a 54-year-old woman 37 times in 1984.
"If you want an expensive car you have to pay for it."
Planning authority chairman Austin Walker on why he deserved his €93,000 salary, excluding benefits.
"He was scandalised... shocked."
Joseph Magro, who together with 10 others is alleging he was abused by priests while he was a boy in their care, describing the reaction of Vatican official Mgr Charles Scicluna.
"Unnatural, immoral, unhealthy and fruitless..."
Imam Muhammed el Sadi lambasting homosexuality during a seminar discussing the role of the family in a globalised society.
"The iPhone was seen in Gaza before it appeared in Tel Aviv."
Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman denying there was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza following a meeting with his Maltese counterpart Tonio Borg.