PL backs appeal in election corrupt practices case
The Labour Party said today that the fact that the Attorney General had appealed the court's decision on alleged electoral corrupt practices confirmed the credibility of its deputy leader, Anglu Farrugia, who had raised the case with the police.
Dr Farrugia had claimed that a man threatened two of his employees and warned them to vote PN. The first court had found no corrupt practice and said there was nothing wrong with a person encouraging others to vote and providing transport.
The PL said the facts presented in this case were well founded and clear.
The AG had decided to appeal despite attempts by the prime minister and the PN to downplay the fact that a person had said she was threatened to vote PN, or she would lose her job, the PL said.
The PL said its ultimate aim was for people to be able to vote in full freedom.
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g.c.Forte
Aug 1st 2010, 09:19
2.. So, if A.D. will have 4500 or more votes from all Malta and Gozo, it will have a seat in parliament. If we go with logic, with our present system, there are always a big chance to have a non popular government. The two STRONGEST PARTIES will not love it to change this system, obviously, because it might turn against them both. Even so, at least when a party gets nearly 4000 votes I will not dump him, I will put its leader as an observer and take full part in minor decisions, and will make part in sub committees in parliament. But he will not have the casting vote.
Dr Steve Farrugia
Aug 1st 2010, 04:15
What a bunch of rednecks....
You can threaten my life...i can tell you i'm gonna vote for anyone...but I'll do what I wanna do in that booth!!!!!!!!!
Joe Fenech
Aug 1st 2010, 00:21
CORRUPTION IN MALTA???? Nooooooo...it must have been a mistake!!
E. Vassallo
Jul 31st 2010, 19:32
Prosit u kuragg lill Prtit tal-Labour. Prosit talli kontu dejjem konsistenti fil-pozizzjoni taghhkom. Prosit tal-pozizzjoni taghhkom fuq il-corrupt practices li saru fiz-Zejtun fl-1987 fejn gew msawta persuni ghax ma kienux ta' kulur blu. L-ipokrezija tal-Labour tixghel f'kazijiet bhal dawn!!!
G. Mangion
Jul 31st 2010, 18:00
PL backs appeal in election corrupt practices case ( quote )
As far as I know that is still a pending case for both the A.G and the mlp/pl which are doing their utmost to Dampen Malta's Democracy whatever the cost but..... In - Vain !!
what they dont brag about, that every time an election is coming, one t.v will be pitting all the Miseading things about Malta, and everybody knows they 1 t.v
starts there repetetive news with the following words, IS - SERATA TAJBA U DAWM HUMA IL - FATTI TAL GURNATA !!! hahahahahahahahhahhaa Difatti toqod Aktar, lets wait and then............
walter caruana
Jul 31st 2010, 16:48
If anything this case shows how wrong it was to meddle with justice in the house of parliament especially before the case was completely closed. The attorney general did not need any prompting to do his duty. How far this is from the times we suffered under the labour regime when the duties of the judges where changed to satisfy the whims of the mlp!!!
C.camilleri
Jul 31st 2010, 14:57
After the judge sentence on this particular case, the PN in its excitement issued a press release asking for an apology and resignation of Anglu Farrugia saying also that he was unfit to be Deputy Leader of the PL.
Now what? As the maltese saying goes Min jobzoq fis-sema jigi f'wiccu.
A clear case of spinning exercise gone bad for the PN.
Is-sewwa jirbah zgur.
Joseph Cauchi
Jul 31st 2010, 13:11
The reason why the Attorney General is appealing this case is in order to have a “Test Case” for future references!
And by the look of it, it seems that the Court of Appeal will confirm the first judgment.
JC.
Mercieca
Jul 31st 2010, 14:50
Tajba wkoll, Alla jbierek diga nafu x'se jigri
All premeditated and preconceived. Why bother ? They are playing with our minds and lifes
How sad.
N.Calleja
Jul 31st 2010, 12:45
Wonder of wonders!! The Pl backs appeal in election corrupt practises case!! Did anyone think that they would not? This shows what true democray is all about nowadys!! Would the MLP of yesteryears ever start such a case? Would they ever start a case against all those votes'stolen' from St.Vincent de Paule inmates? Or those who did not vote because of thugs bullying them at Zejtun?? What would they do if the appeal is also lost?
Charles Sammut
Jul 31st 2010, 12:25
".....the fact that the Attorney General had appealed the court's decision on alleged electoral corrupt practices confirmed the credibility of its deputy leader, Anglu Farrugia,...."
That is not how I interpret it at all. Once this case is thrown out on appeal as well, there will be not even the shadow of a doubt that Anglu Farrugia's case was competely unfounded and that there was not even the slightest hint of corrupt practice.
Now if the AG were as diligent in his duty, the cases of gross overspending in the MEP election campaign would be thoroughly investigated. Not only because it is obvious that electoral law was broken and incorrect statements made, but also from a money laundering aspect. Where did the hundreds of thousands of Euros spent, come from? Who paid them? What did s/he/they expect in return?
This would have been thoroughly investigated in any other EU country as is happening in France in the case of the Liliane Bettencourt's of L'Oreal 'donations' to Sarkozy's party.
http://gulfstreamblues.blogspot.com/2010/07/sarko-pleads-his-case-as-loreal-crisis.html
But in Malta Cattolicissima, "Ego te absolvo" and you're good to go.
Maria D.Sacco
Jul 31st 2010, 12:14
I don't know why this bit of news reminds me of my pressure cooker......
Emanuel Farrugia
Jul 31st 2010, 12:00
Well done Dr. Anglu Farrugia, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Just do your job with a sense of righteousness and let the dogs of war bark. In all fairness, I will not comment any further until the appeal is heard in Court.
walter caruana
Jul 31st 2010, 11:59
......"the PL said it's ultimate aim is for people to be able to vote in full freedom " How about the labour thug alias the aristocrats of democracy who entered the zejtun pollig booths and terrorized the voters who were there. How about the trusted friend!!!!!!!!who the labour government was legally allowed to accompany voters in the polling booth simply to help them decide which option to mark YES or NO ? Thats LABOUR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
Jeremy J Camilleri
Jul 31st 2010, 18:55
Walter...some of the people who were keen Labour supporters at the time are now delighting us with their PN adoring writings.
Joseph E Briffa
Jul 31st 2010, 11:15
Labour clutching at straws......
g.c.Forte
Jul 31st 2010, 10:51
Do not rush.................Do not push..............Take your time..............Who is going to resign first. Mela min 1580 vot izjed tal P.N. nistaw innaqqsu 2, = 1578, dalwaqt nigu square.
A. Grech
Jul 31st 2010, 12:05
OPPS You went too fast Forte.... By your rush comment are you are already admitting that there was corrupt practice?
A. Brincat
Jul 31st 2010, 15:46
You can deduct another one. She was a Canadian woman who did not know how to speak Maltese and who was accompanied by a Malese woman telling her which PN candidate to vote. It was the flight from London on the 2nd March 2008. Is it with these votes that the PN won? Is it with people who shouldn't have a say in decision making that PN wins?
Tell you one thing Forte, I don't want to be part of your cheating party.
g.c.Forte
Jul 31st 2010, 16:04
@ A.Grech...After reading the fourth paragraph, quote;" The A.G. had decided to appeal DESPITE ATTEMPTS by the P.M.and the P.N........" leaves me no doubt ,no time to rush and push to say what I have said. Let me be a prophet, and say that the A.G. will be going through hell on earth by his decision.
David Caruana
Jul 31st 2010, 16:30
Since you give so much importance to 1580 votes, can you please tell me what would you think of 3800?
1580 votes decided who rules in the last election - yet those 3800 voters who voted for Alternattiva Demokratika have NO representation in Parliament.
Both PL and PN have hijacked our country through their systems of favouritsm, through their brainwashing media and through a flawed electoral system that does not allow fair representation.
g.c.Forte
Aug 1st 2010, 09:08
1 @ David Caruana..........I will go further than show you what I think about the " 3810 " votes of the A.D. First of all I am a labourite, but I call white, white and black, black, and not everything RED. 3810 ( A.D ) + 1633 ( Sm. Parties ) = 5443 votes. For the P.N./ P.L. these voters are nothing, they do not exists in Malta, because of the corrupt system of how we do our elections, that leaves no chance for another party to grow. Now, if you count 141888 ( P.L ) + 5443 ( oth parties) = 147331.The P.N. is governing with 143468 votes. Now if you subtract 147331 - 143468 = 3863. This means that 3863 MALTESE CITIZENS are against that the P.N. govern, and not the 1580 that is dividing the two STRONGEST PARTIES in Malta. What will I do if I have authority. I use this system. Let say there are 295000 votes. I will divide it by 65 = 4500 Apx. Then everybody vote for the party and not for the individual. Then the votes will be changed into seats.