They wanted me politically dead - John Dalli
John Dalli
EU Commissioner John Dalli has claimed that there had been a plan to get him out of local politics and destroy the people's confidence in him.
"They wanted to kill me and bury me six feet under, they wanted me politically dead," Mr Dalli said during an interview with Norman Hamilton on Bla Agenda.
Mr Dalli said that the political responsibility for his resignation from Minister of Foreign Affairs still had to be shouldered.
He said he had resigned because the Prime Minister had told him he could not have a minister who was being investigated and he had never been investigated in his life.
He said he did not know at the time that a report had been invented about him and had he known about it, he would have immediately said it was false.
Mr Dalli's brother Bastjan claimed in court last Thursday that while under arrest at the police depot he was offered freedom if he implicated his brother in a Mater Dei Hospital contract scandal.
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anthony pace gouder
Oct 19th 2010, 15:02
U tafu min gawda minn dik id-disfatta ta' John Dalli ? ..... hadd hlief Dr. Gonzi , li jien tajtu palata wkoll meta kienu hamgu kemm felhu lil-John fi-zmien il-kampanja biex jinghazel il-mexxej tal-Partit .
Iva, gejt imqarraq dak iz-zmien ! Illum jiddispjacini bil-kbir ghall-dak li ghamilt u li hemm Dr.Gonzi fit-tmexxija .
Pule' Carmel
Oct 18th 2010, 12:01
In fight, won by true mature gentleman/senator, he should always leave a gap through which the enemy can escape without humiliation.I worked with John Dalli a long time ago when he asked me to write a report on the use of theARMERIA at Vittoriosa.John, to retain the title of a gentleman, leave that gap, narrow, but always open, for your enemies to leave without humiliation.
And please note also, In the film Zulu which I saw a long time ago, the thousands of Zulus who lost the fight started singing a sort of a melody en mass and the rythmn was so pleasant. When the Commander of the British army asked the native translator, what is it that they were singing, he answered, " they are singing praising you for putting up such a good fight and winning with such few brave people."
In any fight between mature gentlemen there is an unwritten law and ethics which if followed identifies the gentlemen.
Once Abraham Lincon returned the salute by raising his hat to a slave who said " good morning Sir"When the secretary critised him, the President said," I shall never let a slave be more educated than I am"
Carmel Cilia
Oct 18th 2010, 07:43
The following quote was made by Dr. George Borg Olivier then leader of the opposition in parliamentary sitting No 141 on Wednesday 28th November 1956" Oh demokrazija, kemm abbuzi isiru f'ismek, kemm affarijiet tahbi wara dan l-isem sabih li qed jigi uzat.'. (Hajr lil Richard A. Matrenza -L-istorja tal General Workers Union)) How fitting is his statement today. It is a pity however that what he said more than 50 years ago is so valid for his party in government today.
F.Salerno
Oct 18th 2010, 05:14
Nifhem li Dalli wegga hafna bli storja li kienet iffabrikata kontra tieghu minn Zahra,li illum qed il-habs.
Imma nifhem ukoll li il-PM ma setax jaghmel haga ohra hlief li jitolbu jirrezenja fuq storja bhal dik,Kif gara wkoll lil Chris Said.
Infakkar ukoll li meta nqata l-kaz favur Dalli fil Qorti,il-PM rega hatru Ministru.Ghalekk ma nhossx li taghmel sens li Dalli jibqa jimplika li n-nies qrib tal-PM rieduh 6 piedi taht l-art!
c. camilleri
Oct 17th 2010, 20:49
I think that John is now going too far. After six yrs he should have now forgot about the matter and concentrate on his new position as Commissioner and not still on the lookout for vengeance Going on super One to smear his own party is unpardonable from an ex Nationalist Minister.
In my opinion he has lost all sympathy from the electorate.
What ever happened in the Labour camp such obscenity never happened. It had to be a ex Nationalist Minister to stoop so low.
Albert Farrugia
Oct 17th 2010, 23:43
Why gone too far? For demanding that justice be done? So I take it that if you are robbed you will drop all charges and resign your self to the fact after six years? Are these the values you Gonzi is instilling in you?
George Pisani
Oct 18th 2010, 06:48
MR. C, CAMILLERI, I would like to know, how you would have acted if it was you and not Commissioner Dalli. What would you have done if you were in his shoes??????
I believe what he says happened to him, has happened.
Not being ether a Nationalist nor labourite nor do I follow any political party in Malta or Australia, I can see things happening with a clear mind and heart.
I could see the political assassination of Mr Dalli, all the way from here, the other side of the world, it started when he put his name up and challenged Mr Gonzi for the 'Prime Ministership'. But, there are some, who live in Malta, who will say it stated before that.
In my opinon, like that of many others who wrote in this paper when the 'EU Commissionership' was announced, Mr Dalli should have never taken up the position, he should have been the Prime Minister of Malta!!!!!!!!! and not buried in the EU.
K Vella
Oct 17th 2010, 20:22
Dalli is always falling in a trap. Declaring that he was a victim, when on that same tv station they tried their utmost creating allegations hindering his political career and his integrity. john do not be used and thank this goverment for giving your existing post.
R Saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 20:21
R Axisa. Since when 2 wrongs make 1 right? Comments like yours goes to show that politics in Malta is 1 big fat joke.
Randolph Said
Oct 17th 2010, 18:56
X'ser jaghmel Dr Gonzi fuq din - ma xebax jaqa ghac-cajt!
Kellu bzonn kien John Dalli min floku ha taraw fejn hi is-serjeta.
J Micallef
Oct 17th 2010, 16:53
Way back in 2004, I had a lot of sympathy for J Dalli in both cases (i) PN eadership and (ii) subsequent resignation. That empathy has now vanished. Six years of sour grapes is way too long.
Frans Attard
Oct 17th 2010, 16:03
'The legal system, justice and credibility of the current administration is really in a very poor state'. I can confirm that declaration. Is there a minister whose responsibility is to see that the legal system is in perfect order, that justice is being fully carried out?
John Azzopardi
Oct 17th 2010, 15:05
I have watched Dally through the years and he seems to be a decent man. People talk about Gozitan Omerta. I say what about the Maltese in Malta proper omerta. To me, political parties act more like L'Omerta than anyone.
Joseph Ellul-Grech
Oct 17th 2010, 13:13
Recently Commissioner John Dalli made many statements that suit him: “ brother’s evidence reveals issues of democracy, rule of law” etc.
John Dalli must be reminded that by not taking the same stand on the false and malicious accusations he made against me his behaviour reveals the same issue. In my open letter (http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?) to the P.M. I address the same issues and much more.
As for Norman Hamilton’s programme, it is obvious that the LP is unsuccessfully trying to cause friction in the P.N.
If Norman Hamilton had any decency, over the years he has had plenty of opportunity to challenge John Dalli on the false accusations he made against the Labour Party and me regarding the anonymous letters case. Dalli accused me of distributing 20, 000 anonymous letters. This is a lot of letters.
The authorities failure to conduct an impartial and independent investigation into this case indicates the poor state of the legal system, justice and the credibility of the current administration.
It is very suspicious why Commissioner John Dalli is ignoring this very serious case. At the time he caused havoc in the country by making many statements and pledges on all the news media.
T Cilia
Oct 17th 2010, 12:44
I am still wondering when the Maltese population is going to mature...mentally I mean! Is it possible that it only takes a small comment from anybody for the population to regard it as a fact?? Isn't it time we learned to delve into a subject before actually judging?? Isn't it time we stopped being gullible and take up the pratice of using our God given brain to analyse a situation and THEN arrive at our own conclusion?? Or is it the case that someone says something that pleases our political inclination and thus it is to be taken as an unconditional fact? Thoughts of a pea brain I would say!!
s.grima
Oct 17th 2010, 12:40
sihbi ma jridux u ma jaqblilomx li jaqa il gvern ghal isa ax kiku waqa diga!!!!
Micallef Mike
Oct 17th 2010, 12:35
The obvious question beggars an answer - who s the 'they' ?
s.grima
Oct 17th 2010, 12:01
u dawn jaghmlu hekk lil shabom ta gewwa net, ahseb u ara x jaghmlu lil ta kontrijom. propja insara!!!!!!!!!
J. Schembri
Oct 17th 2010, 12:36
Tiblax kull ma' tisma' habib. Min fis-sensi tieghu se jmur isaqsi lil xi hadd , ikun min ikun, biex jittradixxi lil huh fuq akkuzi li huma foloz? Anke li kieku l-akkuzi jkunu vera, huk ma' jikxfekx."
L-ahwa jaqbzu ghal xulxin kif fil fatt qed jaghmel John Dalli ("Hej dak hijja!"), mela idahhal lil-huh fl-inkwiet ghax iwieghdu xi hadd xi haga li fl-ahhar mill-ahhar ma' jafx itghielux!.
Trid tkun veru tuba biex tmur issaqsi lil xi hadd mistoqsija bhall dik li taf li t-twegiba taghha dejjem se tkun "LE LIL-HIJJA MA NITTRADIEHX!"
Id-demm qatt ma' jsir semm.
Haga wahda zgur minnha : hemm wisq kilba ghal-poter.
Lisa Seisun
Oct 17th 2010, 14:44
din il haga in criminal records grat hafna drabi u hafna tradew lill familjari. it can be possible trust me !
Joseph Cauchi
Oct 17th 2010, 11:49
Shouldn’t John Dalli be more careful in what he utters as the saying goes, people in glass-houses should not throw stones?
My goodness me! This "CHIP" on his shoulder must be really weighing him down, poor chap!
John, Malta zghira u ‘n-nies mgharufa!
JC.
Stephen Koludrovic
Oct 17th 2010, 11:47
Ah! the beauty of party politics.They want to bury you so they give you a plush job out of the way in Brussels.
Charles Zammit
Oct 17th 2010, 11:46
Mr. Dalli likes to depict himself as a victim. Could Mr. Dalli with hand on heart assure us that he did not do the same to others even in his party?
Joe Micallef
Oct 17th 2010, 11:39
You may have a case about your theory that someone (still haven't understood who?) wanted you politically dead, but you are surely making their alleged plans a whole lot easier? With your age and wisdom I would have expected better!
J.Tonna
Oct 17th 2010, 11:33
WHATEVER ANYBODY SAYS, I ONLY BELIEVE JOHN DALLI HIMSELF.
J. Schembri
Oct 17th 2010, 11:30
Would anyone in his right senses dare ask anyone to betray his brother?
Pull the other one!
Charles Micallef
Oct 17th 2010, 11:29
IT JUST MAKES ONE WONDER.......
....... what else is actually going on in these Islands of ours and we are ignorant of the facts!
joe scerri
Oct 17th 2010, 12:38
Alot, more than you or I can imagine
Jean Paul Galea
Oct 17th 2010, 11:24
I believe Mr Dalli should stop playing the victim in this situation. Proving that a case put against him is false doesn't make him Saint. If someone wants to kick you out of a party there must be a reason maybe worse then the one he was accused of in the hospital case.
Manuel Micallef
Oct 17th 2010, 11:20
Confusion, threats and a strong smell of corruption continue to characterise this administration....
The fact that PN has only 1 seat majority, it is making it impossible to control and cut corruption wihtout loosing power.
Every few days there is something new and something quite serious. These 5 years are damaging PN considerably. Once PN was a united strong party - no onw can say this anymore.
R Saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 11:04
Wow! The PL defending a person who they used to throw mud at, just for the sake of trying to gain some votes! Politics in Malta is a joke
Jon Agius
Oct 17th 2010, 11:24
when does interviews started to mean defending? lol
How can Malta move forward when people like you are still thinking with old mentality, that a person associated with one party can't go on a TV interview of another political party's station.
E Mifsud
Oct 17th 2010, 11:37
NO Sir, GonziPN has become a joke and people like you try to put everyone in the same basket.
R Saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 11:52
you're right. what i meant to say was 'using' not 'defending'
R Saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 12:16
E Mifsud, well, all i can say is that everyone is entitled to his opinion and mine is simple and not blinkered. This government is a joke and some things the PL do (like this 'John Dalli' thing) is not much better. Wat credibility can the PL get when it interviews people whom it has relentlessly criticized in the past? Was it wrong to criticize him than?or now?
Jon Agius
Oct 17th 2010, 13:53
so tell me.. why the PN invites Gouder to meetings to interview the PM when the nationalists don't like him? And why JPO attended a ONE tv programme last week after the scandal of the elections? It was also their choice to go on TV and only idiots see a problem.
E Mifsud
Oct 17th 2010, 13:53
This is not the first time Mr Dalli has made such statements and in other media too. He is speaking out wherever he is given the opportunity, why don't NET TV invite him too? His decisions when he was finance minister are one thing and the disgusting orchestration to destroy his political career is another, so please do not try to mix up issues.
R Saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 15:41
No Jon Agius. Only idiots justify their actions by comparing their bad decisions to the other party's bad once.
@E Mifsud You're contradicting yourself there. One has to describe his political career when he is saying that it is that that 'they' want to destroy. (maybe you would love to see John Dalli's political career back as finance minister?) see what i mean
But anyway, you have your opinion and so do I. For you, John Dalli is a humble man cos that is what suits you best. For me, John Dalli seems to be a humble man as he has always been. Have a nice day.
R Axisa
Oct 17th 2010, 17:06
"Wow! The PL defending a person who they used to throw mud at, just for the sake of trying to gain some votes! Politics in Malta is a joke"
You later replaced the word 'defending' with 'using'
May I remind you that way back in 1998, Net TV did the same with Mintoff! I remember very well Pierre Portelli interviewing Mintoff. Wasn't it the same situation? That time it was the PN "using a person who they used to throw mud at, just for the sake of trying to gain some votes". You must have a very short memory!
Alfred Cassar
Oct 17th 2010, 10:59
I have a question for Hon John Dalli. Bastjan said that when this happened he told everything to his brother. So John Dalli knew all about it. Why didnt he take action at that time?
j.saliba
Oct 17th 2010, 10:41
What about the Hon. Alfred Sant's accusations? Was the Hon. Dr Gonzi also in collusion with him? Ragunament tas-suspetti. Tfigh ta gebel u habi tal-idejn. Innuendoes. No substance.
Frans Attard
Oct 17th 2010, 11:21
Ara dan, qed jaghmel riferenza ghal akkuzi li kien ghamel Alfred Sant, mhux soltu!
Mela xi nghidu ghall-allegazzjonijiet li ila taghmel l-oppozizzjoni fir-rigward tal-kuntratt tal-Power Station?
Veru kaz ta' 'Skond id-daqqa, nisfnu'.
John Portelli
Oct 17th 2010, 10:36
What about the air tickets scandal Mr Dalli? Just because a whitewash report doesn't have a problem with that, it doesn't mean the rest of us are fooled. That is wrong and enough for you to resign. I am surprised you have the cheek.
G. Mangion
Oct 17th 2010, 10:05
( quote )They wanted me politically dead - John Dalli :
Who and why ? I dont think this is a very Hard Question why cant you be clear in your comment's ? .......... ??? !
Frans Attard
Oct 17th 2010, 10:02
Dawn huma 'frame ups' li qieghdin jigu imwettqa fuq diversi nies u ghall-pulizija qisu m'hu qed jigri xejn, anki jekk jigu irraportati direttament lilhom. Imbaghad issib lil xi hadd jghidlek li fil-pajjiz kollox miexi 'harir'.
Mhux bil-fors, jekk ikun hemm allegazzjonijiet li, jekk ikunu ser jaghmlu isem hazin lill-gvern, ma jigux investigati!
Din hi il-Gustizzja li kien wieghed Fenech Adami snin ilu!!!!!!
George Azzopardi
Oct 17th 2010, 10:54
First, I'm replying in English because this is an English news paper and know for sure that whoever comes in here must know how to reads so.
I don't thing that these so called alleged frame ups would ever have come up during EFA times. I do however agree that these are happening with present legislation which have greatly differed in how EFA used to make politics. That is why so many PN supporters are not feeling so good anymore. In other words, their good feel factor is not there anymore and they are no longer so comfortable with their present party leadership. Many know that change is necessary.
E. Vassallo
Oct 17th 2010, 10:01
And what about the article in another Sunday newspaper re allegations about a person who to return to the UK after having had allegedly false accusations levelled against her by none other than....
Come on John...yesterday I saw you and you really declared open war on Lawrence Gonzi when you said that who wanted you out wanted to take control over the total control of the party. Why don't you stay with your Labour friends when your time is up in Brussels?
And what happened re the Daewoo scandal?????
a.dalli
Oct 17th 2010, 09:50
Kemm nixtieq lid-demokrazzija tittollera li Stat issir Revoluzjonarju.
Anarkija diga tezisti ghal madway 50 fill mija tal popolazzjoni.
Ohrogg kull ma taf - waqqa il gvern jekk hemm bzonn, forsi Malta tibda pagna gdida.
tony fava
Oct 17th 2010, 09:49
BALBULJATA FUQ OHRA GONZI PN
Robert Callus
Oct 17th 2010, 09:48
"Mr Dalli's brother Bastjan claimed in court last Thursday that while under arrest at the police depot he was offered freedom if he implicated his brother in a Mater Dei Hospital contract scandal"
It really is a pity that for Carm Mifsud Bonnici what happens to people in police custody is not a priority:
http://robertcallus.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/a-fairytale-called-justice/