Updated: PBS not guilty of imbalance - BA
PL insists BA found PBS guilty of imbalance
The Broadcasting Authority said this afternoon that it had not found PBS guilty of imbalance with the Labour Party.
Yesterday, the PL issued a statement saying that the BA had found PBS newsroom guilty of imbalance with the party in its broadcast of a right of reply the party had demanded.
It said that this decision strengthened its belief that PBS was continuously showing an imbalance with it in its news bulletins and some current affairs programmes.
But editor Natalino Fenech rebutted the PL's allegation, which he said was a blatant lie, and said the station will be taking up the matter with the BA.
The BA said today that at no point did it say in its decision that it had found PBS guilty of imbalance.
It had just concentrated on the PL's complaint regarding the right of reply, it said.
PL's reply
In a statement issued later today, the PL insisted that, in its decision, the BA had found PBS newsroom guilty of imbalance.
It said that its protest had been against imbalance by the newsroom and the BA had found the station in breach of Legal Notice 350.14.
The PL said it was systematically being excluded from airing its beliefs on the national station.
BA's statement clear - PBS
Contacted for a comment, PBS editor Natalino Fenech said the BA's statement was very clear for those with eyes to see.
The BA's decision follows.
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Mr Albert Gauci Cunningham
Sep 17th 2011, 19:36
If anyone here really believes that PBS news is in anyway partial than they'll probably believe the moon is made of cheese and that one day a cow jumped over it! PBS news is nothing but a collection of items about this or that Minister going here, there and everywhere and talking about the daily miracles the great Gonzi is making! It is GonziPN's lifeline because it faithfully reports everything every Minister and especially the PM says without ever asking one, single question that might embarrass the PM or his Govt.. Technically PBS might not be guilty of bias but people aren't stupid. Even my ardent Nationalist family admits that "Tat-TVM jinfurmaw (by "jinfurmaw" they mean faithfully reproduce anything good for the PN govt.) ahjar dwar xoghol il-Gvern". PBS is today managed by former Nationalist campaigners and front liners. People who owe their job, their success and their prospects to one man and one alone. And you're trying to convince me they'll ever do anything to see that same guy losing power?! U halluna! Mela hsibtuna cwiec!!
John Borg
Sep 17th 2011, 11:04
It seems Labourites never stop lying. The BA is made up of people nominated by the political parties. laboutrhave former candidate Dr Reno Borg and Rose Scberras, a former Xandir Malta employee and the wife of a former MLO candidate and later Judge, philip sciberras. i am sure they look at PBS through very objective eyes.
George Azzopardi
Sep 17th 2011, 12:03
Mr.Borg perhaps you should mention who are those chosen by PN ... mayority plus chairman are PN selection .. and so decisions are taken according to majority (similar to mepa) .. half a truth is eequivalent to a lie. So who's lying now Mr.Borg.
Joseph Camilleri
Sep 18th 2011, 09:13
@ george azz
have you forgotten when the name of Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami was BANNED from being mentioned on PBS, let alone the banning of ANY PN adverts on the NATIONAL STATION?!
Ikbru u tkomplux ddahku in nies bl' imbarazz li qed tighdu! Bis sahha tal PN twieled is Super One... mhux talli il PN dahhal gewwa Malta il liberta ta l'espressjoni imma dahhal ukoll il pluralizmu fix-xandir! U min kien l'ewwel biex japplika... Il Partit Laburista, u il PN fil gvern ma zammux lura milli jiftah l'istazzjon tieghu!
Fil 1997, meta il Labour kien rega fil gvern, in PN ried jiftah l'istazzjon nazzjonali tieghu... u il gvern Laburista gab l'iskuza li ma hemmx spazzju biex ixandar mill Ghargur, ghalhekk kellu jitella torri fl'Iklin sabiex ixandar in Net TV!!
U tibqghu tighdu li il Labour ta Malta huwa demokratiku u jhalli il liberta ta l'espressjoni ghadejja kif inhi illum?!
DREAM ON!! Tighd mhux se tigi fuq it Times u titkellem kontra il Labour meta il Labour jkun fil gvern!!! Kordin tispicca jew izolat f'xi pajjiz f'qieh l'afrika!
Kemm ninsew!
John Attard
Sep 17th 2011, 08:12
Mela issa qed ninsew kif kien XANDIR DARIR MALTA, Kien tal biza meta il PL darba kien fil gvern biex tithol fil PBS bilfors b sildat mieghek ghax kien stat kommunista ix- xandir. il-lum hawn l-ghazla u minn ma joghgbux jara Super one lie.
George Azzopardi
Sep 17th 2011, 09:39
Jigifier jekk kien hazin dak inhar ghalura issa mhux problema hux li jkollna fuq PBS biased mal-partit fil-gvern! Qed tghid jista jaqleb fuq l-istazzjon 'One' u qed tinsinwa wkoll! Jien nara l-istazzjonijiet kollha u ovja li 'One' tv jxaqleb mal-PL bhal ma 'NET' TV jxaqleb mal-PN. Pero llum 2011 qed nghixu u nies ta l-affari taghhom jipretendu stazzjon bilancjat.
Mhux se nsemmi li news room jien imma per ezempju 2 programmi la Bond+ fil-gimgha .. issa jekk veru rridu nkunu honesti, kulhadd jaf kemm dan il-prezentatur huwa ibillancjat!! Ma nafx jien, imma il-BA jahsbu li nies huma bolloh u bla raguni u ma jindunawx b'dawn it-tattici li huma ta qabel elezjoni!!!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Sep 17th 2011, 07:34
"What I find ridiculous is that the Labour Party is trying to tell the Broadcasting Authority what to say." (John Borg)
It is even worse than that! The LP has the brazen cheek to try and explain to the Broadcasting Authority what the Broadcasting Authority itself had actually said and what it meant to say!
George Azzopardi
Sep 17th 2011, 09:46
What is obvious Mr Saliba (MD) .. is that the BA is composed of a majority of PN chosen people and so don't try and look pretty in ridiculing the intelligence of us normal people (without MD's). One doesn't need to go to University to get to know such things!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Sep 17th 2011, 19:00
@ George Azzopardi.
What should be obvious to people of average intelligence, even those who do not sport an MD and who never went to University, is that what the Broadcasting Authority decides is best explained by the B.A. itself and not by a disagruntled supplicant LP.
The days are long past when the impartiality of the public broadcasting was characterised by never mentioning Dr Eddie Fenech by name or by greeting the nation with a "Bongornu Malta Socjalista"!
Charles Gauci
Sep 17th 2011, 06:16
Mr. Natalino which colour eyes are you referring to, for there are deep blue eyes, blue eyes, light blue eyes, all the shades of blue. As for having red eyes, you make every effort to irritate them, make them sore and keep them obscure. I suspect it is very difficult for you to be partial but since you are getting paid from public funds you are bound to be balanced otherwise feel free to join the PN media. Maybe there you will be in your ‘element’.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Sep 18th 2011, 10:41
The MLP afficonados should know that their"red" eyes are a characteristic feature of congenital albinos or of eyes that are already irritated - and don't they show it when they brazenly smd crudely try to tamper with the truth!
Mr Carmelo Micallef
Sep 16th 2011, 22:49
What do you want the BA to do, call you all liars?
jesmond zammit
Sep 16th 2011, 22:29
nahseb li gonzi u shabu , li tefaw il kavallieri kullimlien , ghandhom ghax ihammru wicchom , imma forsi qed nitlob wisq.
Mr Denis Pace
Sep 17th 2011, 08:27
Kif wasalt ghal dan il-hsieb.
anke l-awtorita ma qablitx.
Mela se tregghu titfawna 30 sena lura fejn dak li jghidu s-socjalisti huwa vangelu??
Halluna fi kwietna!
George Azzopardi
Sep 17th 2011, 09:48
@Denis Pace .. l-awtorita li qed issemmi hija maghmula min maggoranza ta nies mghazulin mil-Gvern ta Gonzi PN sur Pace!
Mr d. attard
Sep 16th 2011, 21:21
so what is penultimate para all about?...PBS itself admitted it made a mistake in broadcasting the clip...all about semantics i think...
Mr Victor Laiviera
Sep 16th 2011, 21:21
I think that the PL should request EU observers for the coming elections. That way that PBS is being manipulated and packed with PN apparatchiks to make sure only the PN's voice is heard does not auger well for a free and fair election.
Mr J Busuttil
Sep 16th 2011, 23:32
Inti bis-serjeta . You have really run out of constructive comments.
George Azzopardi
Sep 17th 2011, 10:00
J.Busuttil .. nahseb mhux qed nghixu fl-istess gzira siehbi ... int jaqaw ma ghixtx hawn Malta qabel l-elezzjonijiet li ghadew? Kemm i karta d-dar r-cevejn b'wehdi (ta tarzna, airmalta, kaccaturi tal-linja, tat-taxi's etc etc ... jien personali nircivi rebates u tax returns li suppost ircivejt snin illu gimgha qabel l-elezzjoni!!! .. Taf kemm il-miljun hargu qabel l-elezjoni mit-taxi taghna u mbad splodejna fid-deffisit fil-budget ta wara.
.. issa per ezempju fl-iskeda tal-PBS li gejja .. 2 programmi ta Bondi+ .. miskin dan dejjem bilancjat dal-program hux!!!
Mr Joe Micallef
Sep 17th 2011, 10:59
Laiviera, trying to equate the PL time in office with the PN time in office on freedom of speech is tantamount to squaring a circle.......and it is also a hopeless waste of time - but you seem to have much of that!
But like your master’s voice, given the aridity in the realm of even the most basic useful idea, that is all you can offer!
Joseph Agius
Sep 16th 2011, 20:58
I bet Joseph Muscat must be very embarrassed with this PL statement. It is senseless on the verge of ridicule.
Mr JOSEPH AGIUS
Sep 16th 2011, 22:49
I wish to clarify, in case anybody harbours any doubts about this, that there are several Joseph Agius around and that many do not share the above gentleman's ideas. I happen to be one of them. Am I allowed to distance myself from ideas I do not agree with by adding something to my name?
Kenneth Galea
Sep 16th 2011, 19:57
This is again politics hitting the bottom of the barrell. The PL are so desperate to win the general election after 25 years in opposition that they are doing anything, whatever to distract the citizens. If the PL continue with this attitude they will spend another 25 years in opposition.
It is a good thing that there is the EU and in this case BA to monitor the situation. Back in the 70's/80's we lived under dictatorship, full stop. The opposition which was the PN was banned from broadcasting their message on National TV. Sewwa jghid il-Malti - 'Minn kull qoffa ghandu mizbla', that is purely PL politics.
Robert Henry Bugeja
Sep 17th 2011, 08:39
Qed nithassrek siehbi...Qed tirraguna ta tifel tan nuna. Mur aqra naqra l-istorja qabel tigi tparla hawn. Id dittaturi qatt ma taw xejn habib, izda hadu u hadu u baqaw jiehdu. Ghidli liema Gvern kien vera id dittatur issa?...Mur aqra naqra kotba habib...
Carlo Borg
Sep 17th 2011, 11:32
Dear Robert Henry Bugeja, ha nghidlek jien liema gvern huwa dittatur...............miex twila il-lista
Dom Mintoff
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
John Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 19:31
From what I read in the judgement by the Broadcasting Authority, PBS aired footage while the newscaster was reading the PL's right of reply on 20th August. Labour complained that showing this footage gave a different meaning to their right of reply.
I actually went to find this back on Dive.com .
I cannot understand why all the fuss by the PL because the footage was actually related to what the PL was saying, so there was no manipulation whatsoever.
What I find ridiculous is that the Labour Party is trying to tell the Broadcasting Authority what to say. Once the BA said it did not find PBS guilty of imbalance, the Labour Party should accept it and apologise to PBS. But of course, it is too much to ask from Labour! We all know what Labour stands for. Anyone who says PBS news is not balanced only says so because PBS is no longer the mouthpiece of any party.
Those wishing to see the news bulletin to see what labour is talking about can see it here.
http://public.di-ve.com/streaming/on_demand_event_encoding.aspx?id=5130&backUrl=streaming/on_demand_event_library.aspx
PBS did well to show us that there is inconsistency between what Anglu Farrugia and Joseph Muscat said. Labour is simply trying to pull a fast one and pretend otherwise. keep it up PBS.
Mr Aristide Galea
Sep 16th 2011, 19:22
Mela il-PBS xandar id-dritt tar-risposta u skond il-BA f'din ir-risposta l-istess PBS rega wera nuqqas billi xandar l-istess filmat li kien xandar il-gurnata ta' qabel . Issa mistaqsi jien , jekk jiena jghiduli li nkun urejt xi nuqqas , ikun ifisser li jiena kont bilancjat , jew fl-istess dritt ta' risposta inkun ergajt ghamilt l-istess zball li kont ghamilt fl-ewwel rapport , zball li il-PL inghata id-dritt tar-risposta . Tghid veru kien zball genwin , bhall ma qalet Dr.Comodini Cachia jew zball intenzjonat ? Jiena ghandi id-dubji tieghi , ghax li tirrepeti zball meta din kienet risposta biex tikkoregi zball , hija inkredibbli .
John Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 19:32
Aristide, the mistake was that the footage aired was not meant to be aired. Or are you a PL apologist in semi disguise?
John Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 19:33
What is incredible is that the BA says that PBS was not guilty of imbalance and New Labour is saying the BA said the opposite.
Mr Aristide Galea
Sep 17th 2011, 11:15
Sur John Borg , Nista nassigurak li jiena ma jien apologist ta' hadd , la tal-PL ,la tal-AD u aktar u aktar tal-PN . Pero meta wiehed iwettaq nuqqas fil-konfront ta' xi hadd , ma nahsibx li jkun bilancjat fil-konfront ta' dik il-persuna . Barra min hekk ,nista nassigurak li jiena inhobb nisma l-opinjonijiet ta' kulhadd u wara li nizen dak kollu li nkun smajt nifforma l-opinjoni tieghi minghajr ma nhalli lill-hadd jinfluwenzani . Nispera li din it - twegiba tissodisfak Sur Borg , jekk le , affari tieghek .
Joseph Goerge Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 18:43
I think that to have a cast iron idea of what is imbalance in broadcasting I suggest that PBS, or Net or maybe Superone would start give at random some news which were transmitted between 1971 to 1987. Just half a minute slot.
Do you remember the phrase ' B'talba generali ser inxandru id-diskors tal-prim ministru' and then after a forthnight we would have the same announcemnt. Apart from this what about some textbooks which were used during the same period?
Mr Paul Cassar
Sep 16th 2011, 18:37
CAN SOMEONE QUOTE WHAT THE PBA STATEMENT WAS
Henry Jacobs
Sep 16th 2011, 18:29
I find the Labour Party reaction very revealing. Yet another blatant lie is coming from new labour which is hoping to govern the country. If labour lies on something we can see in black and white, can we trust him with our children's future? Vote Labour, get Anglu. What you see will really be what you'll get.
Mr Antoine Vella
Sep 16th 2011, 18:13
This is very typical of what's wrong with Labour. They purposely misinterpreted what the Broadcasting Authority decided and now that the record has been set straight by none other than the BA itself, they are persisting in their deception,
They are now in the ridiculous position of arguing with the BA about what the BA stated in its judgement.
Mr Henry Mifsud
Sep 16th 2011, 17:51
To my book, when PBS does not act correctly towards somebody (in this case a representative of a political party, actually one of its deputy leaders), it is definitely not being balanced between this same somebody and any known opponent. If there is a lack of balance, as in emphasis, proportion, etc: there is a political imbalance of the programme.
And if we had to talk about gross imbalance in PBS programmes, I cannot but help in thinking of the fact that people with strong direct connections with a political party who run their own political blogs are given the opportunity to air their own programmes filled to the hilt with partisan propaganda. These same people are blatantly allowed to bring forward their agenda i.e. giving a most needed lending hand to their particular political party. To add insult to injury, these same individuals control most of the PBS's prime airtime. Perhaps Dr. Fenech and/or Mr. Joe Mizzi can explain to us the meaning of imbalance then.
D. A . Agius
Sep 16th 2011, 19:50
ehmmm actually the commentators you speak about "buy" the time as far as I know...guess PL supporters bloggers could in theory do the same.
Let's wait a couple of years and see what will be the position of PBS if government changes.
Mr Henry Mifsud
Sep 17th 2011, 00:55
@D A Agius
Why in theory and not in practice? For the reasons I gave you; that's why.
Why should we wait for a couple of years time to eradicate completely any "imbalance" if PBS is the "independent" national station? Because as a certain G. Mangion admitted, it is the best TV station in Malta run by the Nationalist Party in government. Implying what? It is being run with an identical agenda as Net TV. What the people expect is not to have PBS becoming another One production house with a change in government. That is not the solution to the present problem. But they would definitely expect a radical change as to the method presently being practiced by PBS of farming out the best airtime during the whole week to one particular "private" production house whose front men are anything but "independent". They have the cheek to state that their programmes are independent and then profess publicly their allegiance to the party in government by continuously writing in the media in favour of the PN and against the PL. If that is not the best example of "imbalance", tell me what it is. The people would also expect that the PBS newsroom is run on the best practice for journalists to give out the best possible unbiased picture. Can such people be found in Malta? With a hand on heart I believe that there are individuals who, without any interference, they will deliver. Let's wait and see indeed.
Mr G Mangion
Sep 16th 2011, 17:45
After the PL's allegation redarding the PBS Someone has to shouler the Responsibility and Appologise
or thats a Very hard thing to do ! ..... PBS laqwa T.V Station ta Malta Immexxiia Mill - Partit fil - Gvern il P.N
G.Mangion
Mr Victor Laiviera
Sep 16th 2011, 18:14
"PBS laqwa T.V Station ta Malta Immexxiia Mill - Partit fil - Gvern il P.N"
Prosit, Sur Mangion - ma stajtx tpoġġiha aħjar. Il-PBS immexxi minll-partit, mhux mill-Gvern - bal ma kien jiġri, per eżempju, fil-Libja ta' Gaddafi.
Mr Antoine Vella
Sep 16th 2011, 18:14
I agreee that someone (why the capital letter?) has to shoulder the blame but, unfortunately, Joseph Muscat never accepts his responsibilities in such cases.
Mr M Farrugia
Sep 16th 2011, 18:33
Jiena ma naqbilx mal mod kif Managion pogga il-kliem dwar li stazzjon tat-TV nazzjonali huwa imexxiji mil-Partit fil-Gvern. Jiena li huwa imexxi mill-Gvern skond il-ligi tal-Broadcasting authority. Jekk kien hawn stazzjon imexxi mill-partit fil-gvern ma kienx hemm ghalfejn insemmu lil Gaddafi imma insemmu lil hbieb ta Ghaddafi li kienu imexxu Malta fis-7-ijiet. Kulhadd jaf bil-HNIZRIJIET li kienu isiru f'dak iz-zmien propju propju from day one meta il-Labour party li rebah l-elezzjoni naqas kien ghadu biss ra l-turament. Sur laiviera biex tiskongra trid tkun pur jghid il-proverbju Malti.
M Muscat
Sep 16th 2011, 19:26
"Biex tiskongra trid tkun pur jghid il-proverbju Malti", hekk hu Sur Farrugia. Mela sa sebghajnijiet wasalt is-
sittinijiet ma sehemuhomx, jew hekk jaqbillek Sur Farrugia. Ghax daqs kemm saru hnizrijiet fis sittinijiet
f'Malta ma saru QATT.
Claire Abela
Sep 16th 2011, 20:10
Kieku kont minnek sur victor lanqas biss nitkellem jiena, ghax malli nikteb ismi, l opinjoni tieghi mill ewwel tkun tidher biased !!! Mhux vera hbieb!!!!
Ma nafx ghaliex dawn il kummenti kollha kontra PBS, jekk tisma l ahbarijiet tal-istazzjonijiet l ohra, wiehed wara l-iehor, tahseb li mhux qed jitkellmu fuq l istess pajjiz, ghax tant ikunu differenti!!! Pero bhala etika gurnalistika, ghalija l-PBS jigu l-ewwel fuq kullhadd!!
U allura nghid jiena dawn ma jistghux jiehdu zball, marelli lesti bix-xabla ma ghonqhom!! Tinkwetax Dr. Fenech, bhal ma jghidu t-taljani, molti nemici, tanto onore!!!!! Keep it up!!!
Mr Victor Laiviera
Sep 16th 2011, 21:23
What a strange notion Ms Claire Abela has put forward! According to her, people like Beppe Fenech Adami, Mario Demarco and Paul Borg Olivier (just to mention some examples) should not participate in politics because they sound biased.
Interesting new theory.
Mr M Farrugia
Sep 18th 2011, 09:58
Mr. M Muscat ghalxiex qed tirreferi fis-sittinijiet safejn naf jiena ma kienx hemm problemi bix-xandir dak iz-zmien Il-hnizrijiet kienu fis-70ijiet.
M Vella***
Sep 16th 2011, 17:04
Remember when Eddie Fenech Adami's name couldn't be mentioned on MTV or TVM.
Mr Joe Vella
Sep 16th 2011, 16:58
I, for one, am very happy with the PL media apparatus. Afterall, the PL media outlets are the one that keep fair minded voters away from voting PL. Keep it up Super ONe, lead the band.
Mr J. Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 16:44
How funny.....then why did the BA authorize PBS to air a right of reply. Isn't this because there was imbalance or not?
I think PBS should change it's name!!!!!
Mr Lawrence Calleja
Sep 16th 2011, 16:41
Fir-referendum jghidu li l-Partnership rebah; Fl-Unjoni Ewropea Joe Muscat kien jippridka li Malta mhux f'posta fl-Ewropa; Il-PL jghid li l-Euro ma kienitx ta' gid ghall Malta izda ahjar li bqajna bil-Lira Maltija; l-Immigrazzjoni; u oohrajn. Issa ngidbu ukoll decizjoni tal-Broadcasting Authority. Imma dawn xi darba jistaw ikunu kredibli.
Mr Victor Laiviera
Sep 16th 2011, 16:39
What does it matter what the BA found on this particular occasion? Only a deaf, blind and mute monkey can be unaware that PBS has become just an extension of NET TV - especially in the news department.
Giovann Demartino
Sep 16th 2011, 16:59
MISTER V Laiviera...and if what DCG said is true?
Giovann Demartino
Sep 16th 2011, 18:43
Fendielna wahda SUR laiviera!
Giovann Demartino
Sep 17th 2011, 12:14
chickened out?
Giovann Demartino
Sep 17th 2011, 19:49
Dawn daqshekk irgiel! Sakemm isibu lil min jiqfilhom!
A. Tabone
Sep 16th 2011, 16:38
As always, the PL was out to make a cheap political point. We all know the PL's spokesmen should now apologise for the continued insistence that they were discriminated against. The fact is, the PL will probably describe the Broadcasting Authority to be itself imbalanced. Yet another conspiracy theory against the PL.
That is the current PL strategy. Persecution manias and throwing spanners in the institutional works, be these authorities or state functionaries. These are the facts: Vessels empty of policy are trying to make the most noise. Talk of having a persecution manias, the PL has a full-blown martyr complex. Especially with its increasingly funny and self-harming attempts to clutch at their 'golden years.' You just cannot make this up.
Mr Julian Borg
Sep 16th 2011, 16:36
Wake up Malta - this is the garbage the PL media - Super One, Kullhadd, Torca and Orizzont - dish out 24 hours a day......
Mr M Farrugia
Sep 16th 2011, 16:33
Sabiex jippruvaw jitfaw dubju fuq l-istazzjon nazzjonali l-L.P. jaghmlu minn kollox. Jekk hawn stazzjon i marghuf ghal nofs veritajiet jew inkella qlajjiet ma huwa hadd hlief l-istazzjon tal-L.P. Dawn jemmnu hafna fil- motto "First item is news the second is a correction". Hekk huwa Cetta mari u grez l-ewwel ahbar tmur ix-xandar ghand tal-haxix fil-grocer jew ghand tal-lottu. It-tieni wahda li tkun il-korrezzjoni tinjora. Jekk timxi il-magna tal-propaganda tal-L.P.
Mr Henry Mifsud
Sep 16th 2011, 16:29
Playing with words. Are we expected to laugh or cry?
Mario Pisani
Sep 16th 2011, 17:11
I guess you should land yourself back to pre-grade my friend! It shows you can't read plain English!
Mr Wally Vella-Zarb
Sep 16th 2011, 17:43
@ Mario Pisani
The decision was in Maltese. Do you understand Maltese? This was the conclusion:
"Madanakollu, l-istazzjon naqas meta xandar viżwal tal-Onorevoli Anglu Farrugia, inkluż it-test ta’ silta mid-diskors tiegħu, waqt il-qari tal-istess dritt ta’ risposta, u dan fil-fehma tal-Awtorita’ jikkostitwixxi kumment li jmur kontra l-provvedimenti f’paragrafu 8.15.1(ii) tal-imsemmi Avviż Legali."
Mr Saviour Scerri
Sep 16th 2011, 19:20
@Vella Zarb............. It seems that even you don't understand (or better still don't want to understand) Maltese........... what you wrote refers to is a COMMENT............ waqt il-qari tal-istess dritt ta’ risposta, u dan fil-fehma tal-Awtorita’ jikkostitwixxi KUMMENT (my capitals) li jmur kontra l-provvedimenti f’paragrafu 8.15.1(ii) tal-imsemmi Avviż Legali." whilst what Mr.Pisani wrote about was a decision which incidently is refered to right before the comment you cited. Anyway........ this is typical of Mr.Vella Zarb............ half truths or lies ............ typical of MLP/LP . throwing mud even in a banal issue as this.