Oil procurement scandal: Two more businessmen being arraigned today
Tony Cassar, left, and Francis Portelli.
The police are today expected to arraign Cassar Ship Repair chairman Tony Cassar and Francis Portelli, of Virtu Ferries, in connection with the Enemalta oil procurement scandal.
The men are expected to face criminal charges in relation to their involvement in the oil storage company Island Bunker Oils, and several other maritime and bunkering interests which they co-owned with former Enemalta Chairman Tancred Tabone.
Along with the original allegations of kickbacks on oil tenders to Dutch oil giant Trafigura, the police also investigated the role played by Island Bunker Oils, and several subsidiary companies, which handled the lion’s share of the bunkering business previously belonging to the state-owned Mediterranean Offshore Bunkering Company (MOBC).
Mr Tabone, 60, was arraigned and charged bribery and money laundering on Tuesday, along with 62-year-old petrochemist Frank Sammut, who, at one point was also involved with Island Bunker Oils.
The men were granted bail against a deposit of €3,000 and a personal guarantee of €15,000 in their arraignment hearing on Tuesday. However, the Attorney General filed an appeal yesterday, asking for the bail to be revoked.
The prosecution had argued against the bail during Tuesday’s sitting, particularly that of Mr Tabone, who prosecutors said, did not cooperate with the investigation.
Mr Sammut on the other hand had helped the police with information on third parties, Police inspector Angelo Gafá had said.
The investigation was led by the head of the Economic Crimes Unit, Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Cassar together with Superintendent Paul Vassallo and Inspector Angelo Gafá.
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K CASSAR
Feb 22nd, 01:12
From press conferences to tv shows, it seems that nothing new has emerged from the famous (or infamous) pardon. Unanswered questions or evasive replies about donations or gifts....who do these people think they are fooling? The population is not stupid or accepting of everything. Answers to who, why and how much has been put into these peoples pockets and how they're going to make up for it!!!!
Mary-Grace Borg
Feb 21st, 21:29
nahseb wasal iz zmien li hafna mistoqsijiet jinghataw risposta denja u bla tidwir u tithalla il pulizija tahdem fuq dan il kas u ma jindahlux iktar il politici u jagixxu ta investigaturi ghax ifixxklu u nahseb iktar tahdem ta boomarang l istorja ....
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 19:57
Thomas Anderson, go and tell the mother and father of a drug adict that their son is not as important as this case! But maybe you are right ... facts show that for lejber, for Joseph Muscat, keeping our young (lejber supporters at the end of the day) is not important ... becauae if they where then Joseph Muscat would have done his best to make sure the police brought to justice those responsable.
m attard
Feb 21st, 18:18
Following the time line of this sage it is evident that Tancred Tabone was removed from Chairmanship of Enemalta after 2005. Why? Did the PM got to know something which he is not telling us?
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 22nd, 14:15
What are you saying? Tabone was still Chairman after 2005
M. Baron
Feb 21st, 17:56
I don't expect that the presents were over Christmas.... We need to know what these were and to WHOM they were given, and we need to know that BEFORE the election, so Maybe we can do something about it....
carmelo buttigieg
Feb 21st, 15:33
And yet we still don't know the reason why Tancred Tabone's contract was not renewed in 2005.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 21st, 15:29
Akka FUTUR FIS-SOD Dr.Gonzi. Imma taf ghal min !!ghal tal-Klikka kif qalilna/qalilkom Franco Debono.Bir-ragun warrabtuh ghax il-borma mhawwda sew u min iwaddab fiha jkun jaf x'fiha.Issa inkixfitilkom il-borma u hierga riha mhux daqstant tfuh.Dr.Gonzi ! ahna ccittadin rrabjati hafna kif ma' kellkomx irhila, Sahha ma'kellkomx Ghajnejn,ma'kellkomx lanqas Imnieher biex ixxommu.Veru kontu hemm ghalxejn
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 19:50
U il klikka ta Joseph Muscat ma rajtiex. Mela Anglu Farrugia rebah kawza il qorti u Joseph hellu hellu kecih ... Toni Abela ghal darba tnejn naqa mid dmi tieghu li jiraporta kaz kriminali il pulizija u Joseph.ma qallu xejn! Bravu dan Joseph ... gust ukoll!!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 21st, 15:24
Akka FUTUR FIS-SOD Dr.Gonzi. Imma taf ghal min !!ghal tal-Klikka kif qalilna/qalilkom Franco Debono.Bir-ragun warrabtuh ghax il-borma mhawwda sew u min iwaddab fiha jkun jaf x'fiha.Issa inkixfitilkom il-borma u hierga riha mhux daqstant tfuh.Dr.Gonzi ! ahna ccittadin rrabjati hafna kif ma' kellkomx irhila, Sahha ma'kellkomx Ghajnejn,ma'kellkomx lanqas Imnieher biex ixxommu.Veru kontu hemm ghalxejn
Malcolm Farrugia
Feb 21st, 15:13
I would like to know why Tancred Tabone's contract wasn't renewed in 2005, and I'm more than just curious to know who were the ministers who received "gifts" and what these "gifts" consisted of!
Peppi Borg
Feb 21st, 15:13
I, like many other fellow Maltese,am still waiting for answers to a number of questions which the PM didn't answer yet though he spoke a lot about this largest scandal ever in Maltese History. Why wasn't Tancred's Tabone contract renewed back in 2005? Did the PM or the cabinet knew something back then? Who were the politicians who received gifts and what kind of gifts?
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 16:49
What do the initials AG and Aust represent? Do you think we'll ever know? I have my doubts.
anthony brincat
Feb 21st, 14:36
sur joseph aquilina jiena anzjan nahseb li bhali inti anzjan
jiena bil penzjoni ma nistax niex komdu id dawl gholi il gass il hajja pinnoli outof stock jiena maghndix kompjuter u xorta niekteb fil bloggs ghax nuza tat tifel u iddahhax ghax mhux kullhadd ghandu wiehed veru anzjani huma fqar
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 19:48
Jek tahseb li hawn Malta qedin hazin hares wahda ma dwarek u ghara int stess fejn hu il vera faqar.
Dawn in nies haqhom il habs jekk hatja. il gvern forsi seta ghamel iktar. Imma il verita, Gonzi, bhala leader u bhala persuna ghamel mil laqwa tijaw fic cirkustanzi.
Tista tejd listess ghal Joseph Muscat? Li kien jaf bkaz ta drogi u ma qalx lil pulizija!
Albert Critien
Feb 21st, 14:30
LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU The Good Lord told us, could condemning people actually bewhat he really meant ????
m. borg (slm)
Feb 21st, 14:13
All those arraigned are out on bail , on tips, and should God forbid that gonzipn is back in government, then only God knows when the case will be finished.
It took 6 years for a complaint I made in court to be decided, just imagine the time it will take to bring those involved to justice and pay their dues.
Peter Galea
Feb 21st, 14:08
l-ahwa Gesu Kristu kellu l-appostli ma jonqoshom xejn u guda nafu x'ghamel. F'dawn l-affarijiet ma hemmx kuluri. U hawn ukoll hareg kas li wiehed seraq lil hutu b'6 miljun euros. ma nahsibx li dan il kas irrizulta min habba kulur politiku. Il bnedmin kollha li stess . korruzjoni u drogi HADD U HADD ma jwaqqafhom.
MONEY TALK.
cesco di luigi
Feb 21st, 13:54
As tax-payers let's not confuse issues and politics. Whoever they were whoever revealed them, they apparently robbed the tax payer of quite a fortune. This is what counts. Let's not bicker, but stand together aginst this mafia amongst us.
cesco di luigi
Feb 21st, 13:51
Several months or possibly 1 to 2 years ago, was an article in the Times by a certain Tancred Tabone about the need to stop the civil servants summer "half-days". Is this the same T.T. guy allegedly embroiled in this mess? If so what cheek he has!!!
Try googling or looking up past Times articles - Sure you'll find it. If I had that income I would't even want to work 1 hour let alone half day!!!!!!
Sandro Gatt
Feb 21st, 13:30
Imma jista lili ifehmi xi hadd xi haga ghax ma tantx nista nifhem......mela dawn mhux businessmen u mhux business qed jghamlu....mela jekk taghmel business mhux flus taqla issa commissions jew tip ta profit iehor hu xinhu dak u il business....allura kull tip ta business hu korruzzjoni!! Mela agent tal Karrozzi jekk ibiegh karrozza u jaqla commission korruzzjoni!!!????
Emanuel Farrugia
Feb 21st, 13:19
Dawn huma n-nies ipokriti li hawn f'certu kumpaniji li huma hbieb tal-hbieb tal-politikanti ipokriti maltin. Veru dan il-pajjiz ghandu biex jiftahar b'din id-direzzjoni u 'l vizzjoni. Pajjiz mahmug ghall-ahhar, imma l-importanti li niftahru li ahna nsara, mhux hekk.
Emanuel Farrugia former Executive Secretary Mtarfa Local Council
Neville Debattista
Feb 21st, 13:16
@ K.Grech. From where did you get the idea that he is not " talking " ?
Joe Morana
Feb 21st, 13:15
An ever-expanding web of deceit, corruption, and fraud perpetrated on the Maltese people! May the heaviest possible punishment be meted out to all those found guilty.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 14:23
Knowing our courts and following the past, if found guilty they will be ordered to pay a hefty fine and sentenced to about four years in prison with the sentence SUSPENDED FOR FIVE YEARS. If it were a horse I would bet on it. Of course the worst of them all is going free because of a Presidential Pardon? Can you believe that? Here kitty kitty kitty?
Neville Debattista
Feb 21st, 13:11
@ Joseph Micallef. This whole bubble that you are blowing will sooner or later burst out loudly into your faces. And when it does you you will be left with nothing but mess running all over your faces. Until then If I were you I would think twice before taking the leap.
william cauchi
Feb 21st, 13:10
Mr. A is interrogated by the police and starts spilling the beans. He mentions C, D, E, F.
Suddenly in the middle of the night he is given a Presidential pardon and everything goes mum. For what, if the beans have already been spilled?
Why, are there many more bigger beans to be spilled? Or is this just a smokescreen so that the big fish would have more time to do their homework well.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 19:42
You are talking about two different persons. Read the article again.
Joseph Portelli
Feb 21st, 12:57
anke f'familja kultant issib min jaghmel xi wahda! u dan b'dispjacir all-genituri li jkunu rabbewhom tajjeb. forsi aw min adda minn din l-esperjenza. Id-differenza f'dan il-kas kollu hi li lawrence gonzi amel l-akar haga li seta jamel meta ta l-proklama - haddiehor meta kien jaf b'kas kriminali f'kazin tieghu, heba kollox!
P. Zammit
Feb 21st, 13:01
The police will arrainge persons against whom proof of bribery exists. Can't you let the police do their work ?
Joseph Micallef
Feb 21st, 12:53
More and more names but where is Aust? AG? !!!!!
Sandro Gatt
Feb 21st, 13:23
sorry ta mela ghax tkellem ma ministru jigifieri il ministru korrott??? Xkull wahda ukoll........
J Martinelli
Feb 21st, 14:06
If I were you I'd be reluctant to implicate AG (Austin Gatt) in any wrongdoing. Pl don't tell me that you were not referring to the Minister by just using what appeared in emails which the likes of you linked directly to Austin Gatt.
It's OK for the LP to refer to a block of cocaine as an 'block of ice' but in your case it won't wash.
Where are the alleged drug dealers from a Labour party club?
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 14:09
The explanation for AG and Aust will probably come after the election. Surprised?
Philip Grima
Feb 21st, 14:41
Austin Gatt is detested by many beacuse his fortright and does not suffer fools gladly. Those who know the man well wouldn't dare approach him with an indecent proposal. Chances are that those who may have tried, are chief amongst those fermenting hatred towards him. Dr.Gatt's ultimate triumph will come when his name is cleared by a labour administration, that has tarred him relentlessly.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 21st, 14:55
@Martinelli, since you asked,your so called alleged drug dealers at Labour Party Club (I guess you are referring to the ex barman at Hal Safi) is in your GonziPN taking shelter . Why hasn't your Dr Gonzi taken this person to court if he is such a big drug dealer as you are making him out to be?
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 16:57
Mr Martinelli I don't think that anybody is implying that the initials AG and Aust refer to Dr Austin Gatt. Those initials happen to be the same as Austin Gatt's. Nobody should jump to conclusions. People should not assume because we know what happens when one ass-u-mes?
J Mangion
Feb 21st, 12:47
It seems the person who got the presidential pardon was the master mind behind all this. Another question that comes to mind is why give a presidential pardon when the names which were arraigned were mentioned and known prior to the pardon. something is fishy :)
John Zammit
Feb 21st, 13:59
Mr Mangion I agree 100% with you and I voiced my Concern before. Just hope it's not a bargain with some one so that he will not be exposed
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 14:12
Something is fishy :)! YOU THINK?
Joseph Goerge Borg
Feb 21st, 12:38
One time I was having lunch with a top person of a multinational German company and during our talk he said to me: "Do you ever believe that my company wins huge contracts we are the best?"
james zammit
Feb 21st, 12:37
Le dawn in-nies m'ghandhomx jinghataw bail
ghax ir-reat hu wiehed kbir u nahseb li hawn jista' jitqajjem suspett iehor fil-qrati taghna. Dawn nies b'sahhithom u mhux xejn kbir jekk bil-flus jaghmlu bridge fil-bahar.
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 14:12
Bil-flus tibni triq fl-ilma.
j brincat
Feb 21st, 12:21
@H. Psaila
""Le, misshu aghmel bhall Toni Abela u m'mmurx ghand il-pulizija biex tinvestiga. Kif xejn ma jghoggbok lilek"
Deviating tactics by GgonziPN's acolytes!
Do you know what pleases me?
The colour of one's face or tie!!!!
jb
J Martinelli
Feb 21st, 14:17
Yes j brincat a red faced Joseph completes the picture.
Did he know or did he not? Toni said not but 2 letters prove otherwise.
Was there a drug deal cover-up? Yes there was as Toni admitted he 'had solid evidence'!
The leader and his deputy are directly involved in this shameful cover-up. This isn't a rumour, admissions and U-turns by the two prove otherwise. Not mud slinging - it's the truth!
Salvu Borg
Feb 21st, 12:21
I totally agree with Miora Palmier about no judgement should be made before a sentence is given, you make me laugh, what happened in the case TONY ABELA most of you judged him, condemned him and send him lynched without a trail. HYIPOCRISY
j brincat
Feb 21st, 12:19
@Joseph Aquilina
"Poor!! At least have some respect at who is really poor!! Poor people do not have computers from where to post on blogs!!"
We're in Y 2013 in case you've forgotten!
So a computer now makes you rich!
Incredible but true!
jb
Rita Schembri
Feb 21st, 13:41
Just to add my 2c worth...
After reading the comments (not only for this article but many others also) I think that there are too many people that should not even own a computer !! :))
J Martinelli
Feb 21st, 14:18
Are you paid by the hour or by piece-work?
George Calleja
Feb 21st, 15:56
No certainly not.A computer does not make you rich. But your Mintoff banned the importation of computers for both rich and poor!!!!
Charles Darmanin
Feb 21st, 12:08
Let's be honest these things are bad and we all say that everyone is to pay for his deeds. BUT L.Gonzi asked the police to investigate irrispective of who is going to be named and shamed. Tony Abela didn't want to Police to proceed everyone knows why and the leader of the Opposition even better he wants us to believe that what they were doing was not drugs BUT CUTTING A BLOCK OF ICE!!!!!HA HA HA
m. borg (slm)
Feb 21st, 14:07
One simple question Mr Darmanin, what actions the police take against Abela?
The Block of ICE was mentioned by the barman, who should be investigated, and not PL.
Until you understand this you keep making a fool of yourself.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 21st, 12:04
Out on bail on tips.
What a farce.
K Grech
Feb 21st, 11:59
How is it that George Farrugia has been given a presidential pardon and he still hasn't been asked to talk?
Victor Calleja
Feb 21st, 12:08
After the general elections my friend
Carmel Borg
Feb 21st, 12:42
How did you reach this conclusion?
Mario Busuttil
Feb 21st, 12:43
Li kieku ma kixifx waqt l interrogazzjoni mal pulizija u ghamel statement ,kieku ma kienux jitresqu dawn il persunaggi, ix xhud jigi mistoqsi wara il kumpilazzjoni fejn l ewwel jigu imressqa l akkuzati bir reati kriminali,u nahseb li ghad fadal ukoll persuni li gejjin akkuzati ma dan l-iskandlu.
J Martinelli
Feb 21st, 14:23
K Grech et al
What makes you think that George Farrugia has not been attending police HQ and spilling the beans? Are you now against 'whistle-blowing'? How cute!
Your comments prove that you swallow LP propaganda without even chewing. One of these days you will come down with severe indigestion!
Marion Storace
Feb 21st, 11:55
@ George Galea : this oil scandal has been going on for years and the Govt. took action after MaltaToday and The Times revealed this scandal otherwise no action would have been taken and the taxpayer would still be paying through his nose for the exorbitant utility tariffs. However this is only the small fry and wonder when the Government will take action against the ''big fish''.
F. Mercieca
Feb 21st, 11:46
Who is the DRAGON? And what 'DIAMOND stands for? This is what the people are anxious to know.
Anth. Xuereb
Feb 21st, 12:15
dragon ?.... diamond ???????...please xplain. new to my ears.
J Degabriele
Feb 21st, 11:45
The more they have, the more they want! Seemingly irreproachable people are found wanting! Sorry for the pun! I wonder how they manage to look their friends and acquaintances in the face! I also wonder whether they ever had the gall to 'preach' honesty and integrity to their employees!!
moira palmier
Feb 21st, 11:38
These are still going to be arraigned and may have already been convicted by some before even hearing the charges and what the actual connection is, I know gossip and mud slinging is a speciality in our little Island, especially during the electoral campain, but i was so hoping that we had matured slightly and that we would reserve judgement after we hear the truth in court.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 11:37
Gonzi did his job and reported this case to the police. Are we sure Joseph would have done HIS job and report this case to the police knowing this could damage the image of the lejber party? No we cannot be sure that Joseph would have done the right thing vecause last time he was put to the test he failed!!
Victor Calleja
Feb 21st, 12:09
Qieghed tghid int.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 21st, 12:09
Ara vera thallat il-hass mal pitravvi b'liema immaginazzjoni fertili qieghed tipprova tkabbar kaz zghir ta zewg zaghzagh dahlu jiehdu linja droga gewwa kazin li setgha kien kull kazin ma korruzjoni organizzata li ila sejjra snin u nsteraq il-poplu Malti kollu. GonziPN qieghed jipprova jahbi dan l-imbarazzament imma l-poplu mhux bahnan daqs kemm taghmlu int Sur Aquilina.
john muscat
Feb 21st, 12:22
What has Joseph got to do with these scandals? Or are you trying to deviate these proceedings? All we know is that all these scandals and others like VAT avoidance of €6,000,000, issuing of maritime licences, car licences, shotgun licences, et al.
Daniel Borg
Feb 21st, 12:37
it twegiba diga tajilek il kummisarju....li memx kaz, jew.issa.gonzipn lanqas fil kummisarju mandu fiducja? Jew ha jajd li amillu frameup?
twanny borg
Feb 21st, 12:53
@daniel borg - mhux bilfors issa zgur ma hemmx kaz ghax kien inzamm kollox mistur u intrema kollox fid-dustbin. suppost!
Eddy Privitera
Feb 21st, 11:34
Only God knows how much more we will know once the Whistleblower Act is introduced by a PL government. Especially also on the BWSC scandal !
Antoine Grima
Feb 21st, 13:28
Maybe we can use the whistleblower act on white blocks as well!
Catlyn Buttigieg
Feb 21st, 13:51
Hekk hu eddie ghax kien hemm whistleblower li tkellem ghall darba darbtejn u flokk ittiehdu passi intefa kollox taht it tapit u ghax tkellem ikkundanajtuh u keccejtuh id dnub ma jorqodx
GL Calleja
Feb 21st, 14:16
Mr Privitera, before the PL can do anything, they have to be elected and that is yet to be known.
steven micallef
Feb 21st, 11:32
In italy was happens the same cases with the party the Pn are still friends ?
Adrian Gouder
Feb 21st, 11:30
Never before have such high profile persons been arraigned, and a web of illegal activity been uncovered. Obviously this could not have happened where it not that the government and police force are fundamentally honest, at least at the very top. I just cannot understand how the bloggers below are taking it against the government considering all this is being uncovered - no easy feat.
Thomas Anderson
Feb 21st, 12:13
The reason is we had the same governemnt for the past 15 years who did nothing to guard our taxes except help themeselves to top up their salary by 600E weekly. The governemnt acted like the proverbial three monkeys of see, talk and hear no evil. Why has no political responsability been taken for this oil scandal?
steven micallef
Feb 21st, 11:29
these are the poeple that last election was under the tend with gonzi pn ? and now?
twanny borg
Feb 21st, 12:02
Jekk veru li qed tghid huwa certifikat ghal gonzipn li hadd taht dan il-gvern ma huwa protett. Min jizbalja ihallas.
Victor Calleja
Feb 21st, 12:11
and perhaps many others. The tip of the iceberg they say.
Jimmy Magro
Feb 21st, 11:22
Recently there was ex-employee of EneMalta who referred to a very strong and influential oil lobby. I guess that now we have discovered a tiny part of the picture. Lobbyists thrive on their political supporters. Where is the other part of the picture?
Michael Farrugia
Feb 21st, 11:18
How many people were going to be arraigned before the proclama and how many will be arraigned after ????
My impession has been that there were several people to be arraigned before the proclama !!!!!
George Galea
Feb 21st, 11:17
The truth is that a PN government takes action and we have seen people in court whoever they were. with Labour it's different. They hide things up, they shelter people who were about to be charged with corruption and other crimes. with labour, what you see is not what you get.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 21st, 11:32
George Galea: The PN had enough time to take all the measures to arraign any person on corruption chareges committed in the past had they legislated to make this possible. BUT THE PN DID NOT DO ANYTHING. ! WHY ??? Were there PN people involved ??
john Attard
Feb 21st, 11:33
magic.... blokka bajda sajet blokka silc..... Din ahjar min ta'kana.
Eve Axiaq
Feb 21st, 11:33
Gonzi ma kellux triq ohra f'lejliet elezzjoni. Pero din tal-proklama ghadna rridu naraw kemm il-verita kollha tkun harget. Kullhadd jiftakar il-kaz ta Zeppi l-hafi li spicca ma giex emmnut mil-qorti.
Gonzipn la nehha l-preskrizzjoni tal-ministri, la dahhal WB act u lanqas il-ligi tal-finanzjament tal-partiti. Bilhaqq tghid xi hadd min dawn involuti kien/u jisponsorjaw il-gbir tal PN??
Simon Bonello
Feb 21st, 12:37
@ John Attard............ biex qed tiskanta? kellna l- ilma darba sar whisky mela nsejt ? U baqa ghaddej kollox mar -rih. Jekk int insejt , jien LE :-p
Joseph Portelli
Feb 21st, 11:12
anke f'familja kultant issib min jaghmel xi wahda! u dan b'dispjacir all-genituri li jkunu rabbewhom tajjeb. forsi aw min adda minn din l-esperjenza. Id-differenza f'dan il-kas kollu hi li lawrence gonzi amel l-akar haga li seta jamel meta ta l-proklama - haddiehor meta kien jaf b'kas kriminali f'kazin tieghu, heba kollox!
Eddy Privitera
Feb 21st, 11:38
Joseph Portelli: Jaqaw int ahjar mill-Kummissarju, ghax is-Sur Rizzo qal li ma sab xejn hazin fli ghamel Dr. Toni Abela fil-kas li semmejt ! U dan il-kas il-gurnali kixfuh mhux il-kapacita ta' Lawrence Gonzi !
Pauline Busuttil
Feb 21st, 12:06
Eddy, stenna il quddiem inkunu nafu ghaliex il Kummissarju ha dik id-decizjoni. La kellu dak ir-recording kellu kollox hlief il blokk silg (skond Joseph Muscat). Provi hemm u kif ukoll, imma donnu hawn persuni li qed jibzaw ghax jahsbu li ser jitla il PL.
A. MICALLEF
Feb 21st, 11:08
This is not corruption, this is organised crime like the Sicilian Mafia. Prosit Dottor Gonzi,
veru frott tal-par idejn sodi, u veru ghandha futur fis-sod mieghek Dottor ! SHAME !
Mario Muscat
Feb 21st, 11:23
Jekk hawn xi hadd jahseb li xi darba se tinqered il-korruzzjoni sejjer zbaljat. Sakemm tibqa il-kilba ghall-flus tibqa l-korruzzjoni. Id-differenza hi li llum hawn il-korruzzjoni u l-gvern jaghti l-ghodda biex jinqabad min hu mdahhal fil-korruzzjoni. Qabel ukoll kien hemm il-korruzzjoni imma min ihawwad kien part & parcel haga wahda ma xi whud mill-ministri...korruzzjoni istituzzjonalizzata.
Alan Cordina
Feb 21st, 11:25
INT BIS- SERJETA !!!??
S. Cuschieri
Feb 21st, 11:48
Shame meta qedin iressqu n-nies il qorti lejlet elezzjoni generali? shame meta jridu jiskopru l-verita u qed jehel kull min hu hati, indipendenti mill-kulur politiku? nahseb shame lil dawk in-nies li jikkummentaw bhalek!
rita Farrugia
Feb 21st, 11:58
Shame int li qed jiddispjacik li l-pulizija qed taghmel xoghla minghajr tfixkil.
Mario Bonnici
Feb 21st, 12:09
U zgur li shame on you Dr Gonzi.
Li kieku ma kienx ghall-gurnali indipendenti kieklu lanqas nafu bih dan il-kaz ta' korruzzjoni. Tal-misthija kif hadd mill-awtoritajiet responsabbli ma nduna x'kien qed jigri f'dawn is-snin kollha.
john muscat
Feb 21st, 12:27
Is Sur Muscat Mario jidher li jifhem mhux hazin fil korruzzjoni, u ghaliex ma rrapurtajtx meta kont taf? Jew biex tifa t-tajn biss?
Chris Mifsud
Feb 21st, 14:01
Shame?? Are you serious ?
Are you saying that if josephmuscat.com is in government nobody will be corrupted ? Corruption happens. The important thing is that when it is discovered it is stopped and the people prosecuted.
Shame on the MLP for not reporting alleged drug traffickers at the MLP club.
Joe A. Borg
Feb 21st, 11:08
And once there, why not investigate all their other activities for irregularities?
I'm sure some other shady activity can be found.
anthony sultana
Feb 21st, 11:02
What a disgrace government we had this past 25 years of PN management.F Debona was right all the time.No wonder why they put me out of business, because I did'nt pay bribes maybe?Who knows whats under the carpet.We hope that after the big day of 9 th March Dr Muscat start acting to find out where our debt money went .6,000,000,000. euros is not a joke.PN made lots of people poor like me.PL help.
E Schembri
Feb 21st, 11:32
Totally agree. Sometimes I say the same, the only way to make money in Malta is through corruption, otherwise, all you do is pay and pay taxes.
But don't hold your breath for the new PL, I think it will be more of the same.
I am giving AD a chance this time round, just maybe we can break up this duopoly abuse of the country.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 21st, 11:33
Poor!! At least have some respect at who is really poor!! Poor people do not have computers from where to post on blogs!!
Chris Mifsud
Feb 21st, 13:59
"We hope that after the big day of 9 th March Dr Muscat start acting to find"
"We hope..." ? Speak for yourself as I and others have a very different opinion.
Also what makes you so sure that the MLP / josephmuscat.com is going to win the elections ?
Paul Debono
Feb 21st, 10:48
Someone said 'too little too late'. If you know something about corruption, speak up man. Maybe the phone and tv you have at home were bought at a time when you did not have to bribe to get them as Malta has changed a lot. And we risk changing again to go back to those times with new labour full of old people and older antics.
w camilleri
Feb 21st, 11:23
its time to open your mind Mr.Debono.... You are stuck in the past... Its 2013 my friend :)
Pauline Busuttil
Feb 21st, 12:08
@Paul Debono. all true and that's what we will have if the PL wins the election. I am sure of that. The are the same, they never change.
Paul Debono
Feb 21st, 10:45
People are jumping to conclusions about commissions, obviously believing the labour lie about all commissions being illiegal and that the price could have been cvheaper without commissions. The two who have been charged were caccused of for things committed between 2000 and 2005. If anyone has proof illegal commissions are still being paid, just go to the police. U ppruvaw issibuhx laburist!
Gorg Borg
Feb 21st, 10:52
There is something for sure !!!!!!!! I cannot say that or the other one, but something wrong, there is for sure.
Paul Debono
Feb 21st, 11:16
As they say "Where ther's smoke there's fire"
We do not have to wait until we die chocked to realize that, when we could hardly breathe.
twanny borg
Feb 21st, 10:44
Jekk dawn gew ifrizati l-flus kollha taghhom kif jithallas il-bail?
Eve Axiaq
Feb 21st, 11:46
Mets persuna tkun taht investigazzjoni u tkun qed tibza, l-ewwel haga li tigri taghmel hu li taqleb dak kollu li tista fuq haddiehor. Tista tkun il-mara, tfal, anybody.
j brincat
Feb 21st, 10:43
Now we turn to the President's pardon for state's evidence!
Is this reaping the aim for which it was granted?
jb
H. Psaila
Feb 21st, 11:00
Le, misshu aghmel bhall Toni Abela u m'mmurx ghand il-pulizija biex tinvestiga. Kif xejn ma jghoggbok lilek.
peppi pace
Feb 21st, 10:40
bix xoghol hotba taghmel, Haddiem.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
j brincat
Feb 21st, 10:40
@Susan Cassar
"Ara what a strong message this government is showing ...even the 'big guys' are Not above the law!...PL jsibu xi puluzija laburista u jirrangaw..."
Too little TOO late Ms Cassar!
Did it have to be Malta Today and other spadework by TOM to uncover the scandal of all scandals which seems to have been going on for years on end!
Where is the Whistleblower's Act?
jb
Paul Debono
Feb 21st, 10:47
Fil kaz tad droga fil kazin tal lejber kien il whistle blower. Jahasra l-lejber kemm jemmnu fih il-whistleblower. kellhom wiehed f'idhom u tawh bis-sieq!
maryanne zammit
Feb 21st, 10:47
It is never too late.
Julien Cachia
Feb 21st, 11:33
they didnt blow the whistle.. they blew it away !!
D Portelli
Feb 21st, 10:35
Just working hard honestly, will never make huge money. No matter how hard you try. The most you will get is a decent living but nothing else.
twanny borg
Feb 21st, 10:26
Nixtieq naghmel mistoqsija forsi xi hadd kapaci iwiegeb. Bis-sistema ta' commissions u abbuz tal-prezent minghajra fil-futur malta se tixtri bi prezz orhos jew aktar gholi? Ma nixtieqx politici partigjani imma esperti iwiegbu din il-mistoqsija.
anton cassar
Feb 21st, 10:34
Normalment meta jithalsu commissions jghola l-prezz...ghax fil-verita ix-xerrej irid jaghmel tajjeb ghalihom...
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 21st, 10:43
Ghandek ragun taghmel din il-mistoqsija imma sissa ghadu kmieni wisq biex tircievi risposta xierqa qabel ma l-kazijiet jigu decizi mill-Qorti u jigi stabbilit jekk verament kienx hemm abbuzi u min ghamilhom, jekk il-kummissjonijiet imhallsa (mill-bejjiegha taz-zejt mhux mit-taxpayer Malti) kinux legittimi jew le u jekk kienx hemm tixhim abbusiv. Kull ma sar sissa hu biss tfih ta' tajn.
Victor Zammit
Feb 21st, 10:55
Mhix kwistjoni ta’ ħlas ta’ commissions. Din hija prattika normali. Il-kwistjoni hija x’jagħmel dak li jirċievi commissions bil-flus tal-commissions. Pereżempju A iħallas lil B u B iħallas lil C biex C jixtri mingħand A.
Susan Cassar
Feb 21st, 10:26
Ara what a strong message this government is showing ...even the 'big guys' are Not above the law!...PL jsibu xi puluzija laburista u jirrangaw...
joanna farrugia
Feb 21st, 10:38
ruhi susan tantx toqod iddoqq it trumbeta malajr ax the big guys mhux dawn huma.dawn hrief tas sagrifficcju.kemm hsibtu iblah il poplu
H. Meilak
Feb 21st, 11:13
Joanna, hrief tas-sagrificcju huma totalment innocenti, igifieri dawn totalment innocenti u l-pulizija mhux qed taghmel xoghola sew? Please spjega iktar fid-dettall.
Mauro debattista
Feb 21st, 11:15
Ms Cassar, tiftakar meta ftit tas-snien ilu wiehed mill-akbar drug dealers fl-istorja ta' l-Amerika latina gie arrestat u wara li talab laqgha mal-prim ministru inghata mahfra presidenzjali mill-gvern prezenti. Nahseb dik hija gravi hux vera! Aktar minn l-istorja msemmijja mill-PN.
J. Grima
Feb 21st, 12:21
@ Susan Cassar
Illahwa taf li qed nimpressjona ruhi!
twanny borg
Feb 21st, 10:21
Il-proklama qed tahdem?
anton cassar
Feb 21st, 10:28
Le Twanny dawn issemmew ferm qabel il-proklama.........
Mario Caruana
Feb 21st, 10:45
jista jkun li bis-sahha tal-prokmala hierga iktar informazzjoni u allura l-pulizija ghandha iktar materjal f'idha biex tahdem. Nisperaw.
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