Muscat: Fenech should withdraw candidature
Muscat: Fenech should withdraw candidature. Video: Jason Borg
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech should resign and withdraw his election candidature for breaching the ministerial code of ethics by accepting a gift, according to Labour leader Joseph Muscat.
During an interview with The Sunday Times, Dr Muscat points to Mr Fenech’s history and the fact that the Finance Minister’s story had changed since he said he never met rogue oil trader George Farrugia.
Full story in The Sunday Times.
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Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:18
There's another 'twist' here, which everybody is missing! Joseph wants Fenech to resign, when it was JOSEPH himself, and PL, who gave him full marks for his work!
PL intend to fulfil FENECH's budget! Why should a minister who was praised for a great budget resign?? And a possible future prime minister who admits of abetting drug pushers does NOT resign?????????? Two weights,.....ten measures
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:00
The Labour Party leader and his deputy are both in the same dirty boat to the same extent and if Abela is not fit to be a LP candidate (according to his leader Joseph Muscat) then Joseph Muscat himself is just as unfit - sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The only other alternative is that of one measure for the deputy and a different one for his LP leader. No two ways about it.
J Martinelli
Feb 24th, 15:46
Ara veru ghandu wicc dal-'man'!
Ghax ma jitlobx lill-Kummissarju biex jissekwestra l-arlogg ta Tonio biex jara jekk hemmx xi tracci ta trab abjad? Jew evidenza ta xi tbajja ta ilma wara li dabet xi blokka silg?
Joseph, int u l-Moviment tieghek hatja ta tfixkil tal-gustizzja w jekk ma tirrizenjax, tibqa fl-istorja li hbejt att kriminali w tajt kenn lill dak li nqabad bil-blokka bajda.
Isthi Guz!
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 24th, 14:48
What a cheek! He hides and lies about a serious drug case and he wants someone else to withdraw his candidature because of a worthless clock! Unbelievable!
Gaetano Mallia
Feb 24th, 14:40
Il-Malti jghid: "Biex tiskonġra trid tkun pur".
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:20
Il-blokka trab abjad kienet PURA! Min jaf tqassmitx fl-iskola! Min jemmen li blokka bhal dik, li ggid eluf kbar, giet 'mormija'?
Andrew Gauci
Feb 24th, 14:35
Yesterday I happened to go to PV after almost a year... in the toilet I waited aged to do my business everyone sniffing ... should I resign from my job from abstaining to reporting it to the police officers ? Grow up drugs have supply and demand.. and are consumed in both PL and PN clubs football , band clubs even in children parks. Corruption is another thing IMO
Thomas C. Cassar
Feb 24th, 12:42
Jekk ufficjal tad-Dwana jew Pulizija jinqabad jaccetta rigal anke zghir u jitla quddiem il-Ministru jew xi hadd appuntat minnu dan jigi sospiz u sahansitra mkecci. U hu jista jaccetta rigal hekk kbir??
adrian dimech
Feb 24th, 12:15
Jekk tonio irrid jirrezenja imhabba arlogg allura anki joe li heba kaz tad-droga kunu irgiel u rezenjaw flimkien
m. borg (slm)
Feb 24th, 11:34
1. Trip to UK on a private jet with businessmen
2. Refurbishing of Villa
3. Had a maid whose NI wasn't paid
4. A gift of a €5000 clock
Enough reasons not to have submit his candidature, never mind withdrawing it.
Ball is in gonzi's court.
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:45
u dak li hargu biss fil berah ! kif jghid il malta ...Alla biss jaf !
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 24th, 14:51
What €5000 clock? Are you serious or just obtuse? How about Muscat and Tonio hiding and lying about an alleged serious drug case? How about Muscat hiring someone implicated in corruption? The list goes on and on and you're mentioning a worthless clock!
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:26
mark borg. U blokka trab dik li harget fil-berah, Alla biss jaf jekk kienx hemm izjed li giet traffikata fl-iskola ta' vicin. Arlogg ta' 5,000? Nahseb kbir daqs il-Big Ben mela!
m borg
1 Muscat & Schembri go to see Milan game.
2 Muscat covers drug trafficking.
3 Muscat fires his best deputy, but retains the drug 'shy' one
4 Muscat ADMITS drug 'mistake'.
Enough reasons not to have submit....
j brincat
Feb 24th, 11:27
Would Tonio rise to the occasion and resign?
We wait and see!
jb
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:55
No he won't resign because he is always right and he is admired by lots of people. Don't ask me for what he is admired, all I know is that he is admired.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:58
No he won't resign because he is always right and he is admired by lots of people. Don't ask me for what he is admired, all I know is that he is admired.
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:29
Probably he is waiting to see what Joseph does FIRST. 'Hiding' a drug trafficking case is far WORSE than anything mentioned about Tonio. Young LIVES are at stake. 5,000 Euro clock! What was it made of? Diamonds?
Yes, I admit Tonio is ADMIRED by many, INCLUDING Joseph and PL. After all, PL intend to fulfil Tonio's first class budget. PL themselves praised Tonio's work. Well done Tonio.
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 24th, 11:24
Did this ‘Arloġġ tal-Lira’ AFFECT the Minister’s decision any way, shape or form?
All what Farrugia complained about was that his tender was not selected!
Therefore, there was absolutely NO influence in the outcome of this alleged tender!
This ‘gift’ was given BEFORE he became the Minister of Energy!
Has JM ever received some Christmas ‘gift’ in his political career?
JC.
Catlyn Buttigieg
Feb 24th, 11:13
Ejja nghidu li Tonio Fenech ghamel zball li accetta rigel u ghandu jirtira il kanditatura tieghu.
Joseph qed jammetti li hu ukoll ghamel zball dwar il kaz mhux ta arlogg imma kaz ta droga sa jaghmel hu ha jirtira il kanditatura tieghu.
Again two weights and to measures.
joanna farrugia
Feb 24th, 11:44
catyln ha naraw min ha jirizenja issa mill tal pn tista tghidli min irrizenja fuq il kazin tal pn tal mosta?
Catlyn Buttigieg
Feb 24th, 11:59
Joanna Farrugia
Kun af li meta kien hemm xi hjiel li qed isir xi abbuz gewwa kazin nazzjonalista tal Mosta dan gie irraportatat lill pulizija mill l-ewwel u ta dan ittiehdu passi u minn zbalja ha li haqqu, pero fil kaz ta Hal Safi dan inheba u wara li inkixef nghidu li sar zball u minn abbuza s issa ghadu free like a bird.
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:32
joanna Il-PN irrapporta l-kaz tal-Mosta lill-kummissarju, u tressqu 5 pertsuni. Il-PL, u Joseph PERSONALMENT, heba l-fatt tad-droga, u illum AMMETTA li zbalja. Min jaf fejn marret dik il-blokka droga? Temmen li xi traffikant 'jarmi' blokka li tiswa HAFNA iktar minn arlogg? U qrib ta' skola?
Catlyn Buttigieg
Feb 24th, 11:10
Hawn xi hadd li jemmen li fost il membri parlamentari kollha kemm huma qatt ma ircieva xi rigal minn ghand xi hadd.
W Azzopardi
Feb 24th, 10:46
Mela jekk xi hadd jghatik rigal zghir ghandek tirrezenja u jekk thalli lill xi hadd imexxi id-droga fil kazin tieghek , qrib ta skola,dak ma gara xejn hazin!!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 24th, 11:02
Kemm kellkom bhalhom f'dawn l-ahhar kwart ta'seklu. Possibbli li qatt ma' smajtu lil tal-Caritas jghid li droga qed tizdied b'rata mghaggla Malta anke fost iz-zghar. Possibli li ma' smajtx li darba kellna kaz fejn trab abjad qalulna li kien trab tas-sapun, jew Whisky kien ILMA. Ilhom li spiccaw il-VALURI u l-ONESTA. Issa se'noqghodu nibku ?????
J.C. Borg
Feb 24th, 11:27
@ Ronnie Callus - Iva smajniha tal-Caritas, tghid mil-clubs tal-PL kienet qed tinxtered???
Ronnie Callus
Feb 24th, 13:05
@JC.Borg:
Il-klabb tal-Mosta Sur.Borg, mela ghadek ma' stenbahtx.
G. Cachia
Feb 24th, 13:40
Sur Ronnie Callus taf x'ma kellniex fl-ahhar 25 sena politikanti jixtru l-art bi ftit mijiet (20 pied x 70 pied) u jbieghuha bl-eluf ta' Liri Maltin.
Jew il-passat ninsewh? Min baghata b'dawn l-hnizrijiet qatt ma jista jinsa l-passat.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 10:46
mela l-ewwel implika lil ag, aust u ma nafx xhiex fil korruzzjoni u ghajjat fil meeting li austin irid jispjega l-involviment tieghu u il famuz kont ta l-isvizzera. issa ghax ma rnexxilux ha jaqbad ma fenech. anki jekk fenech accetta rigal, zgur ma jfissirx li imdahhal fil cirku ta commissions taz zejt. grow up muscat.
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:29
imdahhal u mhux imdahhal fdan l-istadju li jimpurtana li hu kien ministru taht dan ir rebus allura fuq dik biss wkoll missu kemm hu u kekk Austin jhekk ghandhom sold decor messhom ilhom li irrezenjaw. Fuq jhekk hux imdahhlin jew le ghada trid tigi ipruvata ,ghalkhemm nassigurak li il poplu mhux iblah u one olus one kulhadd jaf jghamlu fic circustanzi.nahseb ahjar you grow up m.farrugia
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:35
But you forgot to say that the code of ethics for Ministers and Parliamentary secretaries states that they shall not accept any gifts from businesses. This is like when Tonio Fenech went on a private jet with two businessman to watch a football match, he said he did nothing wrong but the code of ethics state otherwise.
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:36
Stephen Joseph took Schembri 'privately' to watch a Milan game. So what? Tonio has been PRAISED by Joseph himself, and PL. The budget he did was so good, that they intend to fulfil it. They indicated that this is one of the best budgets EVER. And TONIO was the one who worked on it.
Joseph worked on: Hiding drug pushers; stabbing Anglu; hiding Abela; taking photio with barman!
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 10:43
mela x'imissek taghmel int? twieghed li izzarma il mepa biex taqdi lid developers,tahbi kazi ta drogi mill pulizija, jekk titla int tehodna lura fl 80s- permessi tal bini johorgu mill ministru, indhil tal gvern fil pulizija, qaghad u ghaks rizultat tal weghda li trahhas il kontijiet tad dawl u izzarma finanzi tal pajjiz.Fenech investa flejjes kbar fi progetti,edukazzjoni, sahha u trahhis ta taxxa.
R Galea
Feb 24th, 11:30
X'hin naqra kummenti bhall tieghek, ninduna kemm Malta ghada tassew lura. Ma nistax nifhem kif ghad hawn nies bhalek li jiddefendu gvern mkisser u korrott. Il-logika u s-sens tal-bniedem saret qisha tassew xi haga estranja. Kumment litteralment biased, u ghandek il wicc tghid il-Muscat grow up?
A. MICALLEF
Feb 24th, 10:41
Gonzi u il-klikka kollha tieghek li irvinajtghu lil-PN flimkien ma Louis Bondi,Peppi Azzopardi
& Co. anqas ser tkunu tajbin ghal-oppozizzjoni ! L-arrogaza tghakhom stess kienet l-irvina
tal-PN.
A. MICALLEF
Feb 24th, 10:36
Jistghu l-Awdituri tal-Enemalta jghidulna kief ma qabdghux lil dan ic-cierku li kien qighed
jizvina l_Enemalta ?? Meta din il-famuza kumpanija ta-Awdituri hargu l-istudju lil
Enemalta dan l-ahhar, kief dawn ma ndunawx xkien ghaddej ???
m. borg (slm)
Feb 24th, 11:36
Awdituri normalment jimxu fuq id-data li jinghataw.
Kulhadd jaf li certu bizniz hemmm min ikollu zewgt settijiet ta' kotba, wiehed li juru lil awdituri u l-iehor bil-vera dhul u qlieh.
Sa kemm wiehed jirnexxilu jahbi flusu kollox sew ma jinqabadx jekk ma jinkixxiefx kif gara.
Joe M Borg
Feb 24th, 17:38
A Micallef Ic-cirku issa qed jinkixef, u fost il-firmmatarji, sfortunatament ghalik, hemm uhud fi hdan il-PL. Ghadek ma ndunajtx? Qum minn hemm! Uhud mill-PL kienu JAFU x'kien ghaddej, mid-dehera.
V Caruana
Feb 24th, 10:34
whether it is a clock or a religious icon makes no difference. The fact is by whom it was given. Being a person or company who submits oil tenders worth in the millions makes one wonder.
The minister said that "he heard a knock on the door. opened the door and found the Farrugias". First impression gives that they/he were/was familiar.
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 10:30
Hu Dr Muscat li ghandu jirrizenja, fost ragunijiet ohra, wara l-kaz ta’ Anglu Farrugia u, issa, wara li qed jitfa’ l-htija kollha fuq Toni Abela. Min hu l-Kap tal-PL? Ipotezi (mhux biss, wara li qal Farrugia): inhoss li sfrutta b’mod ciniku l-lealta’ ta’ tnejn minn nies ta’ madwaru.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 24th, 11:37
Puerile and a warped imagination
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:46
bir rispett kollhu Sur Pace Asciak jaqaw int taht is sittax il sena ?
Charles Vella
Feb 24th, 10:29
Labour, you are such a put off! Ahjar tighdulna x'se jigri minn Malta la tkunu fil gvern! Smajt wiehed mill EU jitkellem fil meeting tan Naxxar, u semma lil Franza, u qal, issa Malta jmiss. X'ried jfisser? Ricessjoni u mizuri ta awsterita? Ghax bil gvern tal Labour fi Franza hekk ghandom, u nies bla xoghol jizdiedu kulljum! God Help us. And all for the sake of change, with no principles!
j brincat
Feb 24th, 10:42
God help us if we remain lumped with a PN government for 30 whole years!
Public debt now reads € 5 billion(5,000,000,000) imagine who's it be with 5 MORE years under GonziPN!
jb
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:39
What I can tell you is what happened to Malta in the last legislature where the cost of living skyrocketed, water and electricity tariffs skyrocketed as well and lately we came to know that a select few where getting thousands of euros in commissions and the average wage of Maltese workers remained as mediocre as ever. I think things cannot go any worst.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:40
What I can tell you is what happened to Malta in the last legislature where the cost of living skyrocketed, water and electricity tariffs skyrocketed as well and lately we came to know that a select few where getting thousands of euros in commissions and the average wage of Maltese workers remained as mediocre as ever. I think things cannot go any worst.
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 10:29
“Finance Minister Tonio Fenech should resign and withdraw his election candidature”. J.M. is envious about this unimportant news item (carefully narcotised by a section of the media): http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-151_en.htm . Dr Muscat, you should be the one to tender your resignation. But even a series of big incontrovertible lies seems to be unimportant.
Edward Zammit
Feb 24th, 10:24
First the Labour Party throws mud - money, then clock worth thousdands of euros, and suddenly it fizzles out to a hand made clock by an amature, which would have taken hours to complete to bring out the person's mastery of the trade - a beautiful object.
The labour Party just wanted to put in the word 'gift' to link it to corrupion but forgot to read how the Code of Ethics qualifies a gift.
Victor Caruana
Feb 24th, 10:49
Dazgur, ara dak li qalu Tonio tal-arloggi u Austin tal-frames fuq l-esponenti laburisti kollu ezatt kien. Tisma lilhom tahseb li huma qed jigu investigati mill-pulizija!
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:49
Labour throws mud ?? jien nahseb siehbi il pn threw mud at all the maltese with the sencond highest electricity rates in Europe after the millenium failure of the responsable ministers from the energy
Joseph Ellul-Grech
Feb 24th, 10:18
All allegations of corruption made against anyone in public office should be investigated thoroughly and impartially. If found guilty that person should be held accountable for their actions.
Allegations against John Dalli in the Daewoo scandal were never investigated. The LP gave him temporary refuge even though they were accused of being involved in the anonymous letters scandal against him.
Philip Borg
Feb 24th, 09:49
Politics with a difference.
This is the man, bold and sincere.
If Gonzi, Tonio, AG, RCC and company are not perfect, they need to start admitting to some mistakes.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 10:49
policitcs with a difference - giving refuge on super one to mugliett and jpo, whom up to a few years ago pl were accusing of corruption in roads contracts & mistra case. Giving refuge to dalli every weekend on one tv, after years of accusing him & his brother of incorrectness & before he was investigated by eu, giving refuge to nicki dimech who was found guilty of corruption on council tenders..
A. MICALLEF
Feb 24th, 09:46
Il-PN qieghed juri li l-anqas biss huwa f-sura li jmur fl-oppozizjoni wara 9 ta Marzu. Il-poplu
ghadu qieghed jistenna ir-rizenja ta Austin Gatt u ir-rizenja u l-irtirar ta kanditatura ta Tonio
Fenech (Li qatt ma hu, hu, dejjem innocenti). Kief jista il-PN jerga jmur ghand in-Nazzjonalisti
b-dawn in-nies, Beppe F.A., Charlo Bonnici, Joe Saliba, \francis Zmmit Dimech ?
James Grech
Feb 24th, 09:45
The code of ethics compiled during Eddie Fenech Adami's legislature, state clearly, that a minister should not accept any gifts. Irrespective of their value. A minister or high ranked individual that accepts a "token of admiration" automatically links himself with the person in question. Can the minister say whether he accepted other gifts? Which gifts & of what value? From whom?
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 09:44
@ Charles Flask today o7:21
The panic and despair are all on the side of an LP in total disarray alternating in quick succession from cruel character assassination to the pretence that they advocate national unity and that butter won’t melt in their mouths. They only convince the intelligent that they are not fit to be trusted as government
m. borg (slm)
Feb 24th, 11:38
Exactly.
HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI
Feb 24th, 09:39
Joseph Muscat if receiving a Malta wall clock worth some hundreds and not 5000 as alleged by your EB and CC is such a gift that forces Tonio Fenech to favor a particular person than half the parlamentarians should resign. Records show that on the contrary George Fenech went to complain with Tonio that he was not successful in his oil bids
JM you should be grateful to Tonio for giving you budget
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:42
taf why we should be grateful sur fenech azzoppardi ? we should be gratefull for the 6 biljon in debts the Pl would be inheriting not to mention each and every govt entity in shambles.
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 09:34
There is no denying that tonio Fenech breached the code of ethics. In iteself this is grave enough to warrant his withdrawal. In cabinet we want people we can trust and are sure go by the rules. Tonio has time and again proved he defaults.
Jo Camilleri
Feb 24th, 09:21
Ara vera dan nies ma jisthux qed jamlu issue nazzjonali fuq bicca arlogg imma it 860 miljun qedin jinjorawhom. l INVESTIKAZZJONI FUQ L ARLOGG QED JAMLULHA. Dawn se tavdawhom imexxu lil pajjizna. Xmistoqsijiet bananali il gurnalisti ta MLP qed isaqsu, mistoqsijiet fuq l arlogg!! l ewwel jakuzaw lil Austin Gatt fuq l ikbar scandluli, x'hin raw li l akuza qeda iddur fuqhom ifukaw fuq l arlogg
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 09:11
“Finance Minister Tonio Fenech should resign and withdraw his election candidature”. J.M. is envious about this unimportant news item (carefully narcotised by a section of the media): http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-151_en.htm . Dr Muscat, you should be the one to tender your resignation. But even a series of big incontrovertible lies seems to be unimportant.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 09:11
Tonio Fenech DID NOT breach the Code of Ethics that advises that Ministers do not accept gifts that are so substantial that they create an obligation. Accepting an inexpensive DIY imitation clock from an admirer is not such a gift. Bartolo and Cardona know this, so much so that they had to lie and misrepresent it as an expensive 5000 euro item.
Are such manipulators acceptable LP candidates?
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:34
imma tinota kif fuq kull argument trid tidefendi kull hnizrija tal Pn ? tahseb li qed tiswa lil pN xi gid ghax nassigurak li hsara nies bhalek jkomplu jghamlulhom.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 11:48
Saliba M.D
I like your comments because you try hard but never manage to depict the Nationalist party and it's sorry bunch as positive and on the other hand you depict the Labour party and those who do not agree with the Nationalist party ie (the absolute majority) as Negative and untrue.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:07
@Mark Borg & Stephen Borg.
I defend the truth and oppose flagrant lies irrespective of the source. If you honestly believed that my comments are harmful to the Nationalist Party you wouldn't complain at all.
J. Borg
Feb 24th, 09:10
Fenech did not break any code of ethics, and Muscat knows it.
Another thing he knows is that if you repeat a lie long enough, people come to think it is the truth. That's his propaganda training being put to good use...
j brincat
Feb 24th, 09:02
"Finance Minister Tonio Fenech should resign and withdraw his election candidature for breaching the ministerial code of ethics by accepting a gift".
Ma tarax!!
How can it ever be?
The culture of resignation is simply not in their blood!
How many of them have resigned in the last 25 years?
They wouldn't heed your advice because they think they are untouchable - god's gift to Malta!
jb
Reuben D. Spiteri
Feb 24th, 09:00
So are people saying that a minister should never, EVER accept a gift of any nature even if there are no strings attached? I don't think that a homemade click is enough to bribe a minister. If it were something like a property or supercar I'd be worrying but not about a clock.
Not to mention that if anybody buys a clock at €5000 they got ripped off unless it was encrusted with diamonds.
A Spiteri
Feb 24th, 08:58
When asked if he would allow his ministers to receive gifts from third party people....he replied that perhaps we need to change the code of ethics...WHAT THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN DR. MUSCAT?
VOTE JOSEPH GET GONZI...TWO SIDE OF THE SAME COIN
VIVA ZAREN TAL-AJKLA!
K.G. Vella
Feb 24th, 08:57
Code of ethics apart I wonder why Tonio Fenech stated that he had never met this person and is now admitting meeting him twice. Doesn't this raise any eyebrows?
M Grima
Feb 24th, 08:50
Il-qawl Malti jghid li il-giddieb homru qasir u minn qal haga, u anke tnejn u anke tlieta u wara biddel il-verzjoni jaga fil-kategorijja tal-giddiebin.
alfred attard
Feb 24th, 08:39
A lot of talk about the clock. Can we see a picture of it please? confirmed by the person who gave it.
twanny borg
Feb 24th, 08:32
tonio fenech hareg bl-unuri ghax ma irrizultax li irceva xi flus mill-commissions kif tal-pl jipruvaw jitfu t-tajn. mela ghax accetta BISS bicca arlogg mahdum bl-idejn minn mara inxtara? kien ikun insult kieku ma accettax l-oggett moghti bhala ammirazzjoni u kienet ittelliflu l-voti. ma nafx meta se jinbidel il-pl!!
D Zahra
Feb 24th, 08:54
You are clueless on professional ethical conduct mate.
B. Borg
Feb 24th, 08:56
Twanny, Dak il-bicca arlogg ilu tlett snin imdendel mal-hjat tal-Ministru Fenech, fejn ghadu jammirah kulljum. Jien nahseb lis-sinjura Farruga hadet mhux naqra ghalija bil-kummenti li dan l-arlogg hu maghmul fqir. Issa jibqa fatt li meta Tonio Fenech kien fuq it-tv ma Chris Cardona semma arlogg li jidendel qal "Jien ghandi arlogg ta' Malta, Iva." u wara zied "Ghax l-arlogg ta Malta jiswa daqshekk
Roberta Micallef
Feb 24th, 09:04
It is not about the clock anymore, it's because he changed his version so many times. First he said he did not remember the gift, then he said it was Ray Farrugia who came to his house, then he said that George might have been there but he can't remember him. Why change the story 3 times if you've got nothing to hide ? Why didn't he just say, yes I got the clock and yes George was there ??
Aldo Mamo
Feb 24th, 09:07
Mr Borg,
Yours may be a valid point for discussion. However the issue at source is that there is a Code of Ethics for Ministers which has been broken. Until it is there, it has to be followed - as simple as that. There was ample time to discuss it and implement amendments if need be.
Joseph Buhagiar
Feb 24th, 09:20
Twanny, forget history of Farrugia. Just say that he is an Oil Trader of enemalta.
A Family Member of this Oil Trader gives you a 2to5 K Euros gift and you are The Right Hand Man of The Prime Minister of Malta. Would you take it?
Tonio, was "stupid" and allowed Farrugia (SHARK) to throw him into the pitfall of the inexperienced.
That is all!
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 09:25
Too early to say that. Tonio breached the ministers' code of ethics and that in itself alone is grave indeed. Additionally this is not a one off. It is part of a pattern.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 09:39
twanny Borg: Tonio Fenech hareg bl-unuri, wara li kien mar fuq Jet privat bla hlas biex jara loghba football ma zewg negozjanti kbar ? Meta cahad li kien iltaqa ma Gorg Farrugia , kmbaghad kellu jammetti li ltaq darbtejn mieghu, darb a minnhom meta accetta l-Arlogg suppost minn ghand il-mara ta' huh ?? Meta ma ndunax BLI SKandlu enormi tal-kummissjonijiet fix-xiri taz-zejt ????
Philip Borg
Feb 24th, 09:46
Meta se tinbidel int trid tghid!
Anki kieku accetta 1c xorta hazin. Meta tkun f'dik il- pozizzjoni trid timxi mal- kodici ta' l-etika.
Tinsiex, accetta xoghol fid- dar tieghu flok flus, insejta tal- Jerma Hotel u ohrajn..
Ma tridx tghid li 25 sena fil- gvern, u dan it- tbazwir hu tort ta' Muscat?
Kollox possibli, b' 6 biljuni dejn li jridu jhallsu uliedna..
PB
Marion Storace
Feb 24th, 10:17
@ twanny borg - il-PL ilu li nbidel pero GonziPN ma jinbidel qatt ghax kollu giddeb, koruzzjonijiet, haqar familji bl-gholi tad-dawl u l-ilma, il €500 fil-gimgha li hadu bil-mohbi ta'nies u l-lista ma tispicca qatt.
Maria Borg
Feb 24th, 10:17
Tghidlix li l-ministri issa qed jixtru l-voti bir-rigali... Il-membri parlamentari qedin hemm biex isservu lil Maltin kollha u mhux biex jaqalghu r rigali mghand il-ftit biex jaqduhom fit tenders !! Tghid hemm xi rigali akbar li ghadna ma nafux bihom !!
M Farrugia
Feb 24th, 08:32
Dr Muscat's positive campaign has turned sour as soon as it has now become obvious that people in the oil scandal are businessman/accountants/lawyers leaning towards PL. What a boomerang back in his face.
R. Balzan
Feb 24th, 08:45
Qed tohlom Sur Farrugia. Happy dreams!
K.G. Vella
Feb 24th, 08:55
I think that you need ot go back a little and exmine what has been insinuated. It doesn't hold water! Also please note who has been investigated by the police. BTW who has been in power for the last odd 25 years?
Roberta Micallef
Feb 24th, 09:06
No one has been questioned by the commissioner of police as yet. If there is proof why was no one summoned ? We only have Tonio's word for it!
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 09:23
You are completely mistaken. The oil scandal revolves completely around PN circles. Get some knowledge about how fiduciary companies work and you get the answer. It is precisely for this that Gonzipn is doing a disservice for it is taking advantage of citizens deprived of proper knowledge.
M. Bezzina
Feb 24th, 09:27
Unfortunately it started from the PN from Day 1 of the election and the PN tried to implicate the PL in oil scandal...as always the PN do not admit mistakes ...do not tell people to resign or let me put it this way only certain people resign for their mistakes....Aust and Tonio Fenech are untouchable!!
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 09:45
M Farrugia: Who are,what you term ," business/accountants/lawyers leaning towards PL ", who are involved in the oil scandal ??? I suppose you know that the PL lawyersand accounant mentioned by Tonio Fenecvh and PBO's Maltarightnow, ARE TAKING LEGAL ACTION against Tonio Fenech and Paul Borg Olivier.
Mario Piscopo
Feb 24th, 08:30
This Guy is bold as brass and sharp as a tack. There is great hope for this country with Joseph at its helm.
M Farrugia
Feb 24th, 08:58
All Europeans would want to move to Malta once he's elected to office!!!!
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 10:04
Tahwid u habi beckons.
mark borg
Feb 24th, 11:38
@l.zammit
it tahwid u habi ghal min ilhu mil 1998 straight jigverna u tahtu djun ta 6 biljun akkumulati u l-ghola kontijiet li qatt kien hawn malta biex tpaxxew 4 min nies li appuntaw il Pn .dak tahwid u mela l-istorja li orchestrajtu A to z il pn li fuq kollhox illum dak li qed isemmi ilqajtuh maghkhom .
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 08:26
Hu Dr Muscat li ghandu jirrizenja, fost ragunijiet ohra, wara l-kaz ta’ Anglu Farrugia u, issa, wara li qed jitfa’ l-htija kollha fuq Toni Abela. Min hu l-Kap tal-PL? Ipotezi (mhux biss, wara li qal Farrugia): inhoss li sfrutta b’mod ciniku l-lealta’ ta’ tnejn minn nies ta’ madwaru.
Mario Camilleri
Feb 24th, 08:14
At least this guy admits mistakes sometimes but it's unbelievable that nobody from the PN side admit mistakes, they think that they are always right and the PL always wrong and unfortunately they also think that they have the divine right to govern this country forever......unfortunately even some bloggers in here think that way. You are wrong and on the 10 of March you will all get the answer.
Albert Bonello
Feb 24th, 08:10
Isn’t it obvious, now that d tables have turned on a number of scandalous issues JM.Com does not want a mud slinging match and is preaching love & peace? The truth of d matter is that JM.Com who is aspiring to become d PM of Malta lied to us & his fellow colleagues did nothing less but lie, lie & lie. These r the people who keep on harping that they need to clean up our country, what a joke!
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 09:36
Repalce the J.M. with gonzipn and you are perfectly in order.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 24th, 09:51
Albert Bonello: GonziPN's LAST DESPERATE attempt to remain clutching to the seat of power at all costs, is by trying to implicate the PL in its own MUD-BATH in which it is has been wallowing for years on end ! Alas, this desperate attempt is bound to fail as voters have become aware of GonziPN's tricks, especially afetr the 2008 election experience !
David John
Feb 24th, 10:08
Albert din tal-mud slinging tal-PN bdewa billi bdew jghidu li jekk ikollna gvern Laburista ha nergghu immorru ghaz-zmenijiet tat-80. Ghal fejn ma qalux x'ha jaghmlu huma offrew il-proposti imbaghad hallew in-nies jiddeciedu huma? Ghax il-PN ma ghadx baqghalu ideat. Fil-fatt l-istess regghu qalu, Sahha, Xoghol u Edukazzjoni. Iffesser li f'dawn l-ahhar 5 snin ma sarx biz-zejjed.
moira sciberras
Feb 24th, 08:06
Well no matter what he received I never gave him nothing and I live in a safe country with good economy thanks to his capability. To this my vote goes 1 to Tonio Fenech no matter what you say Mr.Muscat.Well done Tonio we look forward to see you again as a Minister!!
K.G. Vella
Feb 24th, 08:56
Good economy? What about our 5 billion debt Ms Sciberras?
David John
Feb 24th, 10:05
No one asked you whom you will vote. That's up to you.
moira sciberras
Feb 24th, 10:35
@David john as well my dear if you do not like it don't read it no one asked your opinion!!
M Cassar
Feb 24th, 07:59
Isthi jekk taf!
carl Barthet
Feb 24th, 07:57
People are not stupid like his mentor ( mintoff) used to believe we were... We blew him off his white horse... He is a false character.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 24th, 08:10
Not stupid you need to say but something else more than that. If it was not Mintoff probably the English Services are still in here. If it was not Mintoff we have no Airport,Freeport, Pensions Free Medicines, Free Schooling, free copybooks to primary school children, Free Milk and many more Where are your Credibility,Values,Honesty and Accountability.Are you not fed up taking the people for a ride
moira sciberras
Feb 24th, 08:26
@ Ronnie callus ,that is why he was a prime minister to do good things to the country though unfortunately he've done bad as well.the labour always mention that he gave the chance for the woman to vote what he doesn't say that the labour itself took that vote when the pn won the majority and labour took the government the same!!! But again that's Labour they never change !!!
David John
Feb 24th, 10:03
@ Ronnie Callus.
Well said but can I correct you on two things. No more free copy books to primary school children and no more free milk because milk is contributing 2 d obesity in our children ( Good excuse by PN for not giving free milk) And one more thing my kid at the of the day 1 of this scholastic year (being at year One) was asked to fork out 15Euros for handouts. Free School my foot.
j brincat
Feb 24th, 10:29
Obviously not and the people will show how intelligent they are come next 9th March, don't you worry!
jb
Ronnie Callus
Feb 24th, 11:07
Hundred percent agree with you David because all the good of Mintoff has been dismantled under an excuse or another by these bunch who says that they did great things.( Pro....pro....je....cts..... )
Roberto Fenech
Feb 24th, 07:49
Dr Muscat interprets the code of ethics for partisan purposes.
The ministerial code of ethics states "No public employee or any member of his household shall accept gifts or services SUCH AS MIGHT BE DEEMED TO CREATE AN OBLIGATION, REAL OR IMAGINED."
But the last part in CAPS is omitted out purposely. Is this the clean politics Muscat talks about?
Martin Bezzina Wettinger
Feb 24th, 07:59
Anyone giving an expensive gift is expecting something in return, whether they actually get it is another story. It would have been much wiser for him had he not accepted the gift in the first place.
David Magro
Feb 24th, 08:00
Robert, code of ethics means if you break the code you need to respond to the disciplinary rules and regulations. If found guilty the minister Must Resign. In the banking sector sector all employees are bound to refuse such gifts...as a minister he is offering a service and by law he should refuse such gifts. The saying goings no one does anything for nothing!
David Magro
Feb 24th, 08:00
Robert, code of ethics means if you break the code you need to respond to the disciplinary rules and regulations. If found guilty the minister Must Resign. In the banking sector sector all employees are bound to refuse such gifts...as a minister he is offering a service and by law he should refuse such gifts. The saying goings no one does anything for nothing!
David Magro
Feb 24th, 08:00
Robert, code of ethics means if you break the code you need to respond to the disciplinary rules and regulations. If found guilty the minister Must Resign. In the banking sector sector all employees are bound to refuse such gifts...as a minister he is offering a service and by law he should refuse such gifts. The saying goings no one does anything for nothing!
Roberta Micallef
Feb 24th, 09:09
Such as a ride on a private jet, tickets to a game & free works on his house ? How should those be interpreted ?
David John
Feb 24th, 09:57
Robert tahseb li Farrugia ta l-arlogg lil Fenech bla ebda interessi. Meta taghti xi haga tatija jew bhala ringrazzjament jew ghax tkun tistenna xi haga lura. HADD MA JAGHMEL XEJN GHAL XEJN. Daqs kemm kull wiehed u wahda minna mmorru ghax-xoghol bhala divertita.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:11
@MartinBezzinaWettinger
This was not an expensive gift at all. That is why Bartolo and Cardona had to lie that it was an expensive 5000 euro clock (when it wasn't) and that other lie that this lie resulted from a police investigation.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:17
@MartinBezzinaWettinger
This wasn't an expensive gift at all. That is why Bartolo and Cardona inflated its value by the lie that it had cost 5000 euro and that other lie that the information was sourced from a non-existent police statement.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:21
@David Magro
You are intentionally distorting the contents of the Ministerial Code of Ethics because it does not refer to small gifts such as a DIY clock built by a hobbyist that wouldn't create any obligation.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 24th, 17:27
@DavidJohn
Mhux kullhadd hu qammiel u mhux kullhadd jati xi rigal zghir ghax jippretendi xi rikumpens. Forsi int ma tifhimx imma hemm hafna aktar nies li jatu rigal bhala sinjal ta' ammirazzjoni u gratitudni minghajr ma jippretendu xejn.
Eve Axiaq
Feb 24th, 07:45
Il PN qed Jghamel zball kbir li hadd minnhom ma jirrizenja ghax qatt ma jammettux responsabilta u l-ewwel jghidu mod u imbghad jibdew jiftakru l-avvenimenti. Sahansitra anke Joseph Muscat wehel ma l-iskandlu skond Tonio. Imma min hu responsabbli ta l-enemalta?
G. Vassallo
Feb 24th, 08:24
Tisteniex li min naha tal-PN ser jkun hemm xi rezenja ghax dawn qatt ma ghamlu xejn hazin dawn huma l'Angli tal-paci, Vergni ecc ecc, il-PM jiddefendijom il-hin kollu. Li hu zgur il-Poter ma jridux jitilquh min Idejhom, min jaf ghaliex hux? Tejd ghax ihobbu lil Malta jew biex ma jkomplux jinkixfu aktar skandli.
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 10:09
Ghall-inqas din ta' Tonio fuq hmerija ghax kien hemm fin-nofs arlogg maghmul minn dilettanta. Dik tal-PL tinkludi DROGA u miljuni ta' Ewro. Hallina, ghaxxaqta.
moira sciberras
Feb 24th, 07:41
Come on Joseph so you are 100% sure that noone ever received something from your team???not even an idiot believes this!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 24th, 08:03
Leave it to the polls Moira. Dr.Tonio is always mentioning people which never have been investigated by the police and those in the scene (involved) never mentioned. Is this CREDIBILITY. The more he says the more pn voters are joining PL because all HONESTY / VALUES has been lost. Is this the only scandal during these last 5 Years. Not mentioning the previous ones-Fondazzjoni ghall li Skejjel etc;
Carmel Zammit
Feb 24th, 09:30
You are not an idiot and you do not believe this but I should assume that you also know that the code of ethics was drawn during Dr. EFA time in office. Got an idea who were the PL ministers under Dr. EFA?????? Illuminate us please.
David John
Feb 24th, 09:54
Moira do you know that PL have been in opposition for these last 15 years. Why should any of the electorate bribe a person when he has no power. Grow up Moira. Ftakar min jobzoq fl-ajru jaqa fuq wiccu.
Adrian Gouder
Feb 24th, 07:33
If you seriously think that a clock influenced the finance minister's decisions, then you have very serious judgmental problems. Does that mean that if you were given something simillar you could be bribed? Watch your yard-stick Dr. Muscat.
David John
Feb 24th, 09:51
Adrian l-etika tghidlek li ma tistax taccetta rigali. Punto e basta. Imbaghad Tonio ha jogqhod iddawwar id-diskors. L-1 qatt ma ltaqgha ma Farrugia, ibaghad iltaqgha 2 etc. etc. Dak ma setax ghamilha u ghalhekk ghandu jerfa ir-responsabilita ta' ghemilu. Dik hi l-irgulija.
Philip Borg
Feb 24th, 09:52
Only an idiot believes there was only a cookoo clock
Wenzu Brown
Feb 24th, 07:31
And You Dr.Muscat???? Does this also apply to you????
David John
Feb 24th, 09:48
Wenz li kieku JM kellu jirrezenja min habba xi haga kieku l-PL fil-gvern ghal dejjem ghax il-PN kollu ghandu jirrezenja. 500 Euro minn wara dahar il-poplu, l-iskandlu taz-zejt u l-gideb sfrenat li qieghed isir.
By the way you should change your name
Wenzu Blue.
rodney bone
Feb 24th, 07:27
All these press conferences from PN are there to instigate replies from PL thus derailing the electoral campaign from where PN felt weak, past performance and future proposals. Come on politicians; let's get back to the electoral manifesto if you are so proud of it! We wait and see.
Kevin Bonnici
Feb 24th, 08:02
The Labour Party electoral programme does not even include the biggest project project they have for Malta - a new unneccessary power station. Was it purposefully left out? Why are many of the proposals start with "INKOMPLU" (continue)? The proposal on the free tablet if FOR or FROM year 4?
Labour cant be trusted. Fullstop.
M. Grech
Feb 24th, 07:25
I amazed how GonziPN takes most people fore granted by assuming that we believe all they tell us and that we shall continue to vote for them! Do they think that they own us and they own our line of reasoning?
David Triganza
Feb 24th, 07:23
Us people would appreciate a resume of both Electoral Programmes because we will be voting on them soon! Now we heard all those boring legal matters thrown at us and we got a glimpse of the undercurrents through the Oil Scandal. Can now Konrad Mizzi and PL explain some more on how the New Energy Plan will work?
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 11:00
Conrad is invisble & he will not reappear as his plan is fazul.From now on PN would do well to concentrate on its ambitious proposals of continuiung to invest heavily in tourism & projects which in turn create thousands of jobs, in education & health. PL seem to be avoiding discussing proposals as they know PN record in these issues is good.
G Schembri
Feb 24th, 07:21
Don't hold your breath, till he resigns. The only way for him to resign is for the people to vote him out of parliament. Hopefully PN supporters are intelligent enough to know who to vote for, at least if they still want PN in office they should chose the candidates well.
charles flask
Feb 24th, 07:21
PN have been in a panic throughout the electoral campaign and all they did was mudslinging at PL officials! It was the PN Government that was responsible "to prevent" such a Big Oil Scandal from happening, at the expense of higher W&E bills for all of us.
Please choose the reason of your report below: