Updated - Two former Enemalta officials arraigned in oil scandal
Updated 2 p.m.
Former Enemalta chief financial officer Tarcisio Mifsud threatened former oil procurement board member Alfred Mallia and oil trader George Farrugia with legal action during a confrontation at police headquarters, a court was told today.
Police Inspector Angelo Gafa' made the point during Mr Mifsud's arraignment to face corruption charges in connection with the oil procurement scandal.
Mr Mallia was arraigned on the same charges earlier. Both pleaded not guilty and were granted bail.
Tarcisio MifsudDuring Mr Mallia's arraignment, Inspector Gafa' said that Mr Mallia was arrested yesterday and questioned. The prosecution, he said, was asking for the freezing of his assets.
The court agreed.
During consideration of bail, Inspector Gafa said that he was objecting because of the seriousness of the case, although the prosecution was conscious of the fact that his health was failing.
Defence counsel said his client was presumed innocent until proven otherwise. There was a big difference between him and the other accused. He was an employee and not a big businessman. He was also a grandfather of 11, had suffered heart failure and suffered a condition where his bones were being eaten away. This was his first time before a court. Furthermore, the other accused had been granted bail.
Bail was granted against a deposit of €5,000 and a personal guarantee of €30,000.
During Mr Mifsud's arraignment the prosecution strongly objected to bail, saying two witnesses, Mr Mallia and oil trader George Farrugia would give evidence against Mr Mifsud.
Inspector Gafa' added that Mr Mifsud had threatened Mr Mallia and George Farrugia during a confrontation.
Dr Stefano Filletti, defence counsel, said the threat was of legal action and not of some physical action.
The court granted bail with the same conditions as Mr Mallia's.
The arraignments come after the compilation of evidence against former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone began yesterday.
During the sitting Assistant Commissioner Michael Cassar testified that Mr Tabone was in cahoots with petrochemist Frank Sammut to take commissions off the sale of oil from international firms Total and Trafigura.
In separate proceedings, which are not directly connected to the graft on tenders, the police also arraigned prominent businessmen Tony Cassar, of Cassar Ship Repair and Francis Portelli, managing director of Virtu Ferries.
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Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 27th, 11:59
Yesterday Bondi made a whole programme to implicate LP in the scandal. He never mentioned PN candidate Dr Martin fenech. Nor did he mention that Gonzi was given a dossier of invices of Aikon Ltd by the Secret Service about three years ago - the same file that ended up with Tonio Fenech. Bondi kept on harping that the directors and lawyers should have realised something was wrong - but not Gonzi.
P Buħaġiar
Feb 27th, 09:03
This is totally a smoke sreen story, to hide what happened these last 9 yrs. The PN is trying to twist facts, as if PL was in Gov. Minister TF mentioned in a press conference that He only met GF twice. In oct 8 2012. In-nazzjon newspaper showed PM, TF, and George Farrugia, touring aviation park. the relation seems to be strong between these 3.
Paul Sammut
Feb 27th, 06:32
If Tarcisio is dirty, then everybody is - although I have full repect for the police, knowing Mifsud makes me doubt a little bit ! We see the outcome and let the court decide.
Edward Mallia
Feb 27th, 01:27
Is it really plausible that this apparently smooth-running mechanism for the taking of "commissions" on oil purchases was switched on smartly in 2004?
P Buħaġiar
Feb 26th, 20:40
You don't need to be genius. So this two "innocent person until proved guilty" are accusied before 2004. So what about commissions taken for these last 9years? These persons were no more responsabile for such commissions after 2004. This story twist the real facts, and we are speaking about these last 9 years. Another political PN spin at its best.
C Sant
Feb 27th, 06:54
You have either not understood anything or are being disingenuous. All of this story, including arraignment of Farrugia, Sammut and Tabone are on alleged facts that occurred prior to 2005. There is no evidence or story of anything occurring since then. Most of the major protagonists, not sure about these last two, seem to have had any further connections with EneMalta after 2005.
steven micallef
Feb 26th, 20:36
ODr Gonzi knows about this case ?why he didn't not take action ?uppps
Ronnie Callus
Feb 27th, 07:15
Exactly so, Mr.Micallef . At first sight both Dr.Gonzi,and Tonio said that they came to know about this by the Malta today report and Times of Malta and now is emerging that they have known about it a long time ago.Dr.Gonzi should answer to this and not just saying he passed the report to the commissioner of police without any follow up. Was it going to be placed under the carpet as the Whistle ??
Godfrey Zammit
Feb 26th, 20:35
The government is fully responsible for the oil scandal as this all happened under Gonzi PN's administration.
Last night's debate on TVM one could admire the credibility of Profs. E. Scicluna on one side and from the other side listening to Clyde Puli, what a difference. Yesterdays debate was a good example between the two parties. Clyde is a typical old fashion politician PN style.
Alfred Cassar
Feb 26th, 20:16
This is not a political issue, it is simply a matter of corruption, and corruption does not have any colour. I'm sure there are people from both colours involved. Shame on them all, whether blue or red
Neville Grech
Feb 26th, 20:11
During his speech in Mqabba,Joseph Muscat had a bit of a Freudian slip when speaking about the realities of Gas versus Fuel Oil.It seems like Joseph Muscat's dependence of the teleprompter cannot keep up with his subconscious and what it's telling him about his plans and concoctions about energy.Watch this mammouth lapsus on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uf0dYv6bCk What else's up for tonight?
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:17
That's your big story? How desperate the PN is getting! The wee gnomes are grasping at any and all straws. If you were confused take it that the rest of the population knew exactly what JM meant Mammoth lapsus? Hardly. Now, the oil scandal, that is really Mammoth, but certainly not lapsus.
Etienne Borg
Feb 26th, 20:10
Tarcisio Mifsud listes bniedem li qala xeba papali ftit snien ilu???
charles flask
Feb 26th, 20:00
Issa nghamlu survey fost dawk kollha li skond il-qorti gew misjuba hatja, u naraw min hu blue u min hu ahmar. Ara b'daqsekk x'ser niehdu. So what? What is the point? Ara naqra ta' GonziPN vera qed jgherqu biex jirragunaw b'dan il-mod. Please biddlu id-diska ghax dawn argumenti tad-dahq:)
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 20:50
Mhix kwistjoni ta' aħmar u blue.
Hi kwistjoni li Joseph Muscat għamel ġimgħat jgħid li dan l-akbar skandlu tal-millennju u issa qed insibu min kien involut u li hu l-guru taż-żejt magħżul minn Muscat stess biex jitkellem fil-Kugress tal-Labour dwar iż-żejt u mistieden ripetutament fuq Super 1 biex jattakka lill-Gvern fuq iż-żejt u l-EneMalta.
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C Muscat
Feb 28th, 08:47
mary camenzuli ma tridx tinsa li l-gvern hu responsabbli ghal flusna ghamlilna 5000miljun euro dejn u ahna irridu inhallsu bit-taxxi.
jiftahar kemm gab mill-eu u ma jghidx li barra 85% mill-eu kemm inhallsu flus zejda mill-kaxxa ta malta ghax l-eu thallas biss kif suppost jekk jitlesta x-xoghol kif suppost.
issa nitilfu nofshom jekk jerga jitla PN u naraw f min inwahhlu!!
j brincat
Feb 26th, 19:53
Deviating tactics by GonziPN's acolytes!
LOL!!!
jb
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 26th, 21:06
Wake up from the coma which OneNews has put you in!! What deviating tactics!!? Lejber is full of people which in one way or another are someone related with this scandal!!
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:21
J Aquilina
Never mind what planet do you live on, what universe do you exist in?! The parade of hardcore PNers being charged has become a regularity in the media. The wee gnomes should occasionally broaden their horizons and watch something other than net and tvm. You'll get a whiff of the real world.
tony camilleri
Feb 26th, 19:47
Lill M C dawk li qedin jigu akkuzati il-qorti bhalissa il-hut iz-zghir.......meta ha jinqabdu u jitressqu il sharks il-kbar dawk per ezempju li ihobbu jiehdu ir-rigali jew ikollhom xi kont bankarju zvizzera etc etc....forsi wara li tghaddi l-elezzjoni. nahseb li qieghed johrog car li il-proklama nghatat biex certi rjus il-kbar ma jinkixfux...!!!!
Alfred Cassar
Feb 26th, 20:25
ifhem Tony, Chief Financial Officer fl-Enemalta ma tantx jista jitqies bhala huta zghira
KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR
Feb 26th, 19:32
@ Joe M Borg. Excuse me....Whatever you say, PN did not do their duty. Full stop - No one was going to hear any of this story if it wasn 't for the Malta Today. Joe Cordina resigned according to political ethics just like Minister Chris Said did some months ago. As far as people been taken to court, there were four nationalists as well. Corruption doesn't come in colours dear Mr Borg.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:12
He always makes a lot of accusations but of course NEVER provides any proof. You must expect this kind of behavior from the PN's wee gnomes. They're in desperation mode right now because it's not losing the election that is worrying them. That has already been discounted. It's the aftermath they're worried about. How wide the margin of defeat for the PN. And, will the PN ever recover.
P. Ciantar
Feb 26th, 19:31
Buzzieqa ohra tal Malta Labour Party Today burst again again and again- shame on you
GL Calleja
Feb 26th, 19:31
If you think we were number one on the EU corruption list where are we going to find ourselves after these scandals?Enenemalta must be the Land of enchantment for many of the accused and more to come? How can a government, any Government not know what is going on in their administration? Seriously, who was in charge to oversee Enemalta? Anybody? Another Air Malta story? I know nothing, nothing.
Anthony Arpa
Feb 26th, 19:18
Former Enemalta chief financial officer Tarcisio Mifsud, ah an employee .... not just an ordinary employee is it ... Anyway all those to be found to be involved in this scandal must be responsable and must pay for what they abused of during their responsabilities.
Neville Grech
Feb 26th, 18:56
@D.Axisa: I was just stunned by Joseph Muscat's insistence at last Sunday's"Mammouth"Mass Meeting that the country should stick with OIL ,YES OIL in its pursuance of its Energy Policy and this in order to safeguard the people's health.I don't think I suffer of obnubilation as yet.It must be Muscat who's under so much pressure that he slipped into this serious mammouth lapsus!What else to expect ?
S Sammut
Feb 26th, 19:06
Are u serious? Is that what he said? OMG lol
Richard Caruana
Feb 26th, 20:23
Freudian slip?
Would be interesting to know who's responsible for Joseph's teleprompter.
He can't even deliver a speech.
Joe M Borg
Feb 26th, 18:46
Andrew Camilleri We DON'T need to try hard to stick THIS scandal on PL. They have done it THEMSELVES. Another 2 PL disciples were taken to court today. We are just waiting for the police to take steps on the SECOND PL scandal: covering drug traffickers, ie ABETTING CRIME. Joseph should have paid MORE ATTENTION to Anglu's warnings. He ignored him, and now he is paying the price. Enjoy!
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 19:10
Ċisju Mifsud is not just a Labour disciple
but much more than that;
he's Labour's oil guru
invited on Super 1 every other week
to run the government down
on oil and electricity and EneMalta
and invited to the Labour Congress
by Muscat himself
to make a keynote speech on...
yes you guessed it...
oil.
.
Ramon Mangion
Feb 26th, 19:32
yes and Tacnred, A.G/Aust's cousin
Richard Caruana
Feb 26th, 20:25
Ramon, many of my cousins are lejber.
That doesn't make me lejber, God forbid.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:07
So far the big players are hardcore PNers. Although the PN has tried to smear Cordina and the other two so far all we've had from the PN are just accusations. As usual, no proof, just mud slinging. The Police Commissioner has already "taken action" on the barmen's accusations. He threw the charges out. As far as ABETTING CRIME what would you call the pardoning of a CONVICTED drug dealer?
Joe M Borg
Feb 26th, 18:39
Katrina Borg Buhagiar. PL started attacking AG, Aust et al five weeks ago, crying for a whistleblower, and claiming corruption in Gonzi/Austin circles! Well, the whistleblower (Farrugia), HAS blown his whistle, and so far, the RED CARD has been shown to PL 'disciples'. The attacks on AG have stopped abruptly! WHY? So far, Cordina resigned, another two PL 'disciples' taken to court,.. NOT AG!
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:31
First AG claimed not to be AG, Aust, minister. The he retracted and he was. So much for consistency. The attacks on AG have not stopped, since he is being sued for slander. Where is the proof for AG's "Frame Up?" Since making a complete fool of himself, AG has not been seen much. I presume that the "IT" minister is probably boning up on how to use a computer.
M. Grech
Feb 26th, 18:01
People should thank the police for doing their job. We hope they arrive to the whole truth and catch them all before the election.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 26th, 18:23
Agree hundred percent. They should bring justice to us all and do not look at any faces. We are all citizens and need justice to prevail and not corruption.
Anthony Grech
Feb 26th, 18:45
We the people should thank the police for doing their job, but most of all we should thank the local news papers, Maltatoday and The Times of Malta for airing this scandal.
Without the mentioned newspapers things would have been kept under the carpet
And yes ALL culprits should be brought to justice including those who were paid by our taxes who were supposed to see that these things do not happen
rodney bone
Feb 26th, 17:49
The main issue in all this Very Big Oil Scandal is who was responsible not to let such bad things happen in the first place and not what are the political beliefs of who may have abused his position. And who was running the country during this time?
Geoffrey Farrugia
Feb 26th, 17:47
What i still cannot grasp in all this saga are the timelines. why are all these people being investigated only for these presumably fraudulent activities for a few years, when it is common knowledge that suspicious activities at enemalta regarding sale of coal and oil had been going on for many years.
Neville Grech
Feb 26th, 17:46
Where is Zebbug popular family-doctor,now turned Labour Movement candidate/militant,in his stand for Muscat's anti-corruption stance?At local band-club level,he is very well known to be on intimate parrochial terms with Cisju Mifsud.What defence can he possibly come up with to mitigate such a deviance from civic standards by a diehard Labourite?Maybe his dentist may decide to plunge in to explain?
KATRINA BORG BUHAGIAR
Feb 26th, 17:34
This matter has nothing to do with who is red or blue. This matter has all to do with Mr Gonzi and Mr Gatt. They were in power for all those years yet they ignored what was going around them. Instead they chose to close their ears, shut their eyes and zip their lips. Mr Gatt did a lot of things that were not ethical. Why??? Who knows why??? I am truly disgusted to whom I gave my vote.
Albert Critien
Feb 26th, 17:31
There is a saying which goes ' Forget me not', but a good number of bloggers prefer their own creation, 'Forget me Do'. Obviously the past is being forgotten as a sign of pretence because through all these years the STING is still very much there.
Neville Grech
Feb 26th, 17:25
@Privitera:If Gonzi & his Cabinet had not taken the civic responsibility & risk allowing a Proklama to G.Farrugia,Cisju Mifsud would have been returned an Oil Procurement Consultant by his Leader turned PM Joseph Muscat & Alfred Mallia would have garnered a 100 marks on Muscat's adopted Sant yardstick of transparency,personal integrity & performance in assessing the Qormi Local Council.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 17:51
Neville Grech:If Malta Today and the Sunday Times had not revealed this scandal , THIS SCANDAL WOULD HAVE CARRIED ON AND THE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO PAY THOSE COMMISSIONS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS !
D Axisa
Feb 26th, 18:09
How can he be put in the committee if JM has already stated that we're going for GAS
Joe M Borg
Feb 26th, 18:42
Eddie. Yes, you are right. But the trouble for YOU is that so far PL 'disciples' have been taken to court. It was not AG, Aust... BUT PL DISCIPLES! Ask them! And ask Anglu. He warned you and PL about unethical methods within PL. You, and Joseph, IGNORED him. Now enjoy the result.
Luciano Pace Parascandalo
Feb 26th, 19:32
unfortunately the part of the news where the trafigura where instructed on how low they have to bid to take the bid must have escaped many....this means that although this process had many illegalities, Enemalta was still purchasing at the lowest price and commisions where paid from the profits of the companies....thus this was not affecting electricity production costs
James Grech
Feb 26th, 17:25
PN minions are delusional. Their comments are so puerile that they do not merit a reply. From what has been uncovered till now, there are 4 main individuals involved + the pardoned one. The ones mentioned today seem to be small fry in regards. Tabone and Sammut were employed till arnd 2005 with Enemalta. That's 7 yrs, during which there had to be someone else who collaborated with Farrugia.
Michael Magri
Feb 26th, 17:20
To ALL GonziPN Apologists. OMG. What has Mr Mifsud and the OILGATE case got to do with Dr Muscat. If we have to imply anything to anyone or anybody, that would be the GonziPN`s Government.. Because if anything this Huge SCANDAL of The Century, happened UNDER THE NOSES of PN`s ministers. Meaning that the Political Accountability and Reponsibility should FALL on GonziPN`s government only.. PERIOD
Ganni Borg
Feb 26th, 18:52
As you are saying if somebody who is operating in your department and behind your back with great care is acting unlawfully you are responsible.
As far as I know the thief studies the prey not vice versa.
Michael Magri
Feb 27th, 12:01
M Borg.. The `PREY` in this case was not you or myself, but A GOVERNMENT supposedly armed with Secret Service Police, a Police Force, Auditors, etc etc., so that such blatant corruption will be caught and stopped in time. However, from what came out so far, somebody somewhere had other ideas.. But thanks to Malta Today and The Sunday Times, this OilGate Scandal emerged from it`s hiding..!!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:19
To those who are trying hard to stick the oil scandal on to Labour, let me just tell them that Tancred Tabone is no labourite and is a a cousin of AG; that In-Nazzjon Taghna pictured Gonzi, Tonio Fenech and Mr and Mrs George Farrugia happily together in October 2012. Out of the six arraigned so far, only two are labour supporters. So stop writing rubbish. The responsibility is all on GonziPN.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 17:43
Supporter?
Ċisju Mifsud is Labour's oil guru invited on Super 1 and Labour Congress to talk on oil.
Neil Dent
Feb 26th, 19:14
We're not trying at all Andrew. Labourites are doing a perfectly good job at doing that all by themselves!
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:49
Neil Dent
Being a wee gnome you prefer fiction to fact. The big players so far have been PN hardcore supporters. By accusing J Cordina and not backing it up with one iota of proof just shows that all the PN has to offer is character assassination, mud slinging and of course wild, wild accusations. Or perhaps you have proof to corroborate AG's conspiracy theory of a Frame Up?
James Grech
Feb 26th, 17:18
Wow what a clean government we have!! No way will I accept to stay under the PN for another five years. We have a strong alternative that is the PL which is committed that such things do not repeat themselves by enacting strong laws against corruption from day one. The country must rid itself from this clique within a clique.
P Buħaġiar
Feb 26th, 17:11
Biex tohrog il 'VERITA KOLLHA' tried issier biddla fil-gvern. Aktar ma qied issier 'TWERZIEQ' aktar hiereg car li mexjien bil politika tal l-injoranti, hamalli u baxxi, 'LI MINN JAGHMEL L-AKTAR STORBJU JIEHU IR-RAGUN' Shame on u Dear GAHAN MALTI.
P Buħaġiar
Feb 26th, 17:02
These are the results of 'LONG GOVERMENT IN POWER'. The more corruption surfaces, shows how much 'MALTA NEED A CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE'. Irrispective who are the people. Accountability is always to the top officials. EneMalta made huge debts these last 15yrs. So how can who was responsible for all this, had to be a article on a local newspaper to surface all this oil corruption?
Anton Briffa
Feb 26th, 16:51
wow what a clean oppostion we have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no way i will prefer to stay under PN for another five years,since we have the garantee of JOB's.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:08
How does the Oppositon feature in all thi8s? Just because one of the arraigned is a Labour party supporter? So you are deciding on who to vote simply because a labour supporter is charged in court- still innocent, don't forget. Now go count all the criminals that support the PN and then decide who to vote for. Ridiculous!
David Magro
Feb 26th, 17:22
Anton, are you living in malta? Where does the oppostion fit in this? Are you implying that PL was behind this scandal? Hey, wake up, we are under Gonzipn ta!
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 22:54
You don't have any guarantee of jobs, only Gonzi's promises and we know how valid they are. You can be sure of further downgrades, a bigger debt load, deficit budgets and a lower standard of living under Gonzi. Or do you believe what Tonio has forecasts? After all, Tonio has such a great track record of perfect forecasting. Now the miracle of the millennium would be a Tonio balanced budget!
Antonio Pace
Feb 26th, 16:48
No wonder Muscat and MLP where so hesitant of the Presidential pardon!
pat muscat
Feb 26th, 16:46
Imgerfxa l-borma! Imma tghid il-brimba se inkunu nafu min hu? Din hi l-mistoqsija!
Peter Bonnici
Feb 26th, 17:12
Tghid Joseph Muscat m'ghandux ir-risposta di 'd-darba?
David Magro
Feb 26th, 17:23
Peter....what does the PL stand in this? You r making a spin like Gonzipn...dalwaqt jghidu li tort ta Joseph!
Josephine Bonnici
Feb 26th, 17:48
Peter Bonnici, and how come no one at the top was aware of what was going on ago? Were the guardians of the nation day dreaming, doodling or eating pie? Fair question. What had Dr Muscat to do with what was happening in 2005? Second fair question. Should you not seek a reply from whoever was in power at the time?
Roy Fava
Feb 26th, 18:31
AFTER the election we are in for some nice fireworks!...till now only small fry have been caught but wait for the finale!
anthony sultana
Feb 26th, 16:45
Malta is full of white colar criminals,which they made lots of people poor, and they don't care one bit.Now we have a chance to speak,when you are in the voting boot think and think .If we loose this chance than we must not nag after the election.
K. Vella
Feb 26th, 16:35
And Joseph Muscat is saying let it a be a clean campaign........
Now one can wonder why.....are these the Labour inner circle?!?
Labour is not in goverment and now I am starting to beleive that Labour has changed just the WRAPPER.
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 16:44
Inner circle?
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 16:54
K. Vella: Haven't you realised that GonziPN have stopped criticizing the PL's program ? They are hoping that in a mud-slinging game they are more professional than in preparing an election program !
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 26th, 16:57
Because he is afraid now, now L`Orizziont this morning said that last Sunday after the meeting vthere was drugs at the PN , but thatnks God Police already talk to the Barmen...Dik Serieta...sur Muscat. Issa jaraw kif jitfaw It Tajn.
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 17:30
Maybe. Let us wait and see.
George Cutajar
Feb 26th, 18:34
@ Eddy Privitera - Did you watch TVAM this morning? Beppe Fenech Adami was dissecting the PL's electoral manifesto which, by the way, also includes some references to Malta being in the EU, which you fought against>
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 18:45
George Cutajar: I do not watch TVM as long as it is NET TV 2. When it becomes a national station i will certainly start watching it.
Neville Grech
Feb 26th, 16:27
@Jos Borg
What was Muscat doing when he promised to get a restart for PL & detach his PL from any shadow of corruption and instead,his cleanser-filtering mechanism backfired:Both Tarcisio & Alfred have been till today,embraced in the Movement For Change,Cisju a diehard labourite labelled an Expert in Oil Procurement during the PL Congress last September,Fredu a PL Sindku of a Key Locality!(contd)
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 16:44
Neville Grech: In Malta if one is not a "nationalist" then, most probably, one is a "labourite". What does this have to do with Dr. Joseph Muscat and the PL ? Just as the fact that Tancred Tabone, Frank Sammut, George Farrugia etc.are" nationalists", in itself should not implicate Dr. Gonzi. The difference is that ministers A.GATT & T.FENECH were ministers responsible for Enemalta !!!
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 17:27
Dear Neville,
After 26 years of PN rule, the country is overrun by corruption. Joseph Muscat cannot filter anyone who turns up under the taht it-tinda. But at least it appears that he is doing his best. Others like Gonzi simply brush any claims of corruption aside by telling you that you should go to the police. Don't you think that this is one of the reasons why corruption continues to thrive?
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 17:29
@ Neville Grech
Sorry for hurting your PN feelings. My comment was not meant to hurt anyone, but was meant as part of a healthy argument. So there is no need for you to overreact.
Massimo Gatt
Feb 26th, 16:19
The ministers in charge of enemalta over the years since the commissions started should be held responsible. Not just Austin Gatt or whoever, but every person directly in charge of enemalta should be held fully responsible. Negligence is not an excuse.
We trusted these people as ministers to at least prevent and find about these things.
One word is left to describe them. Incompetent.
rita Farrugia
Feb 26th, 16:37
I think commissions existed even when Power Station worked on coal.
Joseph Micallef
Feb 26th, 16:52
Assuming you are married with teenage children over 18 you are telling me that you know all the time what they are doing behind your back? I bet that like everbody else you would be the last to know of any misdeeds. would that make you responsible for their actions? You would only know if someone told you what's happening around you behind your back. Grow up.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:11
Micallef, if they did not know, they should have known. A minister is not only there to get free jet rides or look admired and received nice clocks. Yes the ministers are totally responsible for what goes on in their departments - especially in the biggest scandal Malta has ever seen - under the PN of course.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 23:04
J Micallef
There is a small thing called ministerial responsibility. I realize that under the PN the word accountability has vanished from the dictionary, but in most civilized countries what happens on your watch, whether good or bad, is your responsibility. That is why ministers in advanced nations do their utmost to ensure that no corruption or criminality occurs during their tenures.
Susan Cassar
Feb 26th, 16:17
Its a good time to be a lawyer these days!
Dwardu ellul
Feb 26th, 16:13
Tit for tat , halluna din proklama tghidula? Imissu jisthi min hu reponsabbli jtella l-qorti nies li ilhom li telqu mil Enemalta li l-anqas ma kienu nvoluti fix xiri. Ara fhiex waslu tal klikka , Fl-ahhar gimgha minghalihom li jriedu jqarqu bil popolin. Veru pajjiz mahkum min nies ta hazen li mghandomx limitu,
R. Saliba
Feb 26th, 16:44
il-verita donnha qed tweggak? Anqas fil pulizija ma ghandek fiducja? hallina tridx.
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 26th, 16:58
Veru MISKIN Dwardu....Nithasrek
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 16:04
All these arrests on corruption charges and EneMalta has a staggering 800 million in debts.
What was Government doing when EneMalta's estimates were discussed in Parliament? Why the final 3 annual reports have not been submitted?
Under Lejber EneMalta always made a profit. Government left EneMalta sinking like it did with SeaMalta, dockyard, AirMalta & others that never made a loss under Lejber
Victor Laiviera
Feb 26th, 16:03
There is a big difference between "threatened" and "threatened with legal action".. The Latter is everybody's right.
Tony Borg Borg
Feb 26th, 16:19
Laiviera fejn jaqbillek kemm taf tiddefendi? Mur gib li kieku kien tan-naha l-ohra. Vic donnhom kollha laburisti hux?
A Abela
Feb 26th, 16:51
@ tony borg borg
Iva kollha labour ibda minn tancred tabone, kompli b sammut u spicca b farrugia. Hallina borg borg bil uh il gawwi
J Cachia
Feb 26th, 16:02
What a BOOMERANG for MLP! Bhalma jghid il-proverbju Malti: Min jobzoq lejn is-sema jigi f'wiccu!
Daniela Spiteri
Feb 26th, 16:09
and as they say in English: What goes around, comes around :)
Victor Laiviera
Feb 26th, 16:39
Why a boomerang? Tarcisio Mifsud never had any position in the MLP. If you mean he is Alfred Mifsud's brother, just check out a certain PN Gozo MP and see what his brothers are charged with.
R. Saliba
Feb 26th, 17:55
The brothers never addressed party conferences or were public figures. Unlike Tarcisio Mifsud.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 16:02
Jodeph Cauchi Senior: You wrote " UP TO NOW " no PN minister is involved. Who knows when the Whistleblower Bill becomes law, what more will emerge? What is sure is that THIS MOTHER OF ALL SCANDALS has happened UNDER PN !!!!! Dr. Joseph Muscat had barely entered politics as a very young man !
Daniela Spiteri
Feb 26th, 16:09
the problem is Eddy that all the fuss that the labour and its supporters (including you) have made when the scandal broke out has turned into panic when you are now seeing your own flock involved...
Tony Borg Borg
Feb 26th, 16:21
Eddie/Eddy dik l-imbierka proklama x'ghamlet hux? Ghalhekk hrigtu tghidu kontra l-proklama.
Albert Caligari Conti
Feb 26th, 16:29
The whistles might sound but I have ? which one will be heard by Joseph.One thing for sure ,don't leave it for the 1st year he might come out with the same excuse. Eddy 1st lead by example.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 26th, 16:40
@ Caligari Cont
What examples? The pardons to Żeppi l-ĦAfi & Queiroz?
rita Farrugia
Feb 26th, 16:48
It is possible that commissions existed even in the 70s and 80s when Marsa power station worked on coal. Do not forget the ways to buy a colour TV set from Xandir Malta in those times.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 16:51
Tony Borg Borg ( Borg wiehed mhux bizzejjed ? ) Dik il-Proklama kixfet X'DIZASTRU EZISTA TAHT IL-PN ghal tant snin !!! Responsabbli kien hemm prim ministri u ministri NAZZJONALISTI, mhux laburisti ! Hemm ir-responsabbilta politika li trid tintrefa Sur Borg ! U DIK IR-RESPONSABBILTA GONZIPN SE JKOLLU JERFAHHA NHAR ID- 9 TA' MARZU !!!
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 16:56
Very true Eddy, the mother of all scandals, in which Labour's oil expert has been arraigned!
Shall we see him now on Super 1 every other week running down the government on oil and electricity?
Shall we see him in another Labour Congress invited by Muscat himself to enlighten us all about oil?
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Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 26th, 15:51
When this leak of the “Oil Scandal” started, the MLP was rubbing its hands because it hoped that some PN Minister was involved!
Up to now, the scenario is that N O PN Minister is involved, but rather MLP people are really involved!
This scandal is turning out to be hurting Joseph Muscat big time!
People in glass-houses should not throw stones!
Joseph Muscat fell for it, again!
JC.
Massimo Gatt
Feb 26th, 16:06
But they are involved. The minister in charge of Enemalta is there to prevent and report such cases. This happened all under his watch so he is DIRECTLY responsible for it.
L Zammit
Feb 26th, 16:42
Ta' l-MLP fejn hemm xi jnaqqru issibhom min ta l-ewwel
Peter Bonnici
Feb 26th, 17:08
Massimo Gatt. Are you saying that Joseph Muscat and his deputy ought to resign in light of the drugs scandal they tried covering up? They were in charge, and therefore responsible, right?
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:14
Whcih MLP people are involved? With your reasoning we could say that at the top of the list are the Pn people - Tabone, cousing of the famous AG and Farrugia, photograophed in October 2012 with Gonzi and Tonio fenech - who says he never met him. See In-Nazzjon of October 2012 for a phot of this happy group - Fenech, Gonzi and Mr and Mrs Farrugia.
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 26th, 15:49
When this leak of the “Oil Scandal” started, the MLP was rubbing its hands because it hoped that some PN Minister was involved!
Up to now, the scenario is that N O PN Minister is involved, but rather MLP people are really involved!
This scandal is turning out to be hurting Joseph Muscat big time!
People in glass-houses should not throw stones!
Joseph Muscat fell for it, again!
JC.
daniel farrugia
Feb 26th, 15:55
who from the PL side is involved according to you????
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 16:01
Funny, I hadn't realised that only one person had been arraigned and that he represents a political party.
Daniela Spiteri
Feb 26th, 16:07
@Daniel Farrugia
1.)Joe Cordina, Financial Controller PL, Candidate on the 13th District
2.) Tarcisio Mifsud, Labour Party Activist, brother of a former Super One chief
3.) Alfred Mallia, former "independent" Mayor of Qormi.
Norbert Vella
Feb 26th, 16:22
1. @Daniel Spiteri;
1.)Joe Cordina, ex Financial Controller PL, ex PL Candidate on the 13th District - not involved at all. Don't watch only Net TV please, if Joe Cordina is involved even Martin Fenech is involved, and he is an ex PN Candidate 2 months ago
Andrea Schembri
Feb 26th, 16:25
@Daniela Spiteri: Aqra il-gazzetti indipendenti mhux tara in-Net biss. Joe Cordina adu mhux implikat. U fkas li jigi implikat bxi haga mieghu hemm Martin Fenech u Charles Scerri ex PN candidate and PN supporter respectivly.
U kull min qed jikteb u jdahhal il-politka miskin ax fl-ahhar mill-ahhar flus il-laburistii u in-nazzjonalisti serqu mela haqqhom il forka kollha
Norbert Vella
Feb 26th, 16:27
2. @Daniel Farrugia
2.) Tarcisio Mifsud, Labour Party Activist, brother of a former Super One chief - Therefore for you, if my brother commits something illecital, I am guilty as well
Martin Mamo
Feb 26th, 16:32
is Tancred Tabone the cousin of Austin Gatt is a MLP supporter?????
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 26th, 15:49
When this leak of the “Oil Scandal” started, the MLP was rubbing its hands because it hoped that some PN Minister was involved!
Up to now, the scenario is that N O PN Minister is involved, but rather MLP people are really involved!
This scandal is turning out to be hurting Joseph Muscat big time!
People in glass-houses should not throw stones!
Joseph Muscat fell for it, again!
JC.
Giov DeMartino
Feb 26th, 15:39
Ghalhekk il-proklama ma riduhiex
Neil Dent
Feb 26th, 16:04
Kemm kellu ragun A.G.!
John Wayne
Feb 26th, 15:29
And where is the political responsibility in all this mess?
Charles Sammut. (NY)
Feb 26th, 15:29
Can anyone say osteoporosis? Bones are not being eaten away!!
George Camilleri
Feb 26th, 15:26
If members of Government were not involved in this, and I pray so, the amount of people involved is still staggering. Organised white collar crime at its best, the Mafia itself can learn a thing or two from some Maltese characters.
Having said that, I cannot believe this present administration can be so negligent in letting these activities occur under its very nose.
We deserve better !!!
GL Calleja
Feb 26th, 15:20
Please let us not mix apples with tomatoes.So far this is not a political problem(except for the Presidential Pardon)This is a Malta problem because it concerns each and every Maltese citizen.This is more serious than one thinks and barring the politics it is a very serious matter.This is more corruption by higher ups who are put in place to lead us mortals.Sad that the BIG FISH is going be let go
Peter Zahra
Feb 26th, 15:16
Bhal ma qal J muscat fil meeting tar Rabat li issa qed nifhmu ahjar.... issa qed nifhmu ahjar etc etc.
Xeba jifta tajn fuq Austin jew AG etc biex issa qeda tohrog il verita li Partit laburista ghandu hafna x jwiegeb...avolja issa b' kumbinazzjoni J Muscat li ma jridx jcappas iddejh b tajn u jrid positive campaign.!! Vera trid tkun beccun biex ma tindunax l intenzjoni malina tieghu !!!
Ms.D. Galea
Feb 26th, 15:13
This country is a predominantly Catholic country and we are supposedly during the holy month of Lent. It would be a good thing for people to keep this in mind, before rushing to fill in the comments board with all sort of hateful comments against each other at every opportunity.
George Camilleri
Feb 26th, 15:21
Yes, because Lent will save this country from corruption or calm the frustration of this betrayed population.
Here's a thought:
for most people, it has been Lent for quite a while, years to be precise.
for a handful of individuals, it has been an Easter of abundance legislature after legislature, even if the country coffers were going from bad to worse.
That's Roman Catholic Malta for you.
Joseph Borg
Feb 26th, 15:13
Ta l-iskantament, dawn in nies kollha involuti u min jaf kemm iktar hemm ghal daz zmien kollu u hadd mil awtoritajiet, ministri etc,etc ma jinduna b'xejn. Jien zgur ma nemminx li hadd ma kien jaf b'xejn. Malta illum saret mafja shiha iktar mill Italja. Fl-opinjoni tieghi il ministri kollha li kienu responsabli mis settur taz zejt ghandhom jirrizenjaw minnufih u jerfu r- responsabilita politika.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 26th, 15:31
Naqbel mieghek Joseph.Malta saret xibka ta' kurruzzjoni fenominali tul dawn it-tul ta' seklu li qatt ma' smajna bhalhom.Meta jispiccaw il-VALURI,l-MISTHIJA ,L-AKKAWNTIBILTA etc; il-pajjiz ikun spicca mis-sinsla.U dan jigri wkoll ghax min suppost jikxef dawn l-affarijiet jghamel minn kollox biex jattihom jew immewwithom.Il-HUTA MINN RASHA TINTEN u ilhom jghiduha din, imma ma' tawx kaz. Issa Troppo.
Horace Schembri
Feb 26th, 15:34
100% right
J. Grima
Feb 26th, 15:54
Agree 200%!
Joseph Micallef
Feb 26th, 17:02
you are so naive! Who ever is involved made sure to cover his tracks. It is no wonder that this business was going on un-noticed. If it was so clear that everyone knew then how come you and everyone else did not speak up? Actually, worse off is neither Enemalta nor the tax payer because chances are that the supply was cheaper but it is the other suppliers who lost due to unfair competition.
Ms.D. Galea
Feb 26th, 15:01
Money, the root of all evil.
Joseph Micallef
Feb 26th, 17:13
You are wrong. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Next time quote the bible correctly. Wealth is God's blessing when used correctly.
charles fenech
Feb 26th, 14:59
Can someone tell me what happens with this money?
Bail was granted against a deposit of €5,000 and a personal guarantee of €30,000.
Chris Finch
Feb 26th, 15:31
It means that they pay €5,000 up front and are released until further notice (i.e. the court case or next sitting) and if they breach the bail conditions whatever they might be or abscond / fail to appear then they have to pay a further €25,000 (30,000 in total).
Bail money is returned on completion of the action against them.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:15
Don;t worry -you will get none of it.
D Zarb
Feb 26th, 14:58
So many people involved and no one knew anything about what was happening. We people having to pay high prices so they can fatten their pockets and no minister is ever responsible or ever knew anything about this mess. Beats me.
Ethelbert Schembri
Feb 26th, 14:52
We must all remember that this huge oil scandal was done under the political supervision of the PN. Regardless of the people involved, Enemalta is a public entity that falls under the political responsibility of the Minister, the cabinet and the PM. So it was their responsibility to never let these things happen in the first place.. Was the cabinet sleeping ??
Gorg Sciberras
Feb 26th, 15:21
From what has been presented so far, it seems the top people in the corporation were involved (chief financial officer, CEO etc). These people were the ones who should have been on the look out for corruption and they had no interest in making Ministers aware of any discrepancies.
George Calleja
Feb 26th, 15:55
Don't just throw mud. Most of the people involved in this scandal are labour leaning persons. Did Joseph know anything about them...or maybe he closed both eyes as he did with the two labour clubs' stories!!
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 26th, 15:59
How convenient it is to sweep everything under the PN so that MLP remains untarnished. Face the facts mate, both sides seem to be involved. Both sides are answerable.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 17:17
Callejam are Tabone and George Farrugia labour leaning persons? Are you serious? In-Nazzjon printed a photo in October 2012 of Gonzi, Tonio Fenech and Mr and Mrs Farrugia together, looking very happy. Is Farrugia la bour leaning person? Iddahhaqniex.
P Buħaġiar
Feb 26th, 14:46
I'm morally convinced that what happened to Pietru Pawl Busuttil way back 1986, is being repeated for political reasons. I'm afraid that first targeted innocent people like Manuel Mallia, Joe Cordina, Martin Fenech, Chris Cardona, Farrugia Sacco David, Evarist Bartolo and realised that they are splitting high up back to their faces. Next??? smaller fish with no teeth, but at least smells fishy.
Nicholas Borg
Feb 26th, 15:19
Really, like Pietru Pawl Busuttil! Were these people you mention thrown in prison and accused of murder? Was the evidence presented planted? Come on!
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 17:03
You mean Muscat started all this 'l-akbar skandlu tal-millenju thing' to get back at his own oil guru?
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John Attard
Feb 26th, 14:45
So whose next in this soap opera.....its a blua nd red soap opera now in full.....no one can convince me that Tarcision Mifsud is also blue ..u ejjja.. Anyway the man in the street has been taken for a ride by those who were placed there to protect public funds. The courts must come down hard! Very hard! But thisis not the Tarcisio i knew in 1986!
D Mercieca
Feb 26th, 14:44
all these stories make you realise that no party is credible except alternativa u guess
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:43
What I find amazing is that there seem to be so many people involved in this oil scandal, nobody from the PN government knew anything. Not one Minister or MP. I just hope that what needs to come out about the PN government comes out now before the election as we should know whether we can trust them or not. As Frank Portelli said, we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
Gorg Sciberras
Feb 26th, 15:22
The fact that they were not aware shows that they were not involved. If they were aware and did not flag this up then they have no place running the country.
Joe ellul
Feb 26th, 15:29
It seems that the PL knew as the more the investigations the more their people are involved
j brincat
Feb 26th, 14:42
@Mary Camenzuli
"Muscat hoist by his own petard".
And how, Mary?
Remember that the board of Enemalta from 1987 to 2013 has been hand picked by successive PN governments.
And this with added emphasis on the word "hand picked"
So who is resigning from GonziPN's cabinet to at least take political responsibility!
And here I'm not talking of mere petard but a cluster of grenades!
jb
Mark. Galea
Feb 26th, 15:13
dear j brincat
there are more grenades (as you described them) left ... bad luck for you, but you will learn that Mary was right ...
Mark Vella
Feb 26th, 15:37
Mr. Galea. Your loyalty for the bandits of this country make me laugh.
joseph bugeja
Feb 26th, 14:41
Alfred Mallia - one of the so called indipendent candidates for the local council elections 1992-1998 supported by the then MLP.
m attard
Feb 26th, 14:37
I cannot under why some bloggers are spewing against Lejber because of Tarcisio Mifsud. Mr Mifsud is a private person who happens to be Labour leaning. What has this got to do with the Labour Party. I hope that all and sundry who are involved in tbis scandal fet what they deserve irrespective of their political leanings!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:44
These guys are happy that a Labourite has been accused (forgetting he is innocent until found guilty - but who cares) instead of worrying about the loss of so much money to commission paid under the Pn givernment. Their values are just so twisted.
Joe ellul
Feb 26th, 15:31
He is the Labour spokesman on Enemalta. That makes a hell of a lot of difference
m attard
Feb 26th, 16:42
@ joe ellul
Get yr facts right pls. PL spokesman on Enemalta is Joe Mizzi
Mario Mercieca
Feb 26th, 14:27
Mr Mifsud is a pl person, usually criticising the government and prophetizing here..wonder where he's gone
E. Azzopardi
Feb 26th, 14:26
I am waiting for the day, when the government will announce that all those who were found guilty have now returned ALL the money in question. The PEOPLE demand this.
I am astonished at the amount of corruption or fraud (whatever) which has been happening. Incredible. If those responsible to see that this does not happen, did not notice anything, then it is GROSS inefficiency. Nothing less.
Charles J. Buttigieg
Feb 26th, 14:16
It wouldn't surprise me if it turns out that the Pope and his Altar Boys were also involved.lol
George Calleja
Feb 26th, 16:00
I think you should have said Joseph and his Altar Boys because most of those involved are labour leaning people!!!!
L Zammit
Feb 26th, 16:50
Daz-zgur, issa tippruvaw tirredikolaw, kif dejjem tghamlu meta jkun hemm l-inqas xamma ta tort. You NEVER change.
Patrick Cumbo
Feb 26th, 14:14
Hope you all feel happy with anew goverment (Pl ) after the 9th. We are all one Nation we are Maltese and I believe that everyone wish to see the people the children the youth and all families good in this country. Curruption is a natural story after a gov is over 10 years in power. I suggest to all PL supporters to wish respect and friendship to all PN supporters. Lets be positive is the attitude
Paul Cassar
Feb 26th, 14:05
So many people in the know and the minister pleads innocence ???????????????/
If not by commission the minister is surely guilty by omission, he can't beat that..
j brincat
Feb 26th, 13:45
Well said, Dr Muscat!
jb
j brincat
Feb 26th, 14:53
Was supposed to feature in another heading - I must have pressed the wrong button.
Soooooory1
jb
william cauchi
Feb 26th, 13:44
Why no mention has been made of an alleged Private Secret Agreement that had been entered into between Tancred Tabone and Frank Sammut as soon as the latter was appointed Consultant to the former when he was Enemalta’s chairman.
And who was in complete control and who was just a puppet.
Read somewhere else and learn something new.
As somebody said, years ago, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
j brincat
Feb 26th, 13:43
@Mary Camenzuli
"You can ask Super 1 who he is"
He is ONE of yet 6 to be arraigned!
And the one who are picking at does NOT represent the PL and even if he does my credo is that whoever dirties one's hands must pay for one's shortcomings!
Since it seems you're in the know how can you explain to us why GonziPn left the Whistleblower's Law for 5 whole years on the backburner!
Come on!
jb
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 17:05
Anġlu Farrugia = whistleblower 1.
Ħal Safi Labour Club barman = whistleblolwer 2.
What did Muscat do?
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j brincat
Feb 26th, 13:37
@Mary Camenzuli
"Muscat hoist by his own petard".
And how, Mary?
Remember that the board of Enemalta from 1987 to 2013 has been hand picked by successive PN governments.
And this with added emphasis on the word "hand picked"
So who is resigning from GonziPN's cabinet to at least take political responsibility!
And here I'm not talking of mere petard but a cluster of grenades!
jb
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John Attard
Feb 26th, 14:47
ehe and Tarcisio Mifsud was always there for so many long years! Great eh..you should ask the workers at Enemalta what Tarcisio Mifsud stood for during his years! No wonder! if PN chose all its Boards from 1987 onwards...LAbour handpicked Tarcisio years back and he always held his hands on power at Enemalta!
Roy Fava
Feb 26th, 13:31
AG fejn mar jistahba ? u min kien fil gvern u halla dal hnizrijiet ghaddejjin... tonio ta alrloggi x sar minnu?.....
George Cassar
Feb 26th, 13:31
As far as I remember he always complained that he was attacked (can't remember where) with chains. That was why he figured prominently on certain media. So please Mary Camenzuli - whoever you are - at least try to respect our intelligence by not shooting your mouth at everything that minimally resembles an attack at PL. If these people de-frauded Enemalta, they stole from US all so please...
C Muscat
Feb 26th, 13:26
Jekk qed tghidu gha tarcisio mifsud fi zmien gvernijiet PL kien ifittex sa l-inqas cent. Veru li jekk thammeg dak ikolli nghid igri jitlaq dan il gvern. min hadem mieghu 25 sena ilu jaf x qed nghid.
Jekk tahseb tinduna li kollox mar ghan-nizla taht il-PN b mod specjali dawn l-ahhar 5 snin. Mhux ta b xejn il-pajjiz ghandu 5 BILJUN EURO DEJN+
Michael Seychell
Feb 26th, 15:10
C.Muscat Isemmu id-dejn u ma tghidux li madwar 1.80 Biljun - kwazi zewg Biljuni kienu saru fi zmien il-Gvern tal-Labour bejn in 1996 u 1998, u dan f'anqas minn sentejn. Probabilment kieku dak il-gvern kompla il-hames snin flok sentejn id-dejn kien jaqbes il-hames biljuni.
Michael Seychell Tal-Pieta
m. borg (slm)
Feb 26th, 13:25
Looks like Tarcisio Mifsud has been called in for questioning but not yet arraigned in court.
Doesn't this say something about what has been said. We'll have to wait and see, yet some trigger happy apologists have already started shoting blanks.
Neil Dent
Feb 26th, 14:44
???
Quoting from above: "During Mr Mifsud's ARRAIGNMENT the prosecution strongly objected to bail, saying that Mr Mifsud had threatened Mr Mallia during a confrontation."
James Grech
Feb 26th, 13:20
One question which the electorate is still asking is how come no one from the two ministers Gatt and Fenech, responsible of Enemalta over the years, ever got the slightest knowledge about the rampant corruption that was happening under their noses?
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 13:18
It is funny to see how Ms Camenzuli is reacting at this point. Personally - and I hope that most if not all people in Malta agree with me - I hope that every single person who made gains at our expense will be punished. However Ms Camenzuli is once more on her high horse chanting "Tort tal-Lejber". We really need a change of mentality and a little bit of maturity in this country.
Leonard Brincat
Feb 26th, 13:25
Well Said............... I agree 100% .......who made gains at our expense must be punished and if possible give back what he gained illegaly.
Terence Valentino
Feb 26th, 13:45
Cannot agree more with your comment.
Joe Vella
Feb 26th, 13:52
K.G. Vella, one cannot deny that many of the actors involved are directly connected to the PL; and Others where aware of the facts because they were engaged to act on behalf of their clients. By no means I am saying that these individuals are directly or indirectly with any criminal activity.
David Azzopardi
Feb 26th, 14:31
We need a change in mentality? if i recall it was the MLP who tried to blame all this on Aust...
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 15:00
Mr. Joe Vella please read a little more about the case.
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 15:03
Sorry, who said that I am representing a party? I am simply commenting on other people's comments and I represent no one but myself.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 13:14
Muscat hoist by his own petard...
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Thomas Anderson
Feb 26th, 13:28
@Mary Camenzuli ara vera tara ix-xaghra f'ghajnejn haddiehor u it-travu f'ghajnejk ma tarahx. Jekk trid nibdew insemmu esponenti tal-Partit Nazzjonalista li tressqu b'korruzjoni ma nieqfuqx.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 26th, 13:29
Mary you are so infantile and childish.
How does Muscat come into all this? You should explain otherwise stop making a fool of yourself.
joe vella
Feb 26th, 13:41
have you seen any announcement by the PL backing mr mifsud?
how can you shift the presumed blame of an individual/s onto an official organisation he may sympathise with or may have done so previously
in simpler terms, if there have been priests who acted in a slanderous manner, does this mean the universal church is corrupt or scandalous?
C Muscat
Feb 26th, 13:41
Unfortunatelu persons like you try to speak without having a hint of what goes on. For thoswe that worked with Enemalta or what it was called before; Tarcisio Mifsud was so hard in ffavour of the corporation. I worked with contractors having tenders with this man's corporation and everything was checked to the nearest cent. No extras like these last years.
C Muscat
Feb 26th, 13:42
And note tha in eu funded projects all extras are paid from our national money/taxes!!!
steven micallef
Feb 26th, 14:10
Mr Mifsud ,first of all he is not a part of the PL and secound he has been implayed from 1987
Patrick Cumbo
Feb 26th, 14:22
May you be happy all your life and respected for your political views. Although I am PL I have respect for you. I suggest all PL supporters to continue be positive and be true Maltese Citizens. At the end after the 9th we all have to work together as one nation and with those who are ready to work hard and work for the good for this Nation. Malta ta Kullhadd PL U PN..mhux ta ftit PN u Pl
A. Xuereb
Feb 26th, 14:43
Why is that? Mr Tarcisio Mifsud is a private person, not a minister or chairman of a big corporation.Dr Muscat is right to keep insisting about this case,it is irrelevant whether labour leaning persons are involved or not.This is your money too.
A Spiteri
Feb 26th, 13:04
with all this corruption...how can we blame the italians for voting someone like Grillo?!?!
John Attard
Feb 26th, 14:48
Vite Alternattiva!
David Azzopardi
Feb 26th, 13:00
Boomerang
j brincat
Feb 26th, 14:23
Yeah! A frontal bang hitting GonziPN which sent him spinning and moaning. That's why he is trying to deviate attention elsewhere!
jb
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 12:52
Mary Camenzuli, if you have anything to tell us about Tarcisio Mifsud, please tell us. It's no use here using the usual Pn tactic of throwing mud and making inuendo. Tell us clearly what you want to say or just shut up.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 13:01
You can ask Super 1 who he is.
He has graced the Labour station with his comments about oil and EneMalta running down the PN government for ages.
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Ronnie Callus
Feb 26th, 13:10
@ Mary Camenzuli:
Tghaggilx Mary ghax jigrilek bhall qattusa ghaggelija li ghamlet frieh ghomja.Kemm tidhru nkwetati fuq ir-rizultat li se'tiehdu fid-disgha ta' Marzu, kif jidhru l-affarijiet. Nahseb Photo Finish ha tispiccaw. Kemm qalalkom Bencini u ohrajn bhalu li dejjaqtuhom bil-pulitka Gonzipn.
M. Spiteri
Feb 26th, 13:37
Andrew really? don't you realise Mary Camenzuli has been blindly attacking labour for months without saying one thing which makes sense?
Roy Fava
Feb 26th, 14:11
gonzipn mud slinging machine at its best....
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:40
Eh allura? Do you know that Tancred Tabone is a Nationalist? Does that mean that the Pn is involved in the oil scandal? Do you know that Martin Fenech, one of the three who according to Tonio Fenech is at the heart of the oil scandal, was a PN candidate to replace Tonio Borg only last December? So is the Pn involved in the oil scandal because of this connection?
Julian Borg
Feb 26th, 12:44
As an honest tax paying citizen I hope that all those involved in this scandal are caught and justice is served - irrespective of their political leanings. It would be nice if the MLP actually made such a pronouncement - the PN has long made it and backed it with action.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 12:54
Julian BOrg : I agree with you. But this oil scamdal was revealed by MALTA TODAY not the Police whose minister is Dr. Gonzi ! Of course, when the story broke, the Commissioner of Police acted BEFORE Dr. Gonzi contacted him !
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 12:54
Mr. Borg this statement by the PL was made ages before the PN even said a single word about the matter. Our memories are not that short you know!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 12:54
The LP does not need to make this statement. In fact no one does need to say it simply because it is obvious. Those who say it is because they are afraid that they are perceived as not being in favour of justice being served. We know for a fact that the PN does not ever report any corruption unless it is reported in the media. They notice nothing - drugs at Mosta, the biggest cirruption at Enemalt
Gordon Farrugia
Feb 26th, 12:57
'PN has long made it and backed it with action.' Erm! Sure, when they get caught!!!! Corruption rampant everywhere under this administration; I've never seen it so blatant - there is no safe place; corrupt public officials, shady contracts and favours/loans from big contractors, corrupt magistrates, senseless spending with our funds - Labour should stop being nice to the PN and expose them!!!
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 26th, 14:32
Pritivtera whilst uncovering such abuse is essential, it takes the will of the government to proceed.
Back in your times, corruption was at the level of getting a telephone (at that time unwanted social network), and if one spoke the least he could expect was a transfer if he was a public servant to a good beating in other cases. Whichever way you cut it MLP still has those people on the ballot
Wenzu Cole
Feb 26th, 12:44
I haven't read or heard of any names from TOTAL and TRAFIGURA as yet. Maybe the people involved from these companies can shed more light on any missing links.
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 12:50
Very interesting point Mr Cole. Hope that such testimonies will be heard.
Roger Davies-Barrett
Feb 26th, 12:35
The Americans are very fond of saying "NOT ON MY Watch" So on who's watch has all this gone on?
The ultimate responsibility lies with the incumbent power who let all this happen whilst they were in charge.
Can anyone really believe that not one inkling of this was known by the powers to be?
I am about to pay ARMS my electricity bill with a very bitter taste in my mouth. Shame on you ...
S.M. Cuschieri
Feb 26th, 14:00
I have always paid my bills on time, in fact, it is nearly and OCD with me to pay on time but when my last bill came to 424 euros for two months, I pai,d also, with a bitter taste in my mouth!! I really feel as if I should just throw everything to the wind and go on the dole!!!!! When all this bloody crap is going on....Hallas fidila!!! LOLOL!!!
Joe A. Borg
Feb 26th, 12:34
We are slipping and sliding out of control.
And we have just only touched the surface of the problem.
Charles Busuttil
Feb 26th, 13:03
@ Mary Camenzuli
Tarcisio Mifsud huwa dak li wara li thabbar ir-rizultat tal-elezzjoni li rebhu n-nazzjonalisti, dahlu fuqu f'daru zewg partitarji nazzjonalisti u tawh xebgha katina tal-bicycle. Sintendi kull ma wehlu kienet ammonizzjoni biss.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:33
MIN HU TARCISIO MIFSUD?
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Alfred Fenech
Feb 26th, 12:48
NEXT PLEASE ....
B Ellul
Feb 26th, 13:15
Brother of Alfred Mifsud
A Abela
Feb 26th, 13:17
Il financial controller tal enemalta. Mela ma tafx taqra?
Ronnie Callus
Feb 26th, 15:21
@ B.Ellul:
What do you want to say by 'Brother of Alfred Mifsud'. ??? If you are not single for sure you are having a brother or a sister but it doesn't mean anything as far as I know. If your brother dies you are not going to die with him. Have some brains please.
Kenneth Williams
Feb 26th, 12:22
Allura wara dan iz zmien kollu HADD ma xammhom???? U ahna nhallsu...u Gonzi jghidilna li ma jistax jrahhas il kontijiet
Frank Borg
Feb 26th, 12:16
...ghax nobody understood what he had to say hlief li donnu favur il politicians sa tkun!!. My God what a farse and what a mess!!
J Martinelli
Feb 26th, 12:15
Can't wait until Joseph cleans up the system of corruption!
But how will he face alleged fraudsters when he and his sidekick put a criminal act on 'ice' and not reported it to the police?
My bet is that the WB Act will be given to Karmenu Vella to rewrite since Joseph was not quite satisfied with the present draft.
Surely l-orizzont and Labour media will give him a nudge after two or three years!
Joseph Grech Attard
Feb 26th, 13:26
What on earth are you talking about? Corruption is corruption wherever it comes from. Whether MLP, PL, PN, GonziPN, etc. in such a case all parties & bloggers should unite so that the truth comes out & we once more create a good, moral & ethical political sphere. No excuses for nobody! Comparing Safi(PL) & Mosta (GonziPN) drugs with the oil scandal is similar to David & Goliath!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:49
Martinelli, as you are following from your armchair in Toronto, there has been so much corruption under this 'clean' government as we have never seen before. Frank Portelli, past PN president, told us that this is the tip of the iceberg. We still have to find out the truth about BWSC and Mater Dei, to name a couple more. The police will have a busy time when the real investigations start under JM.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 15:04
Perhaps the PN can enlighten us on how to deal with drug dealers since they're so fond of pardoning convicted ones. Also, the two barmen have now been welcomed into the warm bosom of the PN. Your precious PN's much touted anti-corruption agencies are nothing but paper tigers. It took a journalist to expose corruption. Seeing what transpired I can understand the PN's reluctance to pass a WB act.
Frank Borg
Feb 26th, 12:10
Whistleblower my foot in this country. See what happened t ANGLU FARRUGIA, the only man who had the guts to present evidence re corrupt practice. Issa it wasnt the PN who brutally planned such, but the PL or whatever they call themselves, tal moviment. So, now Louis Grech whom on XARABANK tried to explain re the whistleblower and its operation when PL in government, CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN IT TO US ..
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 12:16
@ Frank Borg
You will see the long list of corruption cases that will come up if the PL is elected and the whistleblower act is enacted.
I will make a note to reply to your comment when we come to this experience if the PL is elected.
Wenzu Cole
Feb 26th, 12:29
Anglu Farrugia clearly stated in more than 1 occasion that he is not implicating the PL with any corruption whatsoever.
David Bonnici
Feb 26th, 12:30
What are you talking about??????
joe micallef
Feb 26th, 12:37
Hi Frank....Vote PL this 9/3/13 and you will have the explanation
Axing brutally- if you patiently go through the PN recent past you will get an idea of how this works
By Suffocation -advising known PN voters to block vote the candidate out of being elected
By ignoring calls within its ranks of things having gone awry ex F. Debono/JPO/J Mugliett
Or by stooping low calling them names in the news
Alfred Fenech
Feb 26th, 12:46
Twenty five years of PN domination of futur fis sod now all this filth comming up before 2013 election.
Corruption the name of the day. Elite people in the dock for money laundering and fraud. Our daily
question is whos next. No wonder Gonzi is eager to keep the PN in power, to iron out these chores.
Futur fis sod my foot !!! Who will trust the PN .
anton portelli
Feb 26th, 12:05
NEXT!
Glenn Camilleri
Feb 26th, 11:55
I bet that many of you are going to say the usual phrase that this scandal is "tort tal-lejber". Now we are getting used of it.but remeber people that the scandal started under the pn government. If labour party appointed him then the nationalist party was happy with him and left him in his position.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:26
Ask who Tarcisio Mifsud and Alfred Mallia are.
The oil scandal is a huge boomerang for Joseph Muscat.
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Julian Borg
Feb 26th, 12:43
hahaha - you make me laugh! Tarcisio Mifsud used every opportunity he had to criticise the PN government on Enemalta operations - maybe now we know why......
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 12:48
Mary, the bigger scandal is that none of the PN ministers under whose watch all this was happening -and so many people involved - noticed nothing. I wonder how they managed not to notice anything?
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 12:57
Messers Camenzuli and Borg, under whose watch did this happen? And what about other people arragined? I
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 13:18
Under Tarcisio Mifsud's watch who was running down the Nationalist government in the media.
Insomma - HUGE BOOMERANG for Muscat.
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Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:51
Insomma xejn. The MInisters are responsible for what goes on at Enemalta -and somehow they managed not to notice anything. I suppose they were to busy going to watch football by private jet or playing at setting up a new bus service.
Joseph Mizzi
Feb 26th, 11:51
The web of corruption is spreading so much that it is truly surprising that so far nobody in politics seems to have been stained by the smallest drop of black oil. To me, this is very very strange. It is inconceivable that politicians seem to have been unaware of all the goings on at Enemalta. This is very hard to believe: this is what we have to keep in mind when we go to the polls on March 9th.
Frank Borg
Feb 26th, 12:12
Kumbinazzjoni s'issa ma ssemmewx politicians IMMA CERTAMENT VICIN IL POLITICI TAZ ZEWGT PARTITI.
carmel parnis
Feb 26th, 12:17
Xtaqtu iccappsu il xi hadd Sur MIZZI imma ma rnexxilkomx
Victor Vassallo
Feb 26th, 12:32
Joseph Mizzi
My only disappointment is that in my electoral district we are not have any independent candidate the like of il-Partit tal-Liakla, or the 5 Star Movement of Beppe Grillo. I am so disgusted that I prefer one of these gentlemen rather what is being offered this time round.
Manuel Briffa
Feb 26th, 11:47
People assume that the introduction of the Whistleblower Act will banish all our corruption ills, but what we seem to forget is that a whistle is useless wihout a blower. And what's in it for the blower may I ask, Gieh Ir-Republika? I suspect there won't be many of those around, unless they're blowing out of revenge, jealousy, vindictivness or political expediency.
Joseph N. Attard
Feb 26th, 11:59
@Manuel Briffa. "And what's in it for the blower may I ask?" Simple: immunity from prosecution. More often than not, whistle blowers are guilty themselves.
Joseph Bartolo
Feb 26th, 12:08
It seems obvious that one of the requisites for the whistle blower act to work is total anonymity. Otherwise s/he could probably wave goodbye to any future employment prospects locally!
This may not be an issue for those with common surnames but would represent disaster for those with uncommon name/surnames. Just like they cannot write in to a newspaper since nomdeplumes were removed!
Joseph Bartolo
Feb 26th, 12:11
@Joseph N Attard. Not so my friend. It could be an employee who sees corrupt practices but has to keep his/her mouth shut. This - and not the guilty - is the intended target audience for the whistle blower act! What is certain is that it would change Malta overnight. For instance, imagine workers on building sites reporting health and safety breaches..but obviously this needs anonymity.
Manuel Briffa
Feb 26th, 13:32
Mr Bartolo, whistleblowing is not meant to be anonymous, an anonymous informer is a snitch (gakbin) not a whistleblower.WBs are protected precisely because they are not anonymous. Who's ready to tell on the boss, risking silent retribution or tarnishing of their relationship at work, even if legally protected?
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 14:53
Manuel Briffa, I know this may be difficult for you to understand, but there are honest and faithfuly people in this world. They are the ones wio get to know of corruption and they will blow the whistle. What is important is that they get the necessary protection, which was lacking in Gonzi's draft of a WB law. I wonder why he did that??
Manuel Briffa
Feb 26th, 15:16
Dream on Andrew Camilleri. Actually, what I find difficult to understand is your assumption that only 'honest and faithfuly' (sic) people are the ones who get to know about corruption and blow the whistle.But then again, maybe you didn't express yourself properly.
Charles Zammit
Feb 26th, 11:46
In full agreement with you Mr T Zahra . Very well said indeed .
D Borg
Feb 26th, 11:42
We need to clone Carmel Cacopardo.....
and have him sanitize and monitor matters at every public service institution, right from Cabinet level to centre strips' vegetation!
Joseph Buttigieg
Feb 26th, 11:39
I say everyone is innocent untill proven guilty, however if any of these accused are found guilty they should face the full brant of the law, some of them were considered pillars of our society intrusted because of their integrity, success and their business achievments.
Because of their greed they let everyone down. Shame on them!
J Cassar
Feb 26th, 11:34
...u issa ghandhom il genn biex ikomplu iberbqu u jghamlu Powerstation ohra, halli ikomplu jahilbu il-baqra sakemm taqa mal-art u tmut zoptu!!!
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 12:41
J Cassar:Min se "jberbaq" ?? Berbaq mijiet ta' milnuni min baqa m'accettax power statio thadem bil-gas meta kellna zewg offert (jekk mhux tlueta) biex ikollna pipeline tal-gas B'XEJN ! Izda l-commissions fuq ix-xiri taz-zejt kienu tentazzjoni kbira wisq , u l-offerti gew michuda !
J Cassar
Feb 26th, 12:45
titbaqbaqx, titbaqbaqx ghax jigrilek bhal baqra!!!
Marion Storace
Feb 26th, 13:00
Ghandek ragun tghid ''biex ikomplu inberbqu'' ghax il-PN ilu jiggverna 25 sena mhux il-PL - meta kellu (GonziPN) is cans li jssir pipeline b'xejn ma hadux l-offerta ghax il-commissions fuq ix-xiri taz-zejt kienet wisq ta' tentazzjoni
Michael Seychell
Feb 26th, 15:27
Eddie Biex power station tahdem bil-gass irid isir pipeline li jiswa milljuni ta' Ewro. Biex iggib il-gass bil-vapuri u trid tikrihom ta' spiss, u trid tibni Tankijiet enormi biex tistorja l-gass bil-perikolu tar-residenti, u ghalhekk dan ma kienx vijabbli. Issa li Dr. Gonzi rega gieb kwazi zewg miljuni mill-Ewropa,63 miljun minnhom ghal-pipeline, u nkunu nistghu naqibu ghal-gass.M.Seychell
Giov DeMartino
Feb 26th, 18:27
Tibqghux issemmu l-gas ghas Joseph qaleb ghaz-zejt.
Pav Elliot
Feb 26th, 11:34
The story so far.
Enemalta with 800M in accumulated debt. since 1990's while top officials + businessmen skim oil purchases for years on end.
Several investigations over the years found NONE of the same evidence now exposed by the media. Unbelievable but true.
Conclusion. Investigations were as flawed as was the country's administration (PN) . Political responsibility lies with them.
Joseph E Briffa
Feb 26th, 12:05
Flawed syllogism, Pav.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:28
Ask who Tarcisio Mifsud is, my friend.
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Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 12:50
Mary, we don;t need to ask as he is not anyone important. What I want to know is how was ex-PN candidate Dr Martin Fenech involved - if he knew so much as Tonio fenech is alleging, why did he not speak to Gonzi about it? or did he?
Pav Elliot
Feb 26th, 12:54
Thanks Guz....looking forward to enlightenment and how my syllogism doen't add up. It seems pretty simple to me...I stated facts only, and none of what I wrote contains any personal opinion.
Pav Elliot
Feb 26th, 12:59
Hi Mary, my friend. I never heard of TM. My comment just presented hard facts, and no opinion. What happened since mid 90's happened under the PN. Period.
What happened before 1987, and a lot of bad did happen, was under PL. And they have to carry that responsibility yes. These are the facts, my friend and fellow compatriot, Mary.
victor bonello
Feb 26th, 11:27
Please try to understand the message Dr Muscat is sending - no matter weather red or blue- we should all face the responsibility of our actions.
John Cachia
Feb 26th, 12:02
First of all it's "whether" and not "weather". The latter refers to the state of the atmosphere around you.
Secondly Dr. Muscat's message is very different to what you described if you're capable of reading between the lines and not be played the fool i.e. Bottom is line is that labour will always be labour (same as it always was) and that's irrelevant of this facade that JM is trying to fake.
Andrew Grech
Feb 26th, 12:07
And what exactly is happening ?????
Richard Caruana
Feb 26th, 12:20
Was there any red in his initial messages?
Don't recall any.
Now the tune is changing as more and more 'reds' are caught in the net, hoist by lejber's own petard.
Frank Borg
Feb 26th, 12:20
Mela wasal iz zmien li kull politiku li jghid dan il kliem, jinzam politikament responsabbli ta kliemu u ghemilu! x tahseb, min ser jibda?
carmel parnis
Feb 26th, 12:21
Hsibtek se ssemmi il blokka silg. Ghax hemm sparixxiet ir responsabbilita
Jos Borg
Feb 26th, 12:21
@ John Cachia.
And the bottom line is that John Cachia will always remain John Cachia (same as it always was with his repetitive comments here) and that's irrelevant irrelevant of this facade that the PN is trying to fake.
John Cachia
Feb 26th, 12:21
As expected (from any politician) JM is trying to convince people that PL is not the same as it was years ago. This charade will unfortunately only be upkept till the 9th of March. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows what PL stand for. It's beyond me how quickly and conveniently people forget.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 12:44
John Cachia: Wher did you read " between the lines" that " labour will always be labour" ? The PL will be "labour" on those many GOOD THINGS it has done for the country. But will be different to the wrong things it had done. And will be VERY DIFFERENT to the scandalous way GonziPN has governed our country !
Eddy Privitera
Feb 26th, 12:46
Richard Caruana: Come on, tell us who are the "reds" and the "blues" who have been arraigned in court ! We are waiting.
John Cachia
Feb 26th, 13:14
@Jos Borg: If you're going to comment at least write something which is your own and try make an argument.
@Privitera: hilarious! What good things? The landmarks PL has left say otherwise: such as (one of many examples) campaigning against the EU? PL has been in OPPOSITION for all this time for a reason and it will only be elected by DEFAULT only to show people what a mistake they've made.
victor bonello
Feb 26th, 11:23
this is taking too long, long enough for the powerful to cover their tracks. Only the small fish will get tangled in this net.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:28
Tarcisio Mifsud small fish?
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Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 26th, 12:51
Well Mry, maybe not as big a fish as you are.
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 12:58
Mrs. Camenzuli seems to be judge and jury in this case. Very promising! I wonder why she is mentioning only some people and not others...
D Portelli
Feb 26th, 11:18
Hope that after all these court hearings, someone will be found gilty and no suspended sentences.
joseph saliba
Feb 26th, 11:14
Not so sure but I suspect some or at least one of the involved in this scandal is a relative! Just now I'm scrutinizing the family tree. Who knows?...
A Farrugia
Feb 26th, 11:08
Hu min hu il hati ahmar, blu, ahdar jew ajklist irrid ihallas ta ghemilu u xejn izjed wara kollox kien hemmm flusna ic- cittadini fin- nofs. Ghalhekk jien naqbel hafna li ghandha tidahhal il WB act asap forsi dan il pajjiz jiehu ftit ta ruh!!
m. borg (slm)
Feb 26th, 11:18
Sewwa qed tghid u minn pogga dawn in-nies fil-pozizjoni li kellhom ghandu jerfa r-responsabilta ukoll.
Patrick Gafa
Feb 26th, 11:34
Not only the WB act is needed. Any professional and managerial / executive positions being caught in such corruption .. may it be direct or indirect are to get a life sentence ... not the cartoon life sentence ... but a real one being healthy or not, because in most of the times they would become conveniently ill. Then such cases will hopefully diminsh .... other than that history repeat itself!
Mr T Zahra
Feb 26th, 11:06
This is a situation where politics should not be brought in. The people being charged are from both sides of the political camp and appointed by both PN and PL governments. Lets just hope that if they are found guilty a good and proper example is made and they are stripped of all their assets and given to the people. It has to be made clear that anybody who defrauds the country will not get away
Joseph Barbara
Feb 26th, 11:25
Well said. I fully agree. It is about time that accountability is restored and enforced. Some of these so called 'big heads' need to roll. They have siphoned off millions of taxpayers euros and should have their assets confiscated and returned to their rightful owners i.e. the Maltese people.
Michael Sammut
Feb 26th, 12:01
Agreed. But moreover, those with responsibility for steering the country should also be accountable. And this politics aside. It applies to both PN and PL. Let's grow up as a country and stop with this "sham" government.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:30
Għid lil Joseph.
Hu daħħalha l-politika.
Issa l-boomerang laqtet lilu bigtime.
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Frank Borg
Feb 26th, 11:04
Min hu dan? X kumbinazzjoni! Dan mhux li ssoltu dejjem jghid fuq id djun tal enemalta!! Imma min jaf x hemm izjed x nisimghu mill kamp tal PL. Min m ghandux dnub jitfa l ewwel gebla mhux jwettaq political murder fuq vici kap tieghu. Salut!!!
Nicholas Borg
Feb 26th, 10:43
To all Labour apologists, you had better check who had appointed Mr Mifsud at Enemalta and what his political allegiances are. People seem to either have very short memories or selective memories.
Mario Camilleri
Feb 26th, 11:01
To all PN apologists, it seems you're having a sigh of relief for a change!!
Neil Dent
Feb 26th, 11:15
@ Mario - how very Freudian!
victor bonello
Feb 26th, 11:25
Greed has influenced too many people from both sides. It is the system that stems corruption. As the Maltese say " il huta min rasa tinten" ..
John Cachia
Feb 26th, 12:08
@Mario: Seriously? Is that the best you can come up with? All this hurts the country in general including your pocket. PN commentators are merely pointing out that despite the fact that PL has pointed fingers at PN it seems that the people involved were from both sides. PL should spare everyone the innocent charade. What's worrying is that PL has managed this from the opposition- Let alone in Govt
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 14:38
Who are the big fish? I believe that one (with the pardon) was shown smiling with Gonzi and Fenech by of all papers In Nazzjon. Need I say more?
m Micallef
Feb 26th, 10:42
nahseb dawn l labour die hards li qed jitkelmu hawn isfel ghadhom ma jafux min hu tarcisio mifsud u kemm malta hija diga taghna lkol!
Thomas Anderson
Feb 26th, 10:41
After nearly 25 years of uninterrupted PN Govt, one of the corporations that under labour was a cash cow, has ended up as a cash strapped corporation in near bankruptcy, were corruption has become an art. The powers that be failed to notice what was going on under their noses but no one is responsible enough to take political responsibility. May whoever is guilty in this scandal rot in jail.
Justin Spiteri
Feb 26th, 10:36
Now wouldn't a 25% discount on all electricity bills for the Maltese Islands...for the next 10 years, paid directly by the people found guilty, be a better sentence than any amount of years in prison?
John Cachia
Feb 26th, 12:08
Best comment yet!
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Feb 26th, 10:35
The judicial floodgates seem to be opening twenty years after in a similar way the Italian political establishment was rocked to its very foundations. We political observers remember Di Pietro, mani pulite, tangentopoli (or bribesville as the Economist nicknamed it) and the large Italian energy ENI scandal. Our current situation brings back bad memories of politics sinking nel mirino .
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 10:51
Agreed, it's starting to feel more like tangentopoli by the minute unfortuantly for us!
Victor Zammit
Feb 26th, 12:36
Mr Ganado
'Tangentopoli' was about politicians personally involved. Which fanned popular belief about rich friars (politicians) and poor monasteries (political parties). No floodgates here at least, as yet, hopefully: monasteries are still poor and keep asking for more, as are ( I'm not so sure but) the friars.
Tonio Bugeja
Feb 26th, 10:34
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STRIP THESE LEACHES FROM THEIR ASSETS AND USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR ENEMALTA`S DEBT......
mario catania
Feb 26th, 10:23
dawn kollha saru sinjuri minn fuq il poplu malti kollha bil busnisess u bil villel ghal wahda tnejn u il poplu baqa ihallas il kontijiet bil gholi habba dawn il klikka ta nies
j brincat
Feb 26th, 10:21
The never ending saga of the saddest chapter in the history of Malta!
And to think that we used to be stupefied by the Italian tangenti!
jb
Franco Attard Trevisan
Feb 26th, 10:38
saddest chapter under a PN government you mean
Everyone knows what the saddest chapter in Malta's history is!
laurent caruana
Feb 26th, 10:50
and which Govt. appointed Tarcisio Mifsud?? hehe
What's good for the goose is good for the gander xi hadd qal
Renato J. Costigan
Feb 26th, 11:06
...............J. Brincat...............
Part of the saddest chapter in Maltese history was when at the ex-MDD, groups of labourites workers where organised against workers with Nationalist believe and those who used to go out from the yard during working time to protest against nothing.
Do you remember the CURIA incident?
I hope you remember those times J. Brincat.
Michael Sammut
Feb 26th, 11:27
I would have thought that the saddest chapter would have been the second world war. Still corruption must be brought to an end on this little island of ours. It's a bane, it's rife, and the cost of it cripples our country and destroys the future of generations to come. Governments must be made accountable. If elected they need to govern responsibly, not in this way, where anything goes.
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 26th, 10:18
Whoever leaked this story or the ‘whistleblower’ involved, is really exposing some hidden hands which, we would have never imagined before!
Joseph Muscat tried to implicate a PN Minister in this case and it’s turning out to be anything but!
It seems that this oil-scandal is going to back-fire on Joseph Muscat and his party, with serious consequences in this election result!
JC.
John Wayne
Feb 26th, 10:22
You wish!
C. Sammut
Feb 26th, 10:37
What brings you to this conclusion Mr Cauchi?
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 26th, 10:48
@Joseph Cauchi Senior
Ministers are a hard nut to crack because they don't leave much of a trace to go by, besides as EVERYBODY knows their subordinates or whomsoever is involved are very wary to speak up because of the ministers political clout. But the whole thing is that all this happened during the PN administrations and the electorate knows this and that what counts most.
Joseph Mizzi
Feb 26th, 11:51
The web of corruption is spreading so much that it is truly surprising that so far nobody in politics seems to have been stained by the smallest drop of black oil. To me, this is very very strange. It is inconceivable that politicians seem to have been unaware of all the goings on at Enemalta. This is very hard to believe: this is what we have to keep in mind when we go to the polls on March 9th.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 14:55
What planet are you living on? When all the big fish are PN blue throughout you say that this scandal is going to hit the PL? Wishful thinking is not reality! That PN minister made a lot of accusations against certain PL candidates To date, he hasn't provided proof of any malfeasance. Only his conspiracy theory of a "Frame Up." Deflection, evasion and smearing. The usual PN tactics.
A. MICALLEF
Feb 26th, 10:14
Aktar ma jmur aktar qieghed juri kemm hija il-htiega li jkollna aktar minn zewg partiti
fil-parlament sabiex inkissru il-monopolju PLPN. Issa aktar minn qabel hemm bzonn
li nivvutaw Alternattiva Demokratika sabiex ma nafdawx il-gvern fit-tmexija waheda ta
wiehed minn dawn iz-zewg partiti li hafna drabi huma "same game, different players".
C Sant
Feb 26th, 10:38
To end in the same situation as in Italy!!
Joseph Borg
Feb 26th, 10:39
it tielet partit? ghandi dubbji ....ara naqra l italja x chaos hemm ghax 3 partiti gew ras imbras!
A. MICALLEF
Feb 26th, 11:05
C.SANT - Il-problema li l-Italja hemm hafna u hafna partiti. L-Ewropa kollha hlief Malta
hemm aktar minn zewg partiti fil-Parlament u ir-rizultat huwa li jabel ghac-cittadin.
Ghaliex semmjet l-Italja biss ?
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 26th, 10:13
Imissu min imissu, issa naraw fl'ahhar kemm ser ikunu dawn il galantomi li imlew buthom u salbu lil-maltin KOLLH b'kontijiet ezagerati.
manuel lia
Feb 26th, 10:13
roger mifsud...how could the minister not have noticed??which minister are u referring to mr.mifsud?the one who appointed two judges..namely patrick vella and joe pace?one was found guilty and spent time in prison and the other is still awaiting charges..all pl commentator's wish was that austin's name or fenech's name will come out...but to no avail..waiting in vain my dear friends from the mlp..
clive bartolo
Feb 26th, 11:17
you always seem to repeat the same thing... however you always conveniently forget to mention who aappointed the former chief judgee noel arrigo..to be credible you should not be selective. furthermore joe pace might have been appointed a magistrate by a labour minister, but it was the current government who nominated him a judge.
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 26th, 10:09
The plot thickens!
JC.
twanny borg
Feb 26th, 10:08
F'kull haga li hemm involuti flus pubblici involuti ghandhom isiru investigazzjonijiet jekk hemmx xi serq. M'hemmx ghalfejn xi hadd jikxef biex jittiehdu passi l-pulizija trid tiehu inizjattiva. Dan ghax milli jidher illum qed nghixu fi zmienijiet materjali wisq u b'hekk hemm bzonn jigu investigati dawk kollha fdati bil-flus il-poplu.
Roger Mifsud
Feb 26th, 10:03
Roger Mifsud: That makes it four Enemalta officials, including a former chairman, so far. The irregularities were going on for years, were widespread, and no one smelled anything, not even Austin Gatt. How could the minister not have noticed anything, he must have been taking his responsibilities very lightly. For such a long lasting scandal to be broken by a newspaper is really something.
A Trapani
Feb 26th, 10:21
I tend to disagree with your comment. To be fair, the minister is the boss of a group of government owned companies and just like any boss of a group of private companies, one may have staff members abusing of their work practices and performing fraudulent activity. It is not so easy for the boss to get to know especially if the management is involved in the scam and covering up for the staff
Franco Attard Trevisan
Feb 26th, 10:42
A Trapani
Good point, however, like in any company, the boss is always 100% directly responsible for the actions of his "employees"!
joseph bugeja
Feb 26th, 10:58
Latest: Tarcisio Mifsud ex EneMalta's financial controler is implicated in this graft. Was not this Mifsud one of the experts about energy who spoke at the PL Congress at Ta' Qali.
Joseph Bartolo
Feb 26th, 09:59
For those who are crying out for major prison sentences, do not forget that these people have already lost something precious -their social standing - they will probably be kicked out from any organisation they belong to, and are likely to be interdicted. Their whole family will suffer the results of their actions. This thought must constantly torment these people even more than thoughts of prison
John Grima
Feb 26th, 10:14
Too bad for them if they are guilty of what they are accused of. They should have thought of the repercussions before they committed any offences. In the UK even MPs have been sent to prison for fiddling their expenses. The problem is that some people think that they are above the law because they are in a position of some authority.
Ian Spiteri
Feb 26th, 10:14
That is exactly why you have to think before you act!!! they should have thought about this mess themselves... min jisraq, xi darba, jinqabad!!
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 26th, 10:14
''This thought must constantly torment these people even more than thoughts of prison''
YET they kept plodding on and on and on. Greed uncontrollable greed that's what it boils down to and who said that their families knew nothing of the whole thing. BIG money doesn't fall from the sky!
J. Borg
Feb 26th, 10:15
You are correct but nevertheless, this is the consequence of their choice to go down this route. There are many other members of different boards who do not go down this route. Of course, one must not automatically associate family members with these individuals - the latter would be wrong.
Neil Dent
Feb 26th, 10:18
Iss ar'hemm hey! You make your bed - you lie in it!
Kenneth Cassar
Feb 26th, 11:52
Cry me a river.
J. Camilleri
Feb 26th, 09:56
Inbad jigi il-prim minsitru bil-wicc tost kollu jejdilna li ma hemmx bzonn bidla fid-dirrezjoni.... mela inkomplu sejrin kif sejrin kulhadd insoff u ahna inhallsu it-taxxa.....
u issa qed jitfaw it-tort fuq tal-labour!... ara vera trid tkun nazzjonalist...
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 26th, 10:08
Le ma hemx bzon ta bidla ghax taht il PN saret gustizja.
Taht il lejber kapaci Joseph ma kienx imur ghand il pulizija ma imurx il lejber jidher f'dawl ikrah ... il lejber mhux partit serju! Joseph Muscat mhux leader credibli bil fatti!
Roy Fava
Feb 26th, 10:10
hekk hu..exactly my thoughts...
Peter Zahra
Feb 26th, 10:23
Ghal informazzjoni tieghek, kien il partit tal labour li prova jimplika b tfih ta tajn li Austin kien il involut, pero jidher car li dan mhux il kas u b hekk infaqqat il buzieqa f wicc Joseph. B' ragunar tieghek, li jekk malli jitla l labour f gvern, u issir serqa jew abuz min x hadd, jrid jirezzenja l kumissarju tal pulizija jew il ministru koncernat ghaliex ma kienux jafu b dak li kien ha jsir!
joe micallef
Feb 26th, 09:49
Out Gonzi/In Muscat
I am for change to try out the pledge by the PL that it will reduce energy tariffs by 25%
On this basis I should be saving money but unless there is the switch in government the only option is sleeping during the day and revelling during the night on the cheap-
The 25k jobs promised by the PN presumably are night oriented jobs
Roll on 9/3/13 and rid us of the PN arrogance!
Joseph E Briffa
Feb 26th, 12:28
You might have forgotten that JM was proposing a night tariff 2 years ago before making fun of it because it was the PN who came up with the bright idea This is like the famous living wage, now completely forgotten And it will be the same with the ridiculous energy plan, when JM discovers that there is no need for another PS.U must be MLP
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 14:50
You hit the nail on the head. May your wishes come true and we finally get rid of this arrogant, incompetent regime.
Eric Psaila
Feb 26th, 09:32
we expect of our government whoever is in power at the time of sentencing that if these people are found guilty they are to return all the money that they defrauded us and given back to us customers of enemalta in the form of kickbacks which are rightfully ours. We have been paying high utility bills because of people who were employed by us took advantage of their position to fatten their pocket
J. Borg
Feb 26th, 09:38
Your thinking is what one would refer to as wishful (very much so)!
John Grima
Feb 26th, 10:18
If your wisful thinking comes true how much do you think each household will get. My guess is about 30 euros. Big deal.
Emanuel Camilleri
Feb 26th, 09:08
JIEN NISTAQSI. Meta kien hemm dak it-Tahwid fil kontijiet li konna nircievu tad-dawl u l'ilma ghal li jista jkun kien hemm xi hadd li kien qieghed Ibill subajh?
J. Borg
Feb 26th, 09:37
I'm sure this has already crossed the mind of the authorities appointed to investigate!
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 26th, 10:12
That could have easilly been a diversing tactic!
Gaby Spiteri
Feb 26th, 09:06
I think that both parties failed in this campaign. Saving and bringing out dirt so close to the election.. A person should concentrate and vote on which party rules the country best... NOT WHICH IS THE LEAST DIRTIEST PARTY!
Alex Coppola
Feb 26th, 09:26
Very intelligent comment - agreed 100%
T. Caruana
Feb 26th, 09:32
> concentrate and vote on which party rules the country best... NOT WHICH IS THE LEAST DIRTIEST PARTY!
....so we have reached a state in acepting to choose between two evils? that simply means the PEOPLE and the LAW have no more say!
HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI
Feb 26th, 09:56
I am in total agreement and I add one more remark. The electorate should vote for the new faces contesting this election because till the time of voting at least these should be clean.
R. Balzan
Feb 26th, 10:08
Agree 100%. But blame the PN for all this mud-throwing and filth as it's only a continuation of their filthy, corruption-ridden 5 -year legislature. Do you want me to list specific instances? There's lots of them.
Emanuel Curmi
Feb 26th, 10:10
Dear Ms Spiteri, it is indeed a case of lesser of the 2 evils. And these are the same parties who are ensuring that Malta will remain shackled by a 2 party dictatorship by upholding a biased electoral system for their own selfish ends. There are various forms of corruption and the worst are the ones committed under a ‘legal’ mantel.
william cauchi
Feb 26th, 10:15
Gaby, a party can rule a country best and everything looks very nice and shiny, but then give a one euro something increase to the poplin and look the other way when friends and close friends were making millions. And this is not something that came out now. Frank Portelli sounded the trumpet years ago, and all went under the carpet.
Is that your way of thinking how to run a country
Gaby Spiteri
Feb 26th, 10:38
Mr. Cauchi: A Government can't LOOK as running the country "very nice and shine".. HE CAN or CANNOT mhux LOOK.. as I touch first-hand the bills I pay, the medical waiting lists at the hospital, and worse of all the PM who voted against the people's majority. HOWEVER I need to put my vote in a party I believe to be GOOD and not the best out of 2 evils.
Gaby Spiteri
Feb 26th, 10:43
With your Frank Portelli comment you made my point stronger - why are things happening now not years ago?
As for your last line, which I take it was a question: I can think of a couple of better ideas how to run this country, but MY VOTE is the only power I have to implement them! Hence my concern to elect A GOOD PARTY. I liked the 'new' labour until this Abela/Cordina/Muscat issue! Now I'm lost
A. Xuereb
Feb 26th, 11:33
@ Gaby: Labour is all about valid proposals. Even the PN know this and instead of fighting out this campaign by putting forward their proposals they embarked on a long,dirty and tiring campaign. You mentioned the high utility bills,the waiting lists etc.. I would add the biggest insult to us: the 500 Euro weekly increase, the people will not forget these issues.
william cauchi
Feb 26th, 12:23
Gaby@" I liked the 'new' labour until this Abela/Cordina/Muscat issue! Now I'm lost"
If you are prepared to mix everything together, like giving importance to flying mud, and comparing these to facts that are produced by the police in court then I am sorry you are not lost. You are trying to find an excuse to yourself to keep from changing.
Gaby Spiteri
Feb 26th, 13:38
Mr. Cauchi: We're in no kitchen here, I have laid all the cards on the table.. And I'm counting on picking the right ones!
Why should I find excuses to myself? Changing what? I am doing what every voter should do: think & weigh which party can give our kids the better cleanest future... (and by cleanest I don't mean which party can get out of the mud spotless.
A Farrugia
Feb 26th, 08:37
Kemm inhoss izjed il bzonn ghal bidla fi Gvern bi proposti friski u reajli, specjalment il proposta ta energija nadifa u li nehilsu mic-cumnija ta duhhan ta hruq ta HFO, inheggeg ghal kuragg fejn nuru li rridu dan il pajjiz hieles... minn din il hnizrija ta tixhim u kontijiet tal banek hoxnin a skapitu taghna ic-cittadini kommuni.
Enough is Enough.
Joseph E Briffa
Feb 26th, 09:08
Had you not been living in a democratic country these things would not have surfaced and the culprits brought to book. Three cheers for full democracy reintroduced in 1987, after the absence of 16 long years of socialist bliss.
Victor Calleja
Feb 26th, 09:27
Mr Briffa these things are surfaced thanks to our press and not to our limping government.
Roberto Fenech
Feb 26th, 09:35
Min qed jassigurak illi il Labour li ha jibni power station li ma ghandiex bzonnha, mhux ser jitfa fil but ???
Bil Haqq, mela ma ghadux jimplika lil Austin Gatt, siehbek Joseph??? Jew fl ahhar induna li ma kienx involut?
Imbaghad jrid jghidilna li jrid jaghmel kampanja posittiva.. u Hallina
carmel parnis
Feb 26th, 09:41
veru ghax bdew jahsbu li se jhammgu lil Dr Austin GATT Ma Rnexxilomx
HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI
Feb 26th, 09:58
@ Victor Calleja
And who gave all the information to the press?
william cauchi
Feb 26th, 10:37
H.F.A. Suppose, just suppose, you are right and it was the LP that gave the info to the press?
Do you mean that if the LP comes to know of this rampant and proved corruption, and makes it public, it is doing something illegal.
What a way of thinking.
This applies to both parties. What is wrong and horrible has to come out and culprits punished, whatever their alliance.
Mark Depasquale
Feb 26th, 10:45
Ma nahsibx li huwa lok li tibdel fil - fehma tieghi ghax jekk tkun qed tirhu passi kontra xi allegata korruzzjoni ,ifisser li qed taqdi dmirek sewwa. Ara haddiehor l - ewwel jghid li ma kienx jaf bil - hazin imbaghad x`hin tissikkah f` rokna jghid li zbalja. xi trid tibdel allura?Ttitkellmu fuq bidla qiskom qed titkellmu fuq xi qalziet ta taht. Inkunu onesti u nghidu li ghandna Prim Ministru sod!!
Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 14:48
J E Briffa
In a truly democratic, transparent and accountable government these misdeeds would have been exposed by the relevant government agencies. The PN did all it could to impede passage of the WB act and the party financing act. In retrospect, I can see why the PN was so reticent.
T. Caruana
Feb 26th, 08:30
jghaddu is-snin......u l-flus ikun harighom il-poplu .... u l-mahfriet jibqghu jinhargu...u ir-risponsabli ma jehlu xejn. XEJN. anzi probabli johorgu ghal politika ghax ikun sarilhom riklam bizejjed.
il-vot u il-flus gew bla valur sur cittadin.
Keith Zerafa
Feb 26th, 08:49
li mix sew li il labour qatt jistena iz zmien ta l elezzjoni biex jikxeff dawn il buzzulotti li kieku ghal qabu ic cittadin kien jikxef il borma qabel mhux bqajna inhallsu dawn l oggiba ta xejn
ara vera xejn sew iz zewg partiti mur ifrah u aqbez alijom
Jason Borg
Feb 26th, 09:05
@Kieth , Dan mhux il Labour Kixfu imma il puluzija habib
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 09:19
Please remember that this case surfaced in the independent media. The PL is definitely not the source of the information.
M Farrugia
Feb 26th, 09:32
Has anyone asked the question of...who gave ALL this information to the independent media so close to the election? Should not maltatoday.com come out clean and say WHO handed them the first hint of such a scandal. It could well have been a PN activist, but in my opinion it is more credible to think it was someone supporting the PL cause who left all this to the time of the election campaign.
K.G. Vella
Feb 26th, 09:45
Mr Farrugia if you read what was reported in the press yesterday you will see that the source is anything but the PL.
Andrej Psaila
Feb 26th, 10:04
@ M. Farrugia, and since when is the media obliged to name its sources? The media has produced evidence, whether it was an insider job or a spy from the other side is now irrelevant, it will only serve to loose focus on what the real issue is.
Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 10:30
ISSA QED N ARAW MIN HUMA L-KORROTTI!
GĦALHEKK MUSCAT ISSA JRID IKUN 'POSITIVE'!
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Mary Camenzuli
Feb 26th, 12:35
Muscat mingħalih kien se jimplika lil xi Ministru Nazzjonalista.
Issa l-boomerang laqtet lilu!
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Joe Bonanno
Feb 26th, 14:45
m farrugia
S Balzan is under an obligation NOT to disclose his sources. This tenet is observed around the civilized and truly democratic countries. Woodward and Bernstein never divulged "Deep Throat's" identity. Mr Balzan however has categorically stated that the persons who gave him the information were NOT political. What you should be asking is why a journalist had to do the gov't's work.
Please choose the reason of your report below: