Anthony Manduca lists some of the comments and controversial statements made during interviews with The Sunday Times of Malta in 2013.

Jim Swire, who lost his daughter in the Lockerbie bombing, November 3.Jim Swire, who lost his daughter in the Lockerbie bombing, November 3.

"Oh yes the truth will emerge, [on Lockerbie] the question is will I be in a box by then?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Education Minister Evarist Bartolo, December 15.Education Minister Evarist Bartolo, December 15.

"I am very worried. We need to become a bilingual society again"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Jackie Vassallo, who endured a 19-year nightmare after her four daughters were abducted by her husband and taken to Libya.Jackie Vassallo, who endured a 19-year nightmare after her four daughters were abducted by her husband and taken to Libya.

"Had I ever known what was in store back then I’d have killed myself"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil, December 8.Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil, December 8.

"Populism is not part of my political dictionary"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Archbishop Paul Cremona, September 22.Archbishop Paul Cremona, September 22.

"The issues he’s [Pope Francis] emphasising are the teachings of Jesus Christ. He’s taking us back to the roots of Christianity. This is a very exciting period for the Church"

 

 

 

 


Daniel Holmes, October 20.Daniel Holmes, October 20.

"They send a message that you’re more dangerous to society if you smoke cannabis than if you rape your own children"

 

 

 

 

 


Lawyer Nickie Vella de Fremeaux on the citizenship scheme, November 17.Lawyer Nickie Vella de Fremeaux on the citizenship scheme, November 17.

"Foreigners will not even have to set foot in Malta for a cup of tea, a pastizz or a Kinnie"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, June 16.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, June 16.

"You ain’t seen nothing yet"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia, July 7.Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia, July 7.

"In life I try to act with humility"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Somali immigrant Mohammed Ilmi Adam, August 18.Somali immigrant Mohammed Ilmi Adam, August 18.

"I’d rather die than be sent back to Libya"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Former president, prime minister and PN leader Eddie Fenech Adami, January 27.Former president, prime minister and PN leader Eddie Fenech Adami, January 27.

"Youngsters today are not interested about the 1980s or earlier"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Outgoing PN general secretary Paul Borg Olivier, April 7.Outgoing PN general secretary Paul Borg Olivier, April 7.

"Franco Debono would speak about meritocracy but then sends me an SMS saying that while someone from his class was an Opposition leader, he was left on the backbench"

 

 

 

 

 


Former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi, August 4.Former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi, August 4.

"I lost the election and how! But the country is doing well. That’s why I’m happy now"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Owen Bonnici, December 8.Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Owen Bonnici, December 8.

"Nobody puts a gun to the judges’ heads but taking eight or even 10 years to deliver judgment has to stop"

 

 

 

 

 


Former Labour deputy leader Anġlu Farrugia, February 3.Former Labour deputy leader Anġlu Farrugia, February 3.

"This is like calling your best friend over and then shooting him in cold blood. It was political murder"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly Franco Mercieca on his waiver to continue his surgery practice, April 21.Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly Franco Mercieca on his waiver to continue his surgery practice, April 21.

"It’s a storm in a tea cup"

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