“I am ready to take any decision the Prime Minister may take.”
Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi addressing the Labour Party conference, paving the way for his possible removal from the Cabinet in the aftermath of the Panama Papers.
“If this is what you are defending, it’s time for you to go.”
Tweet by Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil directed at Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after a massive leak of financial information, the Panama Papers, which included Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi in a huge list of global politicians who held offshore finances.
“I have been faithful and correct throughout.”
Minister Konrad Mizzi speaking after the Panama Papers claimed he had tried to open a bank account in Dubai and Panama in connection with his newly set up offshore financial vehicle.
“Konrad Mizzi is not perfect. Far from it. What he did with the Panama affair is naïve and I don’t have any problem to say that. But he is delivering a lot in many areas, including health and energy, and one also needs to acknowledge that.”
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici speaking after the Panama Papers revelations.
“Everyone is dispensable, except you.”
Labour Whip Godfrey Farrugia addressing Joseph Muscat at the Labour conference, in the wake of the Panama Papers.
“This case is very serious, as this act of cruelty was committed against a defenceless creature that obviously could not have filed a police report.”
Police Inspector Herman Mula speaking in court after a carriage driver, Alan Josef Saliba, 36 from Birkirkara, was charged with animal cruelty in a case which fuelled uproar when footage of a horse being violently whipped on the road was uploaded on Facebook.
“Their continued patronage of this complex, well-known to be riddled with illegalities, reflects their general standards and attitudes.”
Former environment protection director Petra Caruana Dingli speaking about politicians’ mind-set towards Montekristo Estates, where a five-year-old was injured by a lioness at the unlicensed zoo.