“For social and economic reasons, the government wanted to start the project straightaway.”
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna explaining the rationale behind the €360 million State guarantee for a new gas power plant.
“I did not mess anything up.”
Ex-police commissioner Ray Zammit insisting his order to remove a car from the scene of a shooting incident involving a minister’s driver was misinterpreted by police officers.
“It is illegal to have a bus lane when there are only two lanes.”
Central Region officer David Soler officially informing the Sliema council that the Sliema-Gżira bus lane was illegal so wardens could only issue warnings, not fines.
“I never said the bus lane was illegal.”
Local tribunal commissioner Lynn Zahra denying she ever instructed wardens not to dish out fines. The transport watchdog also insisted the bus lane was legal.
“She never intended to be racist.”
Lawyers of Alison Cutajar insisting she never intended to offend black Hungarian student Jack Daboma. Criminal complaints were withdraw and the two embraced.
“Facetious.”
ETC chief executive Philip Rizzo on his “brains, boobs and balls” comment towards a colleague – he apologised for his “bad example”.
“His arrest is illegal.”
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera ordering the immediate release of a financial services’ company CEO after he was arrested and charged for resisting police after he tried to stop a young tourist from being beaten by a Paceville bouncer.