Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri had sent one of the prime minister’s security officials to “calm down” murder middleman Melvin Theuma
World Press Freedom Day: Council of Europe platform highlights threats to media in Malta
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Malta has a total of nine alerts on the Council of Europe’s platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists, only one of which is marked as “resolved” and another of which is marked as a case of “impunity for murder,” according to its annual report.
As the world marks Press Freedom Day, the report, written up by a coalition of press freedom NGOs, journalists federations and media alliances, found that “in 2020, extraordinary damage was inflicted on the practice of free and independent journalism” as a result of COVID-19 emergency regulations as well as an entrenching of the culture of impunity; increased threats and physical violence; judicial harassment and State-led media capture as methods to undermine independent journalism.
Joseph Muscat’s bank deposits shot up by €191,000 in the year he quit as prime minister, a comparison of his asset declarations to parliament shows.
His declaration for 2020 also lists two new properties.
Contacted about his change in fortunes, Muscat said the difference in funds and real estate was due to the termination package granted to him upon stepping down in January 2020, income from his new practice and inheritance following the death of a family member.
Details of the termination package, which was also given to his predecessor, were never released, despite a freedom of information request asking for the details.
Malta ‘rule of law’ resolution sees landslide MEP approval with over 600 votes
Resolution condemning the state of the rule of law in Malta passed through the European Parliament this morning in a landslide vote – with 635 votes in favour, 46 against and 12
29 April 2021, 10:39am
by David Lindsay
A bitterly-fought resolution condemning the state of the rule of law in Malta passed through the European Parliament this morning in a landslide vote – with 635 votes in favour, 46 against and 12 abstentions.
The resolution, which had seen stiff opposition from Labour MEPs, sailed through this morning’s plenary session as had been expected, since it had already garnered the support of all political groups, even the Socialists and Democrats, at Committee stage last week.
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