Repubblika slams government hypocrisy in asking Mark Camilleri to resign
Repubblika say the government was happy with Mark Camilleri and his style up until the point when he contradicted the Prime Minister on the Caruana Galizia public inquiry
17 December 2020, 10:14am
by Kurt Sansone
Repubblika president Robert Aquilina: The NGO has come out defending Mark Camilleri, accusing government of seeking his resignation only when he contradicted the Prime Minister
Repubblika has defended book council chair Mark Camilleri, insisting the government only sought his resignation when he contradicted the Prime Minister on the Caruana Galizia public inquiry.
The rule of law NGO said Camilleri had on various occasions in the past used “colourful language” despite being a public official and yet government has only now asked him to resign.
National Book Council head apologises for comments after resignation call is withdrawn
Education ministry withdraws request to Mark Camilleri to resign after he publicised a foul-mouthed exchange with a lawyer defending Yorgen Fenech
Last updated on 17 December 2020, 11:28am
by Kurt Sansone
Mark Camilleri was made executive chair of the National Book Council in 2013 by former education minister Evarist Bartolo
The executive chairperson of the National Book Council Mark Camilleri has apologised for his language after calls for his resignation were withdrawn.
Taking to social media, Camilleri said he had spoken to education minister Justyne Caruana on Thursday morning, and “apologised for embarrassing her with his foul language” and that she had withdrew the call for his resignation.
Updated 12.45pm, adds Graffitti statement
National Book Chairman Mark Camilleri has apologised for his foul language on social media and has had his calls to resign removed after a conversation with the education minister, he said.
Camilleri had resisted the ministry s request for him to resign over a row with Juliette Galea, a lawyer for the businessman accused of conspiring to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Galea had messaged him a link to an article about Yorgen Fenech s request for the public inquiry into the murder to be shut down. After a brief exchange in which she described him as stupid , he told her to kiss my glorious brown, Marxist ass.
Book council head told to resign over online tiff with Yorgen Fenech lawyer
Book council president Mark Camilleri asked to resign by education permanent secretary Frank Fabri, over Facebook spat with Yorgen Fenech lawyer Juliette Galea
16 December 2020, 7:50pm
by Karl Azzopardi
Updated at 8:05 pm with Frank Fabri comments
The executive chairperson of the National Book Council, Mark Camilleri, has been asked to resign from his position following a Facebook post calling out one of Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers.
The incident kicked off when Juliette Galea, one of Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers, sent Camilleri a private Facebook message with a link to a Malta Independent article on a letter filed by the defence team to the Council of Europe rapporteur on rule of law, Pieter Omtzigt.
Outspoken Malta Book Council chairman Mark Camilleri has been asked to resign by the Education Ministry after uploading a tense exchange with one of murder suspect Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers.
Permanent Secretary Frank Fabri emailed Camilleri on Wednesday evening, telling Camilleri he expects him step down from his position with immediate effect.
“In light of what you published in the public domain and what has been reported in the media and what is certainly not exemplary to the public and educational sector, I am asking you to consider you position in the National Book Council and resign your post out of your own free will,” Fabri wrote.