Skip to main content

L-Avukat Ġenerali joħloq żbilanċ




Għal raġunijiet li jaf hu biss, l-Avukat Ġenerali qed jirrifjuta li jippublika r-rapport tal-inkjesta tal-Maġistrat Aaron Bugeja dwar Egrant, kif talbu l-Kap tal-Partit Nazzjonalista Adrian Delia. Din id-deċiżjoni qed toħloq żbilanċ politiku evidenti, hekk kif l-intier ta’ dan ir-rapport ingħata lill-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat, lill-Gvern u lill-Partit Laburista. Jekk kien hemm partijiet daqstant sensittivi, l-Avukat Ġenerali missu ma ta l-kontentu kollu lil ħadd. Agħar minn hekk, qegħdin fis-sitwazzjoni redikola li issa ser ikun Joseph Muscat innifsu li ser jagħżel liema partijiet jippubblika u liema ser iħalli barra.

F’dan ir-rigward nappoġġja bis-sħiħ ir-rikors li qed jagħmel quddiem il-Qorti Adrian Delia biex il-Partit Nazzjonalista jingħata kopja ta’ dan ir-rapport. Jekk hemm bżonn l-Avukat Ġenerali ineħħi barra l-partijiet fejn il-Maġistrat jirrakkomanda investigazzjonijiet ulterjuri u prosekuzzjonijiet, pero’ għandna nkunu nafu l-proċess li bih il-Maġistrat wasal għal ċertu konklużjonijiet u li wassluh jgħaddi ċertu kummenti.



Niftakru, inkjesta mihix proċess quddiem Qorti imma biss ġabra ta’ evidenza. Jibqa’ l-fatt li r-responsabbilità ewlenija għal investigazzjonijiet hija tal-Pulizija, u dawn naqsu minnha, kemm f’dan il-każ u kemm fil-każ tar-rapport tal-FIAU li jirrakkomanda proċeduri fil-Qrati dwar suspett raġjonevoli ta’ ħasil ta’ flus tal-Ministru Konrad Mizzi. Hija biss Qorti wara proċess rigoruż ta’ eżaminazzjoni u mistoqsijiet lix-xhieda, li tista’ tiddetermina ħtija jew le f’każi bħal dawn.

Dan ir-rapport huwa wkoll bżonnjuż minħabba l-mod kif il-Gvern ilu issa iktar minn ġimgħa jispinnja l-konklużjonijiet tal-Maġistrat. Il-Maġistrat imkien ma jsemmi frame-ups. Il-Maġistrat jgħid li ma sab l-ebda prova li torbot lill-Egrant ma’ Michelle Muscat jew xi ħadd mill-familja Muscat. Fl-istess ħin, ma sabx pero’ għal min u għal x’hiex twaqqfet. Ma sabx min hu l-individwu li ismu ingħata minn Karl Cini fuq Skype. U fil-verità, it-termini tal-inkjesta ma kienux jitolbuh isib min. Muscat kien attent li jitolb lill-Maġistrat biss li jara hemmx provi li l-Egrant hija ta’ xi ħadd mill-familja tiegħu, u xejn aktar. Il-kawża biex jiġu investigati l-Panama Papers fl-intier tagħhom, li fetaħ il-Partit Nazzjonalista, għadha tiġi missielta fil-Qorti mill-Gvern biex lanqas biss tibda. Anzi, għandna issa l-Avukat Ġenerali jappella mid-deċiżjoni li l-Imħallef Mizzi m’għandux ikun hu li jisma’ l-kawża. Kultant l-Avukat Ġenerali qisu jinsa li xogħolu mhuwiex li jkun l-Avukat tal-Gvern imma l-Avukat tar-Repubblika. Jinsa x’inhu dmiru. Spiċċa kompliċi biex il-Prim Ministru jagħżel hu meta u f’liema awla jinstemgħu l-investigazzjonijiet fuqu u fuq niesu.


Iż-żgħażagħ fiċ-ċentru tal-ħidma tagħna


Il-Ħadd li għadda l-Moviment Żgħażagħ Partit Nazzjonalista nieda l-ewwel seminar tiegħu mis-sensiela Viżjoni MŻPN. L-għan ta’ din il-kampanja huwa li ż-żgħażagħ jiftħu diskussjonijiet meħtieġa, anke fuq temi kontroversjali, ma’ żgħażagħ oħra, biex minn hemm jibdew jitfasslu l-policies l-aktar relevanti għalihom mill-Partit.

Iż-żgħażagħ kienu l-mutur tal-ideat tal-Partit Nazzjonalista fl-aqwa żminijiet tiegħu, u għalhekk iridu jerġgħu jingħataw rwol ċentrali. Din kienet waħda mill-ewwel prioritajiet tal-amministrazzjoni l-ġdida, u qed naraw li titwettaq. Bħalissa wkoll qed jitħejja kollox biex tiġi wkoll imnedija l-fergħa l-ġdida Start, approvata mill-Kunsill Ġenerali li għadda, biex tagħti spazju għal żgħażagħ li għandhom inqas minn 18-il sena, u biex tkun ta’ spalla għal MŻPN fit-tfassil tal-politika u fid-djalogu maż-żgħażagħ.

Fis-seminar ta’ nhar il-Ħadd ġew diskussi fost l-oħrajn id-disponibilità aktar wiegħsa tal-kontraċettivi, il-mediċina li tipprevjeni l-HIV u l-prevenzjoni tal-mard fis-saħħa sesswali. Dawn huma suġġetti li l-Partiti ma jitkellmux spiss fuqhom iżda jolqtu direttament lil ħafna nies, u li jeħtieġu li jiġu diskussi flimkien ma’ esperti fis-suġġett, kif qed jagħmlu proprju l-MŻPN f’dawn is-seminars. Inħares ‘il quddiem lejn il-kumplament tas-seminars f’din il-kampanja, biex naraw fejn jeħtieġ li naġġornaw il-politika tal-Partit għaż-żminijiet tal-lum.



Dan l-artiklu deher fin-Nazzjon tal-Erbgħa 01 t' Awwissu 2018.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Why I am dropping out of the Anti-ACTA protest

Like many avid internet users, I have followed with interest the debate about ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement). After reading numerous articles, watched sensational videos, and discussed ad nauseam with friends, I have realized that what I have come across is a campaign hi-jacked by lies, myths and misconceptions as to rival Malta's misinformed divorce referendum campaign. I have to say that the videos on Youtube   got me worried. I quickly signed the petition, joined the Anti-ACTA groups, and prepared myself for a full-blown fight against the big-governments who want to intrude on our privacy and freedom of expression. Like our MEP Edward Scicluna invited us to do in the University debate last Wednesday, I did not try to understand the details of ACTA but rather saw who the players behind it were. But as usual, my logical instincts took over, and his call to not try to understand ACTA actually pushed me to read the text. And here's what I now know: ACTA is ...

Who's the real monster?

I usually hate comparisons, but some very different reactions from the 'great unthinking' rabble do merit some analysis. In May this year, the notorious dog Star was found buried alive . A prima facie , this looked liked the most horrific case of animal cruelty, and is still considered so by some. The perpetrator was described by the sensitive and caring animal-lovers as a villain, a heartless monster, deserving of death, stoning, or even to be 'buried alive in the same manner'. But what did Mr. Vella actually do, according to the testimony heard in Court? Star was sick. It was shedding fur, and quite old already, and its owner did not afford the treatment. In trying to save some money from paying for the dog to be put to sleep and killed properly by vets, she gave it to Mr. Vella to have it killed himself. Nothing much to make people angry till now. Mercy-killing of very sick and suffering animals is widely done and usually a...

The Church and its riches

The above pictures has lately been doing rounds on facebook. Posted comments refer to injustice, hypocrisy, and of the Church not practising what it preaches. It seems it has become a common trend to blame the Church for everything under the sun. Hitting at the Church is the new way of looking cool. But before joining the bandwagon of shares, likes and comments, let me try to analyze the points this photo is trying to make. The first one: the Church is immensely rich. Well, it could be, but what do most of these riches constitute? Most of the Church's "riches" are fixed immovable assets, of which most are important human heritage. They can practically never be sold. Let's just say that the Pope sells all his adornments (provided anyone wants to buy them), maybe even Michelangelo's Pieta, and once we're at it , yes, maybe he should also sell the Sistine Chapel and have it converted to apartments. Then what? Apart from making UNESCO and the rest of human...