The Malta Independent 28 May 2024, Tuesday
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LIVE: Muscat, Schembri, Mizzi plead not guilty to hospitals charges after Valletta heroes' welcome

Former public officials are set to appear in court today, facing criminal charges over a hospitals deal that has rocked the country. Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, his Chief of Staff Keith...

latest comment from Mick Jackson, 28/05/2024 14:17: It was noticeable from the footage that the majority of the Gahans are of the elder type who it must be said cannot realise just what these thieves have done to them and their families by stealing all that hard earned money.
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Malta remains behind with ‘hyper-partisanship' and 'tribalism' - EP President Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was not impressed as hundreds turned up to support former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, criminally charged after the conclusion of an inquiry into the...

latest comment from Maria Scicluna, 28/05/2024 14:01: Taf fiex fakkruni dawn in-nies li dahlu l-belt u ohrajn li jahsbuha bhalhom. F'xi hadt li dahlulu il-hallelin go daru, u qaghad iccapcpilhom u jfahharhom.
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Judge in PN Vitals civil damages case slams inquiry leak, defends media's duty to publish

The judge presiding over the case filed by the Opposition for the return of public funds spent on the fraudulent hospitals deal, has denounced the Vitals inquiry leak. Mr Justice Toni Abela...

latest comment from Santana Santana, 27/05/2024 17:24: They are not right in assuming that everyone will know the contents of the leaked inquiry just because it is available online. The overwhelming majority of people who access the Internet will do so superficially, digesting only, one liner, second and third hand selective and often misleading headlines and snippets. That is why certain politicians and 'influencers' keep leading so many by the nose.
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Watch: ‘The evidence is based only on conjectures that do not make sense’ – Konrad Mizzi

Konrad Mizzi told journalists that the accusations behind the criminal charges brought forward against him are unfounded and that “there is not a single beacon of evidence in...

latest comment from Cikku Borg, 28/05/2024 13:33: Konrad, In criminal law, charges can be brought against individuals based on a combination of direct and circumstantial evidence. The key is whether the evidence collectively meets the standard of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This does not necessarily require a "smoking gun" or direct evidence.
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What’s in a crowd? Here’s what social media commentators think

Hundreds of Labour Party supporters flocked to Valletta on Tuesday to protest in solidarity with the country’s disgraced ex-Prime Minister and the other former PL officials, all of whom are...

latest comment from C Xerri, 28/05/2024 11:55: "under the comment sections of Malta’s independent media houses." And which of the readership of this paper does not reflect the bias of the paper they comment in?
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Muscat says hospitals inquiry did not find ‘one piece of evidence’ against him

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said that the publication of the full hospitals inquiry shows that there isn’t a single piece of evidence against him, and said that the charges against...

latest comment from Mark Debono, 28/05/2024 12:23: No need to worry Joseph when you have the justice minister the AG and the CoP on your side getting rid of evidence and making deliberate mistakes on your behalf,what could go wrong?
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Humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and Rafah has reached a catastrophic level - Borg

The dire humanitarian situation of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and now in Rafah, has reached a catastrophic level, Foreign Minister Ian Borg said Monday.  "All efforts must be made to...

latest comment from Paul bermon, 28/05/2024 07:38: No one can convince Israel to stop. West bank settlements tell you everything. From day one the ultimate goal is to remove all Palestinians from West Bank and Gaza and over the last 75 years both of the arears have been reduced in size considerably and Israel has ignored every single judgement against; it even when the judgement was supported by the USA ( Golan Heights and West Bank Settlements)
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EU-Israel relations take a nosedive as Spain, Ireland set to formally recognize a Palestinian state

Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid suggesting...

latest comment from Angus Black, 27/05/2024 16:35: Suppression of peoples for many decades creates dissent, frustration and finally violence. Treating people as second class nobodies is apt to stir dissent and rebellion. The up to now experiment has failed, causing the violent death of thousands and achieved nothing but destruction and misery for Palestinians.Such is the present disaster between Israel and the Palestinians. HAMAS is not helping legitimate Palestinians achieve their goals of having a secure land with defined borders of their own, and becoming full members of the United Nations. The fact that Spain, Ireland and Norway decided to recognize Palestine as an independent State, should not upset Israel and surely more will follow the lead of the three countries. It is about time that Israel negotiates, in good faith, a permanent solution to long standing animosity with their neighbours. As much as Israel has the absolute right to defend itself, so does a Palestinian State. If this comes to be, HAMAS will have less reason to resort to violence epecially against Israel. On the other hand, if Israel has a beef with HAMAS they should settle it with HAMAS not with thousands of Palestinians whose life has been reduced to sheer misery.
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‘The magisterial inquiry is not proof or conclusion of guilt’ – PM

Prime Minister Robert Abela said Monday that the magisterial inquiry on the case of the three hospitals is neither proof that the people involved are guilty, nor has concluded that they are in fact...

latest comment from joe farrugia, 28/05/2024 06:14: Malta Independent has places a very good side profile picture of Abela to head this article. You will notice his nose is getting longer and longer by the minute!
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