Malta’s portals all lead with what the police are considering as a murder of a 35-year old woman in Paola. In other news we read about the agreement reached between the PN and the PL for approval of Dr George Hyzler as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. We also read that the Nationalist Party approved its first group of candidates for May’s MEP elections while the leader of the PD was approved to contest the election.
Your evening news roundup brings you the main news from Malta as reported by Malta’s news portals newsrooms.
Dr Adrian Delia, leader of the Partit Nazzjonalista said that Malta has a duty to save lives. He added that this is a moral duty that goes beyond international legal obligations so much so that instead of speaking of burden sharing with the rest of Europe we should speak about responsibility sharing. The Leader of the Opposition was the guest of RTK’s programme Newsline and was answering questions by Sylvana Debono. Newsbook
The PL Parliamentary Group has agreed with Opposition Leader Adrian Delia’s proposal for Chamber of Advocates President George Hyzler to be made Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, the PL said in a statement. The Malta Independent
Moviment Graffitti and Kamp Emerġenza Ambjent have struck a conciliatory tone over accusations against the police force for mishandling their Planning Authority protest, insisting that their main focus is the PA’s “offensive” fuel station policy, “and not police actions”. “Officers were simply doing their job,” the two NGOs said, while clarifying however that members of the Rapid Intervention Unit (RIU) went overboard by grabbing and dragging activists from their neck, and even hurling their musical instruments at the protestors. MaltaToday
The Nationalist Party approved the first group of candidates for the MEP Elections. Peter Agius, Dione Borg, Michael Briguglio, David Casa, Roberta Metsola, Frank Psaila and Francis Zammit Dimech were approved for next May’s election. NET NEWS
Partit Demokratiku leader Anthony Buttigieg has been nominated by the party executive as their first named MEP election candidate. The decision was unanimous.
Activists erected a banner in memory of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on Saturday at the site of the Great Siege monument in Valletta, only for workers to sweep it away in the afternoon. The monument, according to the Justice Minister, was sealed off last week for “health and safety” reasons. Times of Malta
Animal Rights Parliamentary Secretary Clint Camilleri, himself an admitted FKNK member, has delved into a social media war with BirdLife Malta. The Malta Independent
A 19-year-old youth has been arraigned in Court and charged with engaging in sexual activity with an under-age girl. Defence Counsel Marouska Debono argued that the girl, who is 14 years old, would instigate the youth to have sex with her through messages she used to send him. TVM
Another 19 years youth was taken to hospital after he was involved in a traffic accident in Marsascala. One News
A former police officer who was jailed on drug-related charges won €5,000 in damages from the Maltese government after the European Court of Human Rights found that he had no effective remedy in connection with complaints made about his detention conditions. Shift News
