The Times leads with a declaration by the Constitutional Court that a system of judiciary appointments at the Prime Minister’s discretion is not satisfactory in present times. NGO Reppubblika is contesting the appointment of the last six appointments to the judiciary.
In-Nazzjon carries a statement by the PN after the court declaration which said that the Opposition has been insisting for a revision in the method of judiciary appointments. The party wants to align new procedures with the Venice Commission recommendations.
L-Orizzont also follows the story and says that the Constitutional Court turned down a request by Repubblika to order the government not to appoint further members to the bench until the case has been decided.
The Independent covers a press conference by the University Students Council accusing the Health Ministry of lack of transparency on Barts Medical School. Medical students warned of negative effects on their studies and the resources at Mater Dei.
The Times carries a story about a woman who was jailed for three months for taking pictures of her naked children, aged three and one. The woman denied the accusations, but the police classified the pictures as ‘pornographic’.
L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who was addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. Muscat said that diversity strengthens society and described how Malta started a journey to fight social marginalisation.
The Independent reports that five migrants from the Safi detention centre have been arraigned in court following a demonstration on Wednesday. The paper says that the protest was largely peaceful, but riots broke out.
In-Nazzjon announces the publication of a pre-budget document by the PN proposing actions to address key challenges. Party leader Adrian Delia said that the country is ‘living a contradiction’ with the economy moving forward and people left behind.
L-Orizzont publishes a story about four young people who completed their apprenticeship at the General Workers Union. The students are following the programme in administration and secretarial studies at MCAST.
In-Nazzjon publishes a feature to mark 35 since the attack on the Archbishop’s Curia in 1984. The paper says that hundreds of dockyard workers were led by then Deputy Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici who criticised the Archbishop’s position on church schools.
