Good evening,
Updated with comments from Minister Cardona
Minister Chris Cardona has denied what he called ‘serious’ and ‘unfounded’ allegations in his regards. He said that the allegations are speculative and aim at creating a narrative which is being persistently being positioned. He stressed that he voluntarily has already went to the police and did a detailed statement to the chief prosecutor. He also insisted that he is available for all the authorities if required and will collaborate at any moment. (iNews)
Updated with Daphne Project reports.
Two new witnesses to the magistrate investigating the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia have claimed that minister Chris Cardona and murder suspect Alfred Degiorgio had met each other at a bachelor’s party on 29 June, 2017, in a Fawwara villa. The revelations are part of a new report by The Daphne Project published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, and are an addition to former claims by an eyewitness that Cardona was seen speaking to Degiorgio at the Siggiewi bar Ferdinand’s before the murder of Caruana Galizia. MaltaToday
Opposition MP Jason Azzopardi, this evening demanded answers following Daphne Project reports that a man once suspected of fuel smuggling called minister Chris Cardona and one of the accused in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Times of Malta
Earlier
Court reporting makes the news this evening with two major stories. One concerns the ruling about the Electoral Commission’s law to investigate and punish cases that break party finance law; the other is about a former notary who has been handed 5 years jailtime for misusing client funds.
Here are the main news as reported by Malta’s news portals:
Constitutional Courts accepts appeal presented by PN against Electoral Commission. The Labour Party had requested an investigation by the Electoral Commission to determine whether the Nationalist Party had broken party finance law. PN protested that a Commission with a government-appointed majority could not act as investigator, judge and jury. The court was presided by Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi, Judge Giannino Caruana Demajo and Judge Noel Cuschieri. NETnews /,MaltaToday
Former notary gets five years in jail for misappropriating clients’ money. Pierre Falzon faced 37 charges involving around €100,000 of his clients’ funds which were intended for the public coffers. The notary had voluntarily given up his warrant in 2015 after found guilty in a separate case. The court found Mr Falzon guilty and called on the police to investigate him on money-laundering suspicions. Malta Independent
Archbishop Scicluna tells Synod that he can only cry with victims of sexual abuse. At a press conference during the Bishops’ Synod in the Vatican, Mons. Charles Scicluna said he is lost for words when he meets victims of abuse. Newsbook
Young woman makes brave decision to undergo bilateral mastectomy. Martina Fenech decided to take the surgery after tests showed a risk of breast and ovarian cancer, a genetic illness in her family. Martina thanked Puttinu Cares for its assistance and urged others with genetic to take action before it is too late. TVM
Men make up 88 per cent of suicides in Malta and it was crucial for society to reframe its message that it was unmanly to seek help, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said. Speaking during the official launch of a video ahead of World Mental Health Day, being marked on Wednesday, October 10, President ColeiroPreca stressed the importance of mental wellbeing and understanding why men were predominantly affected by suicide. Malta Independent
A public inquiry would not only shed light on whether Daphne Caruana Galizia’s life could have been saved but also on whether vulnerable journalists and activists need protection, a Council of Europe’s legal affairs committee heard on Monday. “Malta has the legislation to do so. It has a public enquiries act, it’s flexible enough to include a national and international panel of judges and jurors who would have freedom to ensure that it is free from any influence,” Tony Murphy, lawyer for the Caruana Galizia family said. TimesofmMalta
Two new witnesses to the magistrate investigating the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia have claimed that minister Chris Cardona and murder suspect Alfred Degiorgio had met each other at a bachelor’s party on 29 June, 2017, in a Fawwara villa. The revelations are part of a new report by The Daphne Project published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, and are an addition to former claims by an eyewitness that Cardona was seen speaking to Degiorgio at the Siggiewi bar Ferdinand’s before the murder of Caruana Galizia. MaltaToday
Opposition MP Jason Azzopardi, this evening demanded answers following Daphne Project reports that a man once suspected of fuel smuggling called minister Chris Cardona and one of the accused in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Times of Malta
