Corruption, illicit funding and trading in influence debase politics

04 Aug Corruption, illicit funding and trading in influence debase politics

Posted at 09:13h in Blog by

I would not be surprised that the situation as regards party funding is the same it was in Italy in the early 1990s, where people ended up in prison, parties had to close shop and new parties were born. A veritable earthquake.

After all we are a Mediterranean country , slipped some positions in the corruption index and have GRECO chasing us because we are the only European country besides Albania not to have such a law.

Surely we are not a country of saints more than the rest of the world. We are normal.

Now that the elections are approaching, and in the absence of basic legislation, does anyone know what xalati are going on, what donations, thousands if not milions of euros and promises in return? Wo knows what’s going on?

Is the Commissioner of Police keeping an open eye? For eventual vote buyting for example. What about the Security Seervice? Just for argument sake Do you imagine the Prime Minister as Home Affairs Minister signing a warrant for the interceptions of Borg Olivier or Austin Gatt’s telephones for example on reasonable suspicion they are receiving illicit funds?

Can you imagine that just for argument sake?

The prime Minister should never be in charge of Secret Service interception warrants. an inquiring magistrate should.

Corruption, illicit fundin and trading in influence are on the front pages in normal countries, and not dissenting backbenchers pushing for a law on party finance!

9 Comments
  • Cirillu Fredu
    Posted at 23:02h, 09 August

    Din il-legislatura ma tantx ghad baqala! X’se tghamel Franco biex inti tibqa tghin lill-Malta?

  • Il-pony ta' Borg Hedley
    Posted at 09:57h, 06 August

    Nitkellmu fuq il-ponies. Mhux ahjar nitkellmu fuq il-ponies ta’ Tranter ta’ Zaren Vassallo jew ta’ Borg Hedley l-ex segretarju ta’ Tonio Fenech li refa kollox minn floku.

  • Grilled Angus Beef
    Posted at 09:56h, 06 August

    income from tenants of Beach Concessions to the PN should be more then enough to keep the PN happy, let alone from developers who get all the peculiar permits especially now with elections at the door..

  • La Sicilia
    Posted at 13:04h, 04 August

    Franco – int bis- sens!

  • Tat Times
    Posted at 12:57h, 04 August

    U dan kif it times hsibhom biex jimbuttaw lil Herman Sciavone biex ikun kandidat,mela jaqaw diga qed jistidinhom ghal xalata t-ikliet b’xejn, li jghamel fir restaurants tieghu?

    Vera l gabban fuq l-art tal gvern?

    Missu ma jkunx leali Herrman lejn il PN!

    Wara l elazzjoni ta 1998 tal labour ghamluha cara li jekk jergghu jitilghu,dik il gabbana li kerrhett ix xatt ta M’Xlokk ikolla ttir min hemm.

  • Ikliet bxejn M'Xlokk
    Posted at 12:53h, 04 August

    U din x’hini tal hames distrett?

    Mela L Perit Toni Bezzina li gej min familja Laburista u li qatt ma deher imkien mal partit,issa qed jghidu li baghat haddiema tal gvern tal public works jahdmu fil kazin tan Nazzjonalisti taz zurrieq.

    Bil banda beda!

    U lil-Herman Schiavone ma kienux halluh johrog ghax kien baghat lil haddiema tal gvern jahdmu fid dar tieghu jew ma nafx fejn?
    Ghalhekk ma kienux halluh johrog?

    Mela la ma kienux hallew lil Schiavone issa kif ha jhallu l Bezzina?

    Lil Delia ntih in number 1

  • Tal Gabbana
    Posted at 12:51h, 04 August

    Dal Blogg hsibtu fuq dak ix xlukkajr tant leali li hu jew il familja tieghu akwistaw gabbana tiswa l mijjiet ta eluf fuq art tal gvern u li trendi pagatella sabiha kuljum.

    Missu ma jkunx leali lejn il PN!

    Mbaghad tisimghu jitkellem tahseb li ta gidu ghal partit! Jew! Xi San Domenico Savio!

    U fuq kollox,dil lealta kolla! Dan missieru ma kienx bicca wahda ma Mintof, jorqod u jqum mieghu?

    Jien lil-Delia ntih in no 1.

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    Posted at 10:25h, 04 August

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    Posted at 10:24h, 04 August

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