Allegations against magistrate noted by Commission for Administration of Justice

The Commission for the Administration of Justice has taken cognisance of the allegations made against Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera and the police are investigating the situation, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici said this morning. In...

The Commission for the Administration of Justice has taken cognisance of the allegations made against Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera and the police are investigating the situation, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici said this morning.

In a series of blog entries, columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia has criticised the magistrate, arguing that her behaviour was inappropriate for someone in her position.

The magistrate has since abstained from presiding over two unrelated libel hearings involving Ms Caruana Galizia, who said she was "petitioning the Chief Justice" to get the magistrate off the cases.

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