Proposed magisterial reforms are a power grab, Occupy Justice warns
Ministers are now manipulating question time to attack private citizens
The new law upends the proper relationship between the police and the judiciary.
Inquiries pending for more than two years must stop within six months
For years, our country was deprived of a government capable of ensuring the justice sector was reformed to safeguard integrity of legal processes
Under a principle established by the European Court of Justice, EU Member States cannot introduce laws that weaken the rule of law
Borg 'has obviously forgotten what he said about this as minister,' former MP says
No democratically elected government should argue it is only accountable to the people. The courts have a crucial role in determining the lawfulness of governments’ actions
The damning Ombudsman report about former prison director Alex Dalli should lead to the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri
Robert Abela and his ministers expect they have a right to impunity for themselves and their unlawful associates
This country is a poorly written Kafka novel where the only ones who can see things clearly are driven mad by the complacency of everyone else
Malta Employers tell the government to 'keep the good and scrap the rest'
One cannot break a clear legal rule and expect to get away with it at his neighbour’s expense
Silvio Camilleri: government out to 'tie up loose ends' after 'capturing' police and AG
PM says magisterial reform echoes the French system. Here's how it doesn't
Magisterial inquiry reform represents a bold and necessary step toward creating a justice system that is efficient, fair and resilient against abuse
The latest move to amend our criminal code confirms Malta is regressing into a Mafia-like state
Several proposed measures welcomed but questions raised over others
When are court cases not going to take decades to be resolved, exhausting and exasperating everyone in the process?
What the government is proposing reeks more of an attempt to introduce a ‘safety valve’
This reform of magisterial inquiries represents a significant step forward in strengthening integrity and accountability in the investigative process
NGO says existing law contains sufficient safeguards and will only weaken citizens
Jason Azzopardi filed five requests for magisterial inquiries in December 2024
Innocent people were being dragged to court unjustly, he said
New bill will give police six months to determine if there are grounds
Government announced reform late 2024 as a reaction to a series of requests by lawyer and ex-PN MP Jason Azzopardi
Institute of Journalists 'disgusted' with the government's position
Pio Valletta to appeal ‘unreasonable, disproportionate’ decision
If the person with constitutional responsibility to monitor the legality of government actions is himself monitored by the one he has to monitor, what guarantor is he?
Robert Abela is giving civil servants a cast iron guarantee they will never be held accountable for any wrongdoing – whether through commission or omission
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