Christoph Schwaiger
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BREAKING: Criminal charges filed by police against disgraced former
#Malta
PM Joseph Muscat and his accomplices including his chief of staff Keith Schembri and star minister Konrad Mizzi
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Ukraine’s President
@ZelenskyyUa
tells Malta’s members of parliament to stop selling EU passports to Russians. "Don't allow yourself to be abused," says Zelensky
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Thousands of ID cards have been falsified by Malta passport office officials, says anti-corruption lawyer Jason Azzopardi. Since Malta is an EU member this has consequences for the security of 26 other countries
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I've been blacklisted by the Ministry of Health in
#Malta
. I stand by all my previous reporting. I expect Prime Minister
@RobertAbela_MT
to reverse this decision with immediate effect.
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Personal news today: Accepted for a master's in journalism in the Netherlands! Thanks to my followers for their support during my time reporting during these past years!
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Update 1: Governor of the Central Bank of
#Malta
Edward Scicluna also slapped with criminal charges and faces years in jail - says anti-corruption lawyer Jason Azzopardi
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Uni of
#Malta
students call for resignation of gov MPs that were in the cabinet found responsible for Daphne's assassination. Statement was NOT signed by the 2 largest law student groups (ELSA and GħSL) nor the PL's student group Pulse. They graduate with degrees but no spines
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This weekend Robert Abela might have to work. Let's keep him in our thoughts and prayers xx
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"It takes a special kind of narcissism to sell yourself as the only prime minister under whom the murder of a journalist was 'solved', when your lack of leadership - at the very least - is the primary cause of that murder" - Matthew Caruana Galizia on
@JosephMuscat_JM
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Sure, I may be blacklisted in Malta. Meanwhile here in the Netherlands I've been elected to represent Dutch & international journalism master's students to advise our faculty on teaching matters. Today I attended the committee's first meeting 💪
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That strange Maltese feeling of finally having a positive day in politics
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How to be Robert Abela.
Step 1: Create a problem
Step 2: Try to solve it
Step 3: Claim credit that you solved it
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Today is a good day to arrest Joseph Muscat, Keith Schembri, and Konrad Mizzi
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BREAKING: Malta's nominee for EU Commission Chris Fearne resigns after being charged with fraud. Fearne resigned from his position as Deputy Prime Minister and also asked for his name to be withdrawn from consideration as Malta's next EU Commissioner
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“Everywhere, people resigned. Except
#Malta
. Malta is the only exception we can find.” -
@PieterOmtzigt
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Was impressed to see that even during the holidays, the protest memorial for
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
in
#Valletta
still featured lit candles at night
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Former Malta PM Joseph Muscat, who declared a bank balance of €256,000 in 2020, just got slapped with a €30,000,000 asset freezing order after being charged with fraud, money laundering, and running a criminal association hours ago
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I don't know which political party needs to hear this but: It's possible to win without corruption
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People continue keeping the
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
protest memorial maintained during the holidays in
#Valletta
,
#Malta
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Am currently in
#France
. A national station is currently airing a documentary about
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
. Malta's national broadcaster still hasn't done something similar since October 2017
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University of Malta
@UMmalta
lecturer Simon Mercieca compares
@occupyjusticema
to the Taliban. The amount of hatred shown towards people who don't condone the murder of journalists in
#Malta
is shocking.
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Happening now in
#Malta
's capital Valletta: Socially distanced protest against the ongoing rampant corruption. Organised by rule of law NGO
@repubblikaMT
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Any threats to myself or my sources will immediately be reported to the relevant authorities. I hope this message is clear enough.
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Update 2: Malta Labour Party lawyers have combed through the criminal inquiry report to brief Robert Abela on how to defend against this massive blow - says PN MP Karol Aquilina
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While many in Malta eagerly await the arrest of its disgraced ex PM, activists from
@occupyjusticema
set up a toilet in front of the current PM's office in protest of the money being flushed away by the government
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European Council President
@eucopresident
Charles Michel visits site
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
was assassinated in
#Malta
. No
@MaltaGov
officials accompanied him.
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"Today we learned in court that when the
#PanamaPapers
were published, the
#police
commissioner went on holiday, came back with chest pains, resigned because he couldn't take the pressure and signed a consultancy contract offered by
@JosephMuscat_JM
" - Matthew Caruana Galizia
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I urge the editor of this Maltese content farm to retract this article that falsely implies that Putin's daughter is dating Ukraine's Zelensky. The editor, Emil Calleja Bayliss, should then resign
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Call me too tough, I don't mind. But it's been two days and we still haven't seen a single resignation. I won't trust that the PL is truly acting in good faith until I see resignations.
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Update 3: One of the companies at the heart of this massive scandal Steward Health Care has just filed for bankruptcy, Times of Malta reports. EU Commission hopeful Chris Fearne insisted they were the real deal. There's now a possibility he's also charged
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Wish I was more excited about the upcoming elections. But I'm not looking forward to another 5 years of explaining to friends which minister is involved in a bank robbery and which one is linked to a murder. If everyone stands up to be counted, we might avoid such a scenario
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Update 4: Story now confirmed by Malta's newspaper of record. Says Muscat and accomplices are to be arraigned under summons, not arrest
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Thanks
@TheShiftNews
for immediately taking an interest in this story. Thanks also to everyone who messaged me or shared the story. As of yet the PM has not made contact.
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2019's kleptocrat of the year is angry that Efimova was treated differently to him. Well, I'm sure we can arrange for an international arrest warrant for him too
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I always appreciate it when politicians say it as it is. EP President Metsola says it's incomprehensible how 5 years after her brutal murder, there still hasn't been full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia. Calls for an end to impunity.
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We could have covered the salary of three nurses with 60k. Nurses who unlike Adreana Zammit would have had to go through a selection process
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Just finished A Death in Malta by Paul Caruana Galizia. I highly recommend it for those who have been following Daphne's case since day 1 as the book is full of little bits of behind the scenes info that didn't make it to the media reports.
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Breaking: Malta's Constitutional Court orders Magistrate Nadine Lia to be removed from the Pilatus Bank case. Anti-Mafia NGO
@repubblikaMT
proved right once again. Clearly, Nadine Lia must now be removed from her position
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Students arrested after exposing security flaw in an app partly owned by Malta news site LovinMalta (which so far has failed to report on this story)
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Great to see EP President Roberta Metsola nailing the basics of what politics should be about. Upholding the values which Europe should stand for and prioritising citizens before one's self.
Video: © European Union
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What happens when you give a Maltese government propagandist his own health show on TV. English subtitles.
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Direct orders from the top. Next time someone criticises our fight against corruption, I'm going to tell them we're just following the Pope's instructions
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This evening I asked
@RobertAbela_MT
how he expects people to take him seriously when Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi are still not yet under arrest
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Waiting for the IGM to tell Robert Abela to tear down this billboard. The last journalist featured on Labour Party billboards was Daphne. She was later assassinated. Do they think that Manuel has super powers?
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Will
@bernardgrechmt
give
@JoeGiglioMalta
24 hours to substantiate his allegations? Or is this silly procedure only reserved for people that he wants to get rid of?
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EP President Roberta Metsola on CNN says Putin must be isolated. Says we must act now so that we don't have to tell our kids that we let innocent Ukrainians die
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News I can see on TVM: There's a guy wearing a 120 year-old suit.
News I can't see on TVM: Malta's new attorney general blocking publication of Keith Schembri inquiry
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Not a good look for the Maltese Economy Minister to restrict his Twitter account to only those he approves of. Is it related to Repubblika's investigation request about the same minister perhaps?
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"The EU’s smallest country could become its biggest problem."
Finally l-aqwa fl-Ewropa
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"I have news for the lying Keith Schembri. You will be jailed and you have no way out." - Matthew Caruana Galiza
#Malta
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
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So
@alexagiussaliba
& PL friends voted to remove Eva Kaili's VP status without waiting for police investigations to conclude. But god forbid they act against corruption in Malta immediately
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Unbelievable. President Vella
@presidentmt
met
@Manwel_Delia
& asked him if he's willing to risk his reputation by saying that Daphne was killed because of her work. Now you have the inquiry report. Make an official visit to Bidnija with the PM. Otherwise truly not fit for office
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Guess it was only a matter of time. Late yesterday night I received one of the suspicious calls journalists and activists in Malta were receiving. I'm not aware of what was said due to the loud music that obscured the voice. Police have been informed
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"But it is quite another to live with the conviction that neither the police, nor the country's government nor public prosecutors seem to have much of an interest in getting to the bottom of the crime."
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This election won't solve everything, but I voted to try to make things a bit better. I urge everyone to go out and vote 🇲🇹
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Blaming it on the 'party line' is just building the foundation for the case that the whole lot of you should resign
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Robert Aquilina reappointed as President of the anti-Mafia organisation
@repubblikaMT
for another 2 years. Reiterates his belief that the crooks will face justice
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Question for
@RobertAbela_MT
's next press conference. The last time PL won an election, a group of people started planning a murder. Are you aware of any similar plans this year?
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In 2017 a Maltese journalist was murdered. Every month since then we've learnt more why. Her family still has to fight tooth and nail for justice.
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"My ultimate measure isn't the law, but justice," says Robert Aquilina. This earns him a standing ovation during the launch of his book Pilatus: A Laundromat Bank in Europe in which he leaks hundreds of pages of secret documents
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Regardless of which version of events you prefer, I hope we can still agree that journalism in
#Malta
is no fun & games. I'm still in my 20s. Am not among Malta's most famous journalists. Still, the only times I needed police assistance in my life were because of journalism.
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No. Journalists getting assaulted while at work is not 'part of the job'. Let's not normalise this behaviour.
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Can someone from Lovin Malta please explain why you'd seek comment on this story from someone who's facing charges of money laundering, fraud, conspiracy, accepting bribes, and corruption in public office? (And not even mentioning any of these charges)
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Today we will renew our commitment to ensure that there will be full justice for Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was assassinated 6 years ago. I've accepted Repubblika's invitation to speak at tonight's vigil in Valletta where I hope to see many of you
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At the end of the day, PL can have a million proposals. But if it wins, it just means another 5 years of Egrant, Bogdanović, mechanisms, Yorgen Fenech WhatsApps. Maybe an assassination here and there. Do we want to put ourselves through this again? Haven't we suffered enough?
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NGO
@repubblikaMT
currently in front of
@RobertAbela_MT
's office with a loudspeaker telling him to sack
@ZammitLewisEdw
. Takes quite some guts!
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#Malta
passport scandal is The Guardian's top story at the moment. Exposes how the wealthy tried to claim they had a genuine link with the island with "superficial gestures such as renting a yacht"
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Breaking:
@repubblikaMT
president Robert Aquilina reveals an upcoming book set to expose corruption in Malta
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The reactions I get when I tell people I'm from Malta:
1. The place where the journalist was killed?
2. Oh yeah, you sell passports
3. Is Malta part of Italy?
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Which Facebook page was better for researching constitutional amendments for
#Malta
? Laburisti sal-mewt or Laburisti pożittivi
@ZammitLewisEdw
?
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Malta not safe for women. Not safe for journalists. Not safe for activists. Not safe for cyclists. But sure, keep voting for the status quo because that's what Robert Abela told you to do
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On Facebook Matthew Caruana Galizia appeals to Labour politicians to "be brave". Says Keith Schembri has a database of compromising info about them. Says the "way to deal with this is not to back down and hide, hoping he never uses it, but to join together to overpower him."
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Update 2: "This country has stopped rising to the occasion. It is too bogged down in mediocrity and parochialism. Too puffed up with an outlandish sense of its own importance," writes
@AlessDeeCrespo
about
#Malta
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I find it peculiar how Times of Malta is simultaneously Malta's best newspaper and Joseph Muscat's biggest promoter. These days he's featured more on the Times than he is on Super One, the PL's own media outlet.
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Well that's €500,000 we won't be seeing again. Better option would be to stop chopping down trees which we already have, stop the unsustainable construction, & fix the unsustainable transportation system. That's just the start
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Journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
was assassinated on the 16th of October 2017.
#Malta
still doesn't know who ordered the hit.
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Yes Malta has a bunch of greedy politicians, but Malta also has Giulia.
This lady is 95 years young today. Giulia never misses one of our protests if she can help it.
"Where are our young people?" she kept asking repeatedly.
Malta needs you, young people. Let's fight for our country together.
📍Police HQ Floriana
📸 Posted with permission.
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Breaking:
#Malta
blogger
@Manwel_Delia
seeks refuge abroad for safety reasons. Threat is very real - it's the same EU country in which Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated just a few years ago. Government still refuses to act
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Comrade Byron should tell us which laws that Repubblika supports he disagrees with. The one that says you can't murder journalists? Or maybe the one that says you can't launder your euros?
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Today my thoughts are with the family of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the hundreds of people in Malta and around the world that have been fighting for justice every day for 5 years. It's been tough but our belief that we can create change is still strong
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A leading Maltese anti-corruption activist, Robert Aquilina, faces the prospect of being arrested. Why?
A thread🧵
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Malta university student union KSU came out swinging today. More of this please!
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Joseph Muscat (2019 person of the year for corruption) complained that he wasn't informed by the Standards Commissioner that he was under investigation. Commissioner says that's not how investigations are done
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I note with concern that this morning, Valletta Cultural Agency Chairman and former Malta Labour Party Secretary General Jason Micallef boasted about and showed proof that his government's allies are spying on journalists' electronic devices during press conferences
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Things get serious in Malta as rule of law NGO
@repubblikaMT
updates its mission to include anti-mafia functions. Reiterates concerns of mafia infiltration in economy, government, and state institutions. Scary stuff
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Editor of
@TheShiftNews
@muscatcar
says that she's being accused in court of "'intimidating' public officials by asking too many questions." What a pity that Maltese authorities still view journalists as hostile enemies
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Dutch MP Pieter Omtzigt calls out
#Malta
. It still hasn't stopped selling passports to Russian oligarchs. Whose side is Robert Abela on?
EU landen zijn veel te laks geweest en hebben bedrijven de ruimte gegeven (ja, ook trustkantoren op de Zuidas), paspoorten verkocht (Malta).
Persoonsgerichte sancties en bevriezing tegoeden zijn dringend noodzakelijk (6)
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Malta PL MEP candidates be campaigning as if they're candidates for a national opposition party. If you want affordable housing speak to your boss, the PM, and tell him to fix the system he's operating
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Unacceptable for Labour: An activist going abroad for a few months to get away from harassment
Acceptable for Labour: Paying Sai Mizzi €13,000/month for years for doing f*** all in China
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People have heeded the PN's call and have gathered in Valletta to show their anger. As of yet, Joseph Muscat has not been arrested
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Will this be the last Christmas outside a jail cell for all those involved in Daphne's assassination who haven't been caught yet? Wishing a merry Christmas to all those who haven't given up hope
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Always nice to meet people fighting for justice 🇲🇹🇪🇺
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Lovin Malta can't be shocked at Rosianne Cutajar's €50k in a bag in a restaurant one day and write about her favourite snacks on the next. If you're a politician, you get fluff pieces by the media if you behave during office hours
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Today,
#Malta
marks 4 years since the brutal assassination of journalist
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
.
What still surprises me is the energy and bravery of various activists, journalists, and their allies who keep on fighting for justice.
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After it has now been confirmed that police commissioner Angelo Gafa took an active decision not to investigate the massive Malta fraudulent hospitals deal I find it hard to understand how his position remains tenable
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