“The harassment of those who seek to protect the environment is a despicable attempt to distract the public from the more serious issues which Malta is currently facing.”
Malta NGOs
“The harassment of those who seek to protect the environment contrasts strongly with pre-election promises that the environment was to be granted the highest level of protection. It is also an alarming regression in Malta's democracy and a serious threat to citizens' fundamental right to freedom of speech.”
“This campaign of ongoing harassment is in violation of the Aarhus Convention which specifically precludes such abuse and similar other base attempts to gag those who speak about embarrassing truths.”
Malta Environmental Activists
“The Gonzi government is not interested in looking into corrupt practices, but is only interested in conducting a witch hunt to find out the whistleblowers.”
Joseph Muscat
“There is black on white evidence that BWSC did not declare that 5 of its subcontractors were involved in corruption cases in other countries, therefore, a 10% penalty must apply. This penalty means that BWSC will have to payback 20 million Euro to the Maltese Government”
“Gonzi criticized me because I did not go to the Police instead of speaking in Parliament, however neither he himself not Tonio Fenech or Paul Borg Olivier went to the Police Commissioner”
“Generational change in how tax is collected and applied is called for. The government should shift the tax burden from those who produce to those who pollute.”