“In view of what has been happening recently in the Ministry of the Interior,” Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, Prof. Arnold Cassola, said, “The issue of real transparency is becoming a grave concern in our country.”
He added, “while the ombudsman has taken the initiative to investigate complaints with regards to promotions in the Army, Minister Mallia is trying to stop him from doing so on the grounds that it is not the Ombudsman’s remit to initiate the investigations.”
Prof Cassola stated that “the Minister is also refusing to give the motivations behind the transfer of a Police Sergeant from Gozo to Malta and back again to Gozo, all in one day. Minister Mallia should stop trying to hide the real motivations behind such behaviour.”
“Considering also that Minister Konrad MIzzi is refusing to publish the Electrogas contract, Minister Owen Bonnici is blocking the publication of the Henley citizenship contract and Prime Minister Muscat has been negotiating secretly in Brussels to moor a gas tanker 12 kms away from Malta whilst telling us in Malta that this is impossible, we are witnessing a real attack on openness and transparency.”
“Transparency and disclosure are the hallmarks of a vibrant democracy,” concluded Prof. Cassola.