European Parliament wants to be judge, jury and executioner says Agius Saliba
Labour MEP takes aim at proponents of resolution on the rule of law in Malta and the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
23 April 2021, 1:54pm
by David Lindsay
Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba this morning came out guns blazing ahead of next week’s European Parliament vote on the hotly-disputed resolution on the rule of law in Malta and the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Accusing the European Parliament as wanting to serve as judge, jury and executioner by entertaining such a resolution while court proceedings on the subject matter are ongoing in Malta, Agius Saliba said he appealed to his fellow Socialists and Democrats at a meeting of the group yesterday to not accept such “political games”.
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Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa, during a video call with other EU leaders (Photo: Council of the European Union)
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