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Petition No.: 56 Signatures: 4347 Sign Petition

Fourteenth Legislature (2022 - )

Details - Online

Title
Do not amend the Law on access of citizens to Magisterial Inquiries
 
Date
18-01-2025
 
Date petition closes for signatures
21-03-2025
 
Creator of petition
ARNOLD CASSOLA
 
Grievance
On 15 December 2024 Prime Minister Robert Abela ordered the Minister of Justice to reform the current system of magisterial inquiries so that, according to him, citizens do not abuse the system.
This order of the Prime Minister constitutes a danger to democracy in Malta.
The present Police Commissioner has refused to investigate cases of very questionable conduct on the part of politicians several times in the last four and a half years.
The Magisterial Inquiry is therefore the only means that the common citizen has to request an investigation into alleged bad behavior on the part of politicians.
Therefore we are asking all the Honorable members of this Parliament not to amend this law and to leave it as it is, because otherwise they would be making it more difficult for the citizens to have access to justice.
 
Wherefore I/we respectfully request the House of Representatives to
No amendment to this law is accepted
 
Closing remarks
We hope that the citizens' rights to transparency and justice are not curtailed.