Bill no. 125 : the latest nail in the rule of law coffin

Abstract

The magisterial inquiry reform the government has submitted to Parliament is the "fatal torpedoing of the rule of law," professor of law Kevin Aquilina writes today. "This fatal torpedoing of the rule of law measure queuing to be legislated upon is, to say the least, abysmal and oppressive once Malta is already sinking rock bottom deep in its non-observance of the rule of law," Professor Aquilina writes. In an article published in the Malta Independent on Sunday today, entitled "Bill no. 125 - the latest nail in the rule of law coffin", Aquilina writes that the "undeclared purpose" of the legislation "is to minimise government accountability and embed therein the culture of impunity into Maltese Law".