Nationalist Party Leader Reacts As Police Haul In Simon Busuttil Over Castille Protest
Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has stepped in to defend his predecessor Simon Busuttil, who was called in for police questioning this morning over a recent protest action in Castille Square.
To mark six months since the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, activists from Occupy Justice hung up spoof movie posters around Valletta and in front of the Ta’ Xbiex headquarters of Pilatus Bank. Yesterday, L-Orizzont published a photo of Simon Busuttil’s car at Castille Square in the early hours of the morning, indicating the former Opposition leader had personally hung the posters himself.
Busuttil’s girlfriend Kristina Chetcuti, herself an Occupy Justice activist, tweeted that she had been driving the car herself.
“Dear One News, it is evident to all except you that I am proud to be fighting for justice in Malta alongside many other brave women and men who won’t be silenced,” she said.
Simon Busuttil today confirmed that police had summoned him to the Valletta police station on Thursday at 3pm to answer questions on the alleged use of his car to carry posters that were hung up without a permit.
“Because, you know, for the Commissioner of Police this is more VIP than interrogating [Economy Minister] Chris Cardona or [the Prime Minister’s chief of staff],” Busuttil said.
I have been summoned to the Valletta Police Station, Thursday 3PM, to answer Qs on the alleged use of my personal car to carry these posters. Because, you know, for the Commissioner of Police this is more VIP than interrogating @ChrisCardonaMP or @keithaschembri @FbdnStories pic.twitter.com/H1idXL3UzG
— Simon Busuttil (@SimonBusuttil) April 18, 2018
We have a Commissioner of Police who takes immediate action to investigate our @PNmalta MP @SimonBusuttil because posters were put up protesting for justice while 6 months on we are still waiting for #Justice to prevail on the murder itself. This is not a normal country.
— Adrian Delia (@adriandeliapn) April 18, 2018
Busuttil’s stance was supported by his successor Adrian Delia, who tweeted that the police interrogation of Busuttil proves Malta is not a normal country. “We have a Commissioner of Police who takes immediate action to investigate Simon Busuttil because posters were put up protesting for justice, while six months on we are still waiting for justice to prevail on the murder itself,” Delia said. “This is not a normal country.”
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