‘We Won’t Be Silent In The Face Of Injustice:’ Maltese Students Call For Police And Court Reform
Infuriated student bodies and organisations at the University of Malta have come out with a strong statement voicing their views on the current miscarriages of justice.
”These events have alarmed and shaken the student body to its very core, leaving a generation of future professionals overwhelmed and frustrated at the system they must inherit and subsequently, strive to remedy,” the Kunsill Studenti Universitarli (KSU) stated.
Referring to the murders such as those of Bernice Cassar, Paulina Dembska, Pelin Kaya, Sion Grech and many others, the student organisation said that an urgent discussion needs to be held between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry for Internal Affairs, and the Maltese Police Force on improving Malta’s justice system.
“No one should be shot in broad daylight despite filing multiple reports, raped and murdered whilst on a walk, brutally run over whilst walking on her birthday, or have their families wait 18 years for juries to commence.”
KSU claims that the much-needed discussion should include the need for further effective policing, the strengthening of the Domestic Violence Unit, and the hiring of more judges and magistrates to clamp down on court delats.
”This is not a partisan issue. Such miscarriages have plagued victims’ protection for decades. Irrespective of political allegiance, the protection and dignity of human life should never be compromised,” they said.
“Where necessary and effective procedures and systems are missing, it is our collective duty to propose, discuss and implement the appropriate mitigation measures that must be taken to ensure justice, dignity and the protection of life. We will not be silent in the face of injustice,” they declared.
The statement was signed by the following student representatives: Andrea Borg, Daniel Agius, Elisa Micallef Peplow, Emily Abela, Emma de Gabriele, Julia Pace, Karl Andrew Schembri, Kris Bajada, Louisa Buhagiar, Luke Vella, Mariah Zammit, Matteo Farrugia, Neil Zahra, Nicola Kirkpatrick, Sarah Xuereb
It was also signed by these student organisations: ASCS, BETAPSI, ELSA Malta, ESO, GħST, GUG, HoASA, ICTSA, JCA, JEF Malta, KSJC, MBSA, MMSA, Pulse, S-Cubed, SACES, SDM, SĦS, TDM 2000, Third Eye, UESA, UM Rowing.
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