The news from the court that Joseph Muscat deleted the contents of his phone before the police took it, in a court context, is not proof of his guilt. But in the political context of a prime minister who robbed three hospitals of the Maltese people, Joseph Muscat condemns himself.
Let us not forget that after deleting the contents of his phone, Joseph Muscat refused to give the phone’s PIN number to the police.
This shows a number of things:
That Joseph Muscat treats the police and the country’s institutions with contempt;
That Joseph Muscat benefited from illegal leaks from the magisterial inquiry that was investigating him and which gave him the opportunity to delete evidence;
That the source of these leaks to Joseph Muscat is probably within the police force;
That Joseph Muscat had something to hide and feared that if he did not delete the evidence from his phone he would suffer serious consequences.
This episode also confirms that the fight against corruption requires all possible resources to combat the evil of criminals. Removing access for citizens to ask magistrates to conduct inquiries particularly where the police refuse to investigate continues to dismantle the poor tools of the Maltese state to carry out this fight.
We reiterate our appeal to the government to withdraw Bill 125 and call on all people of good will to join us in the protest at 6 tonight in front of Parliament.