In the Press: FKNK petition sparks debate on minority rights

The Times of Malta

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco's rights were not breached when an impeachment motion was filed against him by two successive prime ministers. He is implicated in the irregular sale of tickets to the Olympic Games when he sat on the Malta Olympic Committee.

In-Nazzjon

In April, sales in Malta experienced the second largest drop in the EU when compared to the previous month. Eurostat statistics show that in EU member states, on average, trade went up by 0.6% and by 0.4% in the Eurozone. Malta registered a drop of 2.6%, the highest being Romania, which registered a 3.2% drop.

L-Orizzont

Family court granted exclusive custody of a 13-year old boy after his mother sent him, carrying only a bundle of clothes, to live with his father. She later called him up and told him that he was no longer her son. The mother missed about 180 planned visits to see the teen. The court ordered that she never approach or contact the boy again.

The Malta Independent

A lawyer speaking to this newspaper said that while a discussion on holding a referendum on minority rights may do well to be held, including 'interests and hobbies' in the same category is problematic. The FKNK petition, which its founders say contains over 100,000 signatures, has sparked some debate on the proection of minority rights and what indeed constitutes such a minority.