Partit Demokratiku calls for commissioner for standards in public life

The Democratic Party has once again called for the appointment of a Commissioner for Standards in Public Life that would see to it that actions by members of parliament are more thoroughly scrutinised.

Addressing a press conference in front the of the law courts this morning, newly elected leader Anthony Buttigieg stressed that despite a new legal framework governing such standards, there was nobody to enforce it.

Insisting that people’s trust in politicians was rapidly plummeting, Buttigieg said the PD was again appealing for a commissioner to be put in place in order to stem disapproval of the actions of some parliamentarians.

Turning to the Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence Act, Buttigieg said the PD agreed with the lowering of the age of consent, but called on authorities to introduce a transition period to allow for proper education to allow people to make the right decisions for themselves.