Labour MEP says political discrimination to her husband was because of her political beliefs

After serving as Magistrate for 26 years, Antonio Mizzi was finally appointed Judge by the Labour Government.

1 September 2013, 12:00am
by James J. Piscopo

1 min read

Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi

In an interview with sister newspaper ‘Illum’, MEP Marlene Mizzi had harsh words against previous PN administrations claiming her husband, Judge Antonio Mizzi, was discriminated for long and ignored when it comes to promotions.

After serving as Magistrate for 26 years, Mizzi was finally appointed Judge by the Labour Government.

“He was ignored several times when new judges were appointed, but this was not enough. He was also overlooked when Senior Magistrates were appointed, a post that only depends on the years of experience,” Marlene Mizzi says.

She also mentions that former President Emeritus Guido De Marco had once said to Mizzi, “You have been maltreated for long, Tonio!”

Marlene Mizzi also hints that her husband was persecuted for presiding over a sports entity after her resignation from Sea Malta. “The persecution started in August 2005, when he was already President of MBA for 10 years. Just two months prior to this, I resigned from chairperson of Sea Malta. Is it just a coincidence?”

The Labour MP thanked Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his cabinet on addressing this “obscene” injustice as soon as they could.

Read more in today’s issue of ‘Illum’.

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And how many more PL supporters were discriminated against by the corrupt KLIKKA that controlled every facet of our Country. How many of these have since died and will never be compensated.

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This is a case in point of setting wrong practice right and justice is done in an expedient way. I hope that all other wrongs and persecution cases are also dealt expediently and in the same way. One could not be seen to act one way with part of Society and in an other way with the others.

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Ms Marlene Mizzi is perfectly right. I hope the injustices that her husband had to go through will be remedied as well as those other injustice and discrimination that other went through even those who were arrested because of their Political believe and not involved in any crimes. The Ex Labour Party HQ has thousand of such complains, or have they been used in some fire place, recycled and sent as propaganda to help The Party of Taghan Ikoll? Thank you Ms Mizzi for bringing up the subject again, because it seems that once the elections have passed ( nearly 6 months have passed)no one seems to bother anymore about all those injustice etc people have suffered because of the political color. One also has to note that there are cases where not only the person concerned had to suffer by his children and the whole family. Justice was promised to these people or was it another "Call of the Wild"?

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mrs mizzi at least you can thank mr j.muscat for the redress of the injustices,other lesser labour supporters who have suffered similiar injustices are still waiting and yawing for a just retrobution!!!!!!

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I am a big fan of Madam Mizzi however,she is walking on dangerous ground making such"discriminatory" accusations which,although highly likely to be accurate and true claims ,are nevertheless extremely difficult ,if not nigh on impossible ,to irrefutably prove beyond all doubt!