Of course they can. This is not to make the outrageous comparison of Muscat to Hitler, but an exercise in testing the soundness of this argument by taking it to its logical extreme. Muscat repeatedly denied he had any connection with Nair, even though there were several eyewitness who saw them together at the theatre during a musical performance β they were in the same box β and also at dinner in a restaurant. Or at least, he told us he did. And criticism which achieves a positive end is not negative or negativity.
But though the money is questionable and the appointment clearly a grossly abusive act of blatant cronyism, the more pertinent question remains: what is she actually doing and where can we find her? There are no contact details for her anywhere β no phone number, no email address, no office address β nothing. She is untraceable by potential investors.
Internet searches return several Opposition questions about her appointment but nothing Muscat has said that justifies the appointment and expenditure. The prime minister tried to introduce the sale of citizenship by stealth. Muscat repeatedly ignored criticism back home, even as thousands of incredulous articles were published worldwide.
The Opposition refused to back down, so Muscat had to concede change. That is what got him elected and he now has to deliver β not to electricity consumers, but to those who helped him, in exchange for commercial and political advantage, become prime minister of an EU member state rather than of Malta, a crucial distinction we should make.
His plans to do as he pleases to please his paymasters have not had a smooth ride. The risks to public health and safety were not among his promises of cheaper utilities bills. Safeguarding health and safety is not negative. We all received letters at home promising us reduced utilities bills. Those letters cost money to produce and send. What he said was that Malta Power and Gas Ltd. The staggered payments will be used to subsidise water and electricity production which still costs the same or more.
