There is only one logical and obvious course of action following the publication of chats between development tycoon Yorgen Fenech and PA boss Johann Buttigieg: Johann Buttigieg should be fired immediately, hauled before the courts on criminal charges relating to corruption and illegitimate influence, and permanently prohibited from occupying any public position.

The chats published show unequivocally that Johann Buttigieg, as head of the PA, was colluding with Yorgen Fenech over which projects and business deals should go ahead and for whose benefit. The chats disparaged NGOs defending the rights of residents and treated Malta as the private backyard of big business interests.

The relationship between Yorgen Fenech and Johann Buttigieg is emblematic of Malta’s planning situation, where decisions are systematically taken in the interests of the greedy few rather than the common good, with devastating consequences for our quality of life and environment.

It is all the more serious that part of these chats had already been revealed after Johann Buttigieg resigned from the post of PA chief, only to be reinstated by Robert Abela following pressure from Malta’s developers. Now that the full extent of these chats has been published, the obscenity of that decision has become even more stark.

Should Robert Abela refuse to fire Johann Buttigieg from his post after such crimes against the Maltese people have been laid bare in black and white, the situation will escalate. We will not accept the complete and official takeover of our institutions by corruption and greed.

The clock is ticking. If the necessary, common-sense actions are not taken to remove Johann Buttigieg from his post and replace him with a person of integrity, the people will fight back to defend their country.

Organisations
BirdLife Malta
Din l-Art Ħelwa
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar
Friends of the Earth Malta
Front Żgħażagħ għall-Ambjent
Għawdix
Moviment Graffitti
Nature Trust Malta
Ramblers Association Malta
Wirt Għawdex

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Il-kap korrott tal-PA, Johann Buttigieg, għandu jitkeċċa minnufih u jiġi mixli b’reati kriminali

Wara l-pubblikazzjoni tal-konverżazzjonijiet bejn in-negozjant tal-iżvilupp Yorgen Fenech u l-kap tal-PA Johann Buttigieg, il-passi loġiċi li jmiss huma ċari: Johann Buttigieg għandu jitkeċċa minnufih, jitressaq il-Qorti biex jiffaċċja akkużi kriminali relatati mal-korruzzjoni u influwenza illeġittima, u jiġi pprojbit b’mod permanenti milli jokkupa kwalunkwe kariga pubblika.

Il-messaġġi ppubblikati juru b’mod inekwivoku li Johann Buttigieg, bħala l-kap tal-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar (PA), kien qed jikkonfoffa ma’ Yorgen Fenech dwar liema proġetti u ftehimiet kummerċjali kellhom jitwettqu u għall-benefiċċju ta’ min. Dawn il-messaġġi jmaqdru lill-għaqdiet mhux governattivi (NGOs) li jiddefendu d-drittijiet tar-residenti, u jqisu Malta bħala spazju privat għal interessi kummerċjali kbar.

Ir-relazzjoni bejn Yorgen Fenech u Johann Buttigieg turi biċ-ċar is-sitwazzjoni tal-ippjanar f’Malta, fejn id-deċiżjonijiet jittieħdu sistematikament fl-interess ta’ ftit nies b’kilba għall-flus minflok fl-interess tal-ġid komuni, b’konsegwenzi devastanti għall-kwalità tal-ħajja u l-ambjent tagħna.

Huwa ukoll aktar serju l-fatt li parti minn dawn il-messaġġi kienet diġà ġiet żvelata wara li Johann Buttigieg irriżenja mill-kariga ta’ kap tal-PA, biex imbagħad reġa’ nħatar minn Robert Abela wara pressjoni mill-iżviluppaturi f’Malta. Issa li dawn il-messaġġi ġew ippubblikati fit-totalità tagħhom, in-natura oxxena ta’ dik id-deċiżjoni ħarġet fid-deher b’mod saħansitra aktar evidenti.

Jekk Robert Abela jirrifjuta li jneħħi lil Johann Buttigieg mill-kariga tiegħu wara li dawn ir-reati kontra l-poplu Malti ġew esposti b’mod ċar u inekwivoku, is-sitwazzjoni se teskala. Mhux se naċċettaw li l-istituzzjonijiet tagħna jinħatfu kompletament u b’mod uffiċjali mill-korruzzjoni u r-regħba.

Iż-żmien qed jagħfas. Jekk ma jittieħdux l-azzjonijiet meħtieġa kif jiddetta s-sens komun, biex Johann Buttigieg jitneħħa mill-kariga tiegħu u jiġi sostitwit b’persuna ta’ integrità, il-poplu se jqum biex jiddefendi pajjiżu.

Organizzazzjonijiet
BirdLife Malta
Din l-Art Ħelwa
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar
Friends of the Earth Malta
Front Żgħażagħ għall-Ambjent
Għawdix
Moviment Graffitti
Nature Trust Malta
Ramblers Association Malta
Wirt Għawdex