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Communists condemn ‘disregard of Constitution’
Communist Party of Malta says military navy visits are ‘blatant disregard of the Constitution.’
The Communist Party of Malta has condemned the government’s policy to allow foreign military vessels to make use of the Grand Harbour.
In a statement, the PKM said this went against the principle of neutrality entrenched in the Constitution.
“The government’s excuse that warplanes are allowed to land in Malta because of emergency reason does not hold water with the arrival in Malta of HMS Ocean in our port. The government has no justification, legally, morally and politically to do so,” PKM secretary Victor Degiovanni said.
Last week, the Royal Navy’s largest amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, docked in Valletta. The Ocean was sent with embarked Apaches to aid operations in Libya back in May along with the attack helicopters aboard the French amphibious assault ship Tonnerre.
The PKM said entry of NATO warships in Malta endangered national security “especially now that the Libyan leader [Gaddafi] has threatened to retaliate against those countries participating in the war against him.”
“Politically, the fact that Malta was used in the evacuation process of people from Libya on a humanitarian basis was a positive step, but the fact that Africans were left stranded in war-torn Libya, makes us question the real reason behind this policy,” Degiovanni said.
The party said government was contradicting itself by advocating first human rights, and then recognising the Libyan rebel council. “Various international sources are reporting atrocities committed by the Libyan rebels on people of African nationalites, and also that the rebel council is not adhering to the Geneva Convention.
“Malta should embrace neutrality. History teaches us that wars and conflicts are an instrument for power, to protect certain political interest and not for humanitarian reasons. What it is occurring in Libya right now is an evidence of this.”
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Just to let you know that Communist Parties are represented in the European Parliament. There is the one of Greece KKE (the third largest party in Greece)
There is the one of Cyprus AKEL (Is the biggest largest party and is in government in a coalition). There is the one of Portugal PCPE (is represented in Parliament and is the fourth largest party, and I can mention others in Europe who are represented in European Parliament and in local Parliamentaries
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We still have communist in Malta. I thought communism is dead. Isn't communist really dead, except in CUBA and in Capitalist disguised China
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Hbieb,.... tghatux kas il Messagier, imma ghatu kas il MESSAGG. Iva il kostituzzjoni ta Malta ilha tinkiser. Dawk kollha responsabbli sabiex jaraw li l-ghola ligi tal pajjiz ma jinkissrux, qeghedin jghalqu mhux ghajn wahda imma it tnejn, qeghdin jghamluha tat torox halli ma jisimawx,biex b`hekk ma ikunux jistaw jifthu halqhom. L-aktar li qeghed nirreferi hija ghal l-oppozizjoni .Fl` Innu Malti ghandha vers li jghejd " Aghti kbir Alla id dehen lil min jahkimha ". Nistaqsi min qeghed jahkimna ? Forsi il U.E. ? ma nafx, pero Malta ma ghadiex immexxija mill Maltin ghal Maltin, ghax kull intrapriza li ghawn qeghedin imexxuha il barranijn.
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briffy@maltanet - the PKM probably has not more than 10 members. I blame the media that reports their comments. Everyone can make friends with ten people and have their comment reported on the media.
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What is the communist party? How many tens of thousands of people do they represent? Aren't they aware that communism was ditched 20 years ago, except for Castro and Kim-il-Sung? Even Castro admitted that communism failed and that it was all a mistake to adopt that tyrannical system. Wake up and then go back to sleep
