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Bondi told victims ‘it’s either me or Joseph Muscat’
Church abuse victims "had to meet in secret" with Opposition leader.
26 September 2011, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
1 min read
Church sex abuse victim Lawrence Grech revealed to MaltaToday that Lou Bondi had objected to them meeting with Labour leader Joseph Muscat telling them “it’s either me or Muscat." The victims did eventually meet Joseph Muscat but no press was allowed to cover the event.
The Where’s Everybody? frontman and TV presenter also placed conditions on the victims including a ban on speaking to other sections of the media, Grech said.
Until last Saturday, Bondi was representing the victims in an advisory capacity. He stepped down from this role after the victims protested in front of the Curia demanding compensation.
In a letter he sent to the victims, Bondi wrote that he had long been thinking about his decision to step down, and had come to the conclusion that now that the abusers had been brought to justice, his role was fulfilled.
But Grech refutes Bondi’s explanation, saying that the sentence had been delivered a month ago: “Until Thursday, Bondi was still telling us not to speak with any media. But because I broke this condition, he criticised me.”
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Esteban Hernandez •
sur demartino jidispjacini nejdlek int bniedem istresjat hafna!!!! hu brake twil hali tigi f tijek sihbi..... il hazin ghamlu min ghamlu xorta hazin!!!!!!!!! iftah ftit mohok pls
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L-ahhar bicca: Imisskom tisthu mill-eluf ta' mzazen li jivvutawlkom. Jixirqilhom ferm ahjar.
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Ma nistax inwiegbek ghax int hafna paroli fl-ajru. Billi tghidli ghax warrabtu lil GBO? L-ewwelnett dik kustjoni ta;l-PN biss u t-tieni mhux ahjar milli ghamilnielu bhalma ghamiltu intom lil Boffa, lil Mintoff u lil Sant? Billi ssemmi l-bejgh tal Mid Med? Billi ssemmi l-VAT, billi ssemmi l-Malta File>>>Dan xi hadd qed jifhem xi haga? Fittel il-kelma BICAL u kklikja ha tkun taf il-hama kif ikun. Saqsi lis-Sur Pace ghal dawk il25 elf, saqsi lil Wenzu Mintoff fuq l-inkjesta tal-MidMed. Saqsi x'kien isir fi zmien Lorry Sant biex jinhargu permessi, biex tiehu TV tal-kulur, biex tiehu telefon, biex tiehu licenzja ghal xi importazzjoni...Intom ilpassat taghkpom mgharraq, fgat fil-hmieg. Fi zmienkon ukomm kienu jaharbu mill-habs, u jsibuhom maqtula fi'xi wied, jew imqattghin go xi bir, jew minxura fl-art hdejn ta' Qali...Int se ssemi s-swat tal-SAG? Mela qed tohlom jew? Kemm swat, kemm bullets, kemm gass bellghuna l-pulizija tar-regim; kemm harqulna kazini, kemm xerrdu dmugh u demm. Intom il-vjolenza hioja f'demmkom; il-korruzzjoni kultura taghkom, l-arroganza, l-inkejja, il-konfrontazzjoni huma maghgunin f'demmkom. Il-mexxejja godda taghkom, bicciet minnhom, jippruvaw, kieku, jkunu civili, mma l-partitarji, hafna minnhom, ma jhalluhomx. Intom anqas festa ta' tieg fiz-Zejtun ma hmiltu...Intom l-ghira ghall-gid li ghamel il-Pn gennitkom. Kull progett kbir, kull avveniment storiku kollox sar mil-PN Ilkom 30 sena shah minghajr maggoranza ghalfejn tistghageb jekk tirbhu elezzjoni. About time, imma ahjar thalli l-flieles ifaqqsu qabel ma tghoddhom ghax taf xi gralkom 3 snin ili. Mhux hela ta' hin tirrispondini., Anqas xejn, anzi ttini l-isbah cans inkompli nuri l-hmieg li l-partit taghkom ghodos fih. M
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@Giovann, voldieri int qed tgħid li dawn li semmejt jien mhux vera? mela sewwa għidtlek li ma tafux tistħu! Biss ma merjtx waħda minnhom, allur dawk li semmejt jien neħodha bħala li qed taqbel li saru u jħamrulkom wiċċkhom. Issa jekk dan li qed tallega dwar Lm25,000 ta' ex-Ministru huwa veru u qed nassumi li hu Laburist, tista tispjega aħjar la qed tgħid li għandek il-fatti ħalli kuħadd ikun jaf?
U jekk stess dan jikkompara mas-serq fil-dipartiment tal-VAT per eżempju?
Rigward il-ħama oqod attent li ma tispiċċax tisloq fiha int u ma tqumx għax il-ħama tagħkom mhux talli maħmuġa u tinten, imma tħalli l-marka bħall-inka indjana.
Pero qed nisfidak biex tgħid minhu l-ex-Ministru u l-każ jekk għandek kif għidt, il-provi. Altrimenti veru kif jgħidu ħafna, ħela ta' ħin tirrispondik!!!
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Stajt tlaqt qabel MC. Imma billi kollha tilbsu l-maskra ma tistghux tisthu. Anki kieku taf.
Billi ghamilt lista ta' progetti u ghamilt lista ta' allegazzjonijiet.........Dak ma jfisser xejn. Il-qarrejja, jekk ma jkunux imbecilli, fatti konkreti jridu bhalma tajt jien ftit ilu fuq l-oxxenitajiet li kienu jsiru fil-MId Med, skond wiehed mill-kbarat taghkom stess..fuq dawk il-25 ELF LIRA li ex ministru taghkom kien jibla' ghall-hrug ta' xi permess....Tirtira jkollok ghax naqlaghlek il-hama kollu.
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Sur Giovann,
Għandek l-ardir titkellem dwar koruuzzjoni tal-PL jew aħjar kif trid issejjaħlu int, l-MLP? Taf li jekk titfa l-ġebel lejn djar tal-ħġieġ ta' ħaddieħor tagħkom tal-ħġieġ ukoll?
Tipprova ma tagħtix kasek, imma l-isulenzi tiegħek ma jippermettux li wieħed jinjorak.
Dawn il-korruzzjoni, skandli, oxxenitajiet u kull aġġettiv ieħor, taħt il-Labour saru?
il-Malta file,
il-bojkots, fusthom fuq l-AirMalta, ix-Xandir, ħwienet laburisti
il-bojkot fuq Nazzjonalisti stess għax m'obdewx il-bojkots tal-PN,
l-istrajks wieħed wara l-ieħor,
warrabtu l-Borġ Olivier baxx baxx,
tal-SAG u swat fuq nies u tfal waqt ir-regatta fil-Birgu,
il-ħarba ta' Queroz,
il-ħarba ta' Ażabi,
is-serq tal-assi tal-BOV mill-ajruport,
il-bejgħ tal-MidMed,
l-awżiljarji,
il-gidba faħxija ta' Eddie fuq Alfred Sant,
maħfriet presidenzjali minn Eddie lill-ħbieb,
maħfriet ta'penali fuq taxxa tal-VAT dovuta ,
l-evażjoni u serq mit- taxxa tal-VAT,
il-serq tal-lottreiji tal-VAT,
Prim Ministru għal President,
is-serq mill-istrong room tal-Qorti,
il-Mater Dei l-bir bla qiegħ,
il-kuntratrt faħxi tal-BWSC,
l-art tal-Qara lil-GO,
is-sospensjoni tal-fondi mill-EU u fuq l-edukazzjoni,
il-lukanda Ġerma,
l-MEPA,
€600 żieda fil-ġimgħa lil Gonzi u l-bqija, wara għx għndom kuxjenz ħadu €500,
is-salarju doppju lil Gonzi u l-bqija,
l-ARRIVA,
bieb il-belt u t-€80m u aktar ta' Piano,
u dawn huma dawk li bħal issa qed jiġu f'moħħi, għax jekk wieħed imur jikkonsulta mal-gazzetti, nasigurak li sew int u sew sħabek il-blu, tmorru tistaħbew jew aħjar issiefru u taħirbu. Taf tistħi?
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Prosit King! Mieghi ra' xejn tippruvaw riddajalogaw ghax jien ghandi xhieda izjed minn birzzejjed biex nikxfilkom il-passat mahmug, moqziez, skandaluz, oxxen, korrot hemm aggettivi ohra? Dahhluhom.....taghkom. Ikollkom iccedu. Bilfors.
Quo Vadis jien semplicement saqsejtek xi tghid INT jekk jirrizulta li dak li qalet DCG huwa l-pura verita. Il-qorti ma jidholx fiha din. Xi tghid int.
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Fuq Bondi, dan inqeda b'dawn l-imsejkna meta l-ftira kienet ghadha shuna, kien hawn iz-zjara tal-Papa u ghamlu xhur fil-media internazzjonali, halla li s-sentenza tinqata u beda jarahom ta` xkiel. Ma l-ewwel skuza dabbrilhom rashom, ghax talbu l-flus qal. Mhux ovvja li fl-ahhar mill-ahhar il-kumpens kien se jigi fuq l-agenda, x'jippretendu? Irrovinawlhom hajjithom u joghqodu bis-sorry? MELA MIN ISSAWWAT FL-80'S NAGHTUH IL-BELLI LIRI U NAPPOGGJAWH U MIN GIE MALTRATTAT MILL-KNISJA L-ISTESS NIES QED JGHAJJRUHOM, ARAW NAQRA!!!
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Ma nafx kif tahlu hin minn hajjitkom tiddjalogaw mas-Sur DeMartino, qiesek qed titkellem ma kaccatur kontra l-kacca jew ma Gonzi kontra l-PN, a lost cause. Ghandu dritt jaghmel l-opinjoni tieghu u nirrispettawha ghax nghixu f'demokrazija imma qatt ma tista tvinci argument mieghu ghax jekk is-sema blu jghidlek kahla.
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@ Giov De Martino
Issa jwiegbek il-qorti dwar DCG, sur profs! Mela ma tafx li meta kawza ghada ghaddejja bil-proceduri, mhux prudenti li wiehed jikkummenta! Kull darba qed nobzoqlok is-sunnara! Wara li tohrog is-sentenza jkun hemm hafna kummenti, imma b'rispett lejn il-qorti mhux se nghaddi kummenti. M'hinix pruzuntuz u pastaz bhalek u nizzattat f'kollox u nattakka nies li l'anqas biss nafhom, meta m'ghandi l'ebda dritt niggudikom fil-hajja privata taghhom. Stenna jekk trid u l-qorti jaghtik risposta zgur!
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I cannot see the connection between the victims and the opposition leader.
Was it necessary for these people to meet with JM? Honestly I cannot see the link.
I cannot see what's the role of politics in this issue?
But of course I am no politician.
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Se twegibni fuq dak li qalet DCG CHICKEN Quo Vadis? Qed taqa' ghan-n...mal-qarrejja.
Fuq il-qassisin xi tridni nghid? Li kellu jghid qalu l-qorti. Imma jien nirrepeti dak li dejjem tghidu intom....Min hu bla htija jitfa' l-ewwel gebla.
U Daphnie chicken!
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@ Giov De Martino
Ara fir-referendum tad-divorzju, izzattat u mhux ftit il-kapo tieghek! Mela fejn jaqblilkom tghidu mod u fejn ma jaqblilkomx tghidu iehor? Insomma drajniha l'istorja issa, fejn tidhol il-knisja dejjem kien,hemm u jibqa' l-PN,minn wara l-kwinti w anke fl'apert! U fuq il-kaz tas-sacerdoti li nstabu hatja b'abbuz sesswali fuq it-tfal bqajt m'ghidtilna xejn! Jidher li ma' tantx idoqq ghal widnejk dan il-kaz! Min jaf il-ghala hux????????????????????
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Are there still people around who haven't realized that this Nats midget is out for making a fast buck. Once the Curia is adamant that the so called victims are not going to get millions overnight, lowly Loo abandoned the stricken platoon he led for 8 long years. The little brat knows that there is no way that Maltese Courts would give his former protegees enough dough for everybody and he decided to call it quits. Did anyone expect any better from this pocket size Jerry Springer ?
His flimsy excuse for this dastarly act of cutting ties with his platoon because they met Joseph Muscat is enough for the BA to make little Loo fade away from our screens. If not, it's a clear sign of tampering and ignoring BA regulations. Both the Chairman of the BA and little Loo should face the consequences after D-Day. Tardare si, scappare no.
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Birds of the same feather flock together.
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As the saying goes, it runs in the family.
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Isn't he Agostino Pio's cousin?
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What is common between the church in Malta and the Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi. They both use prescription to evade their moral and guilt
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My dear Loo , you are exactly like a loo , full of shit .
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@Giovann.DeMartino,
Bl-istess argument fażull tiegħek, is-soltu tikkrtika biss dak kollu Laburist, Joseph kellimhom wara li nqatat is-sentenza. Biss Lou indaħal personalment hu u rrestrinġa jew impona s-silenzju mill-vitmi fuq il-kumplament tal-midja. Din x'tissejjaħ?
Imma kif qal Grech li l-bużullotta Bondi għamilha xahar wara li nqatat is-sentenza.
Nassumi li qrajtha, jew tant tara blu li tispiċċa tgħid kollox?
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Loo so it was either you or Joseph Muscat, your arrogance knows no limit, you are not enough of a man to make it a hard choice for those guys, they chose intelligence over a void brain.
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Fid Dinja hadd ma jghamel xejn ghal xejn, X tahseb Lou? Mhux ahjar xi programm fuq It TV li jhalli xi haga milli kawza li taf ma thalli xejn?
John Paul Sciberras •
Joseph u Lawrence Gonzi fiex jidħlu fi kwistjoni bħal din? Dak li ghamlu z-zewg partiti qhab li ghandna, gabu kollox ghalihom. U cwiec ikbar intom li toqoghdu toghgbuhom, inkluza dil-'gazzetta'. Kollox bil-barka tal-kap tal-partit isir hawhekk. Bullshitters.
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Lou Bondi = hela ta' hin
Lou Bondi = hela ta' flus
Lou Bondi = hela ta' spazzju
Lou Bondi = hela ta' nifs
Lou Bondi = hela ta' rizorsi
Ghax tibqghu tatuh l-importanza? Ghax ma tamlulux boycott halli jisparixxi bil-mod il-mod? Forsi xi darba jintnessa? Dan il-bniedem m'hu xejn professjonali u xorta qed jirnexxilu jaqla il-miljuni. Komplu tuh is-sahha ta', forsi xi darba jilhaq president!
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Broadcasting Authority please note: if Lou Bondi is not politically neutral why is he presenting two current affairs programes at prime time?
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Quo Vasis U Daphnie?
Ghedt hmerija ohra, bhas-soltu. Bondi dahal biex jghinhom bhala "avukat" Is-sentenza nqaghtet u issa ma jidhlu ebda politci. Il-kustjoni issa bejn dawn u l-knisja u Joseph ma jidhol assolutament xejn fl-affari. Bhalma ma Jidholx Lawrence Gonzi.
U Daphnie x'se twiegeb? Se tibqa' tidher vavu quddiem il-qarrejja? U chicken?
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Whats wrong Mr Bondi ? No money to be gained???????
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Sewwa nhallsu il-licenzja tat-tv biex naraw propaganda tal-PN u lill Bondi jipprova jimpressjona.
Ma jmisskhomx mortu ghand Bondi,xi hsibtu li dak sa jghinkhom?
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kont nammirak hafna lou,pero bawxata bhal din hija tal misthija! u kontu tghidu ghal laburisti li hamalli! aghar mit tmeninijiet qed taghmlu il klikka tal where is everybody,i.e. klikka pn....u hekk ha jispicca jghid gonzipn elezzjoni ohra.......where is everybody? forsi forsi jkun hemm demartinu hdejh b xi gelat u candyfloss u bandiera tal pn b wicc eddie!lol
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il- loo fl-istorja kien jinteresah u mhux li sir gustizja ma dawn il- vitmizzati mil knisja, loo prova jaghmel xi kemxa mil l-istorja ta dawn il vitmizzati mill knisja lil xi BBC tighd?
Helenio Galea •
divide and conquer ... always works :)
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@ Giov De Martino
Bl'istess argument tieghek, tista' tghidilna kif dahal Lou Bondi, jew ahjar x'kien qed jippretendi talli dahal daqshekk f'din l'istorja?
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Nein nein neine nein!!! thou shalt not speak with Joseph! Gurnalizmu investigattiv bla bla bla!
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Imma dawn mhux mal-knisja l-problema taghhom? Allura kif dahal "Joseph"?
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Sorry it's totally your fault because you relied on a person who do not know what is loyalty to others, the only loyalty that he has is towards PN ONLY , it's a pity that you didn't know that after every 'subject WHERE'S EVERYBODY has one agenda only PN PN PN PN PN and if remains PN PN PN PN
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veru bniedem kesahlu. imma in nazzjonalisti ghandom bzonnu
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Sorry it's totally your fault because you relied on a person who do not know what is loyalty to others, the only loyalty that he has is towards PN ONLY , it's a pity that you didn't know that after every 'subject WHERE'S EVERYBODY has one agenda only PN PN PN PN PN and if remains PN PN PN PN
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I pity Bondi, grooming them for eight years to have an exclusive program and they prefer a meeting with Joseph. Bondi should seek advice from Jerry Springer on contracting reality show characters. Pity that from now on this reality circus is set to move "in camera" rather than " on camera".
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BONDI. GET A GOOD DOSE OF COLONIC IRRIGATION!!!
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Il maskra waqatlek Lou...inqbadt!......imparzjali int hux.....ic cajta tas seklu!!!
Esteban Hernandez •
@ furjaniz!!!!!!!!!!!!! proset sihbi ilqat il musmar fuq rasu!!!!!!! isa drajnijom dawn l affarijiet
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loo better luck next time, did they go back on what they promised you, and for the national TV, I will not pay the license, because it is a private PN station, run by PN people.
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L importanti huwwa li lou bondi jaghmel gurnalizmu indipendenti :)
Huwwa possibli li jibqa jaghmel programm fuq TV (tel nazzjonali) meta dan qed jithallas mill licenzji tal nazzjonalisti u anke labouristi.
Meta l poplu se jaghmel razzjoni ghal dan kollu? Jigini dubju kif jistgha jkun li ahna l poplu li irnexilna nigildu mat torok u ma gejniex melubgha, nahseb kellna l mercenarji maghna:)
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Now it is quite clear that what these people wanted was popularity and money.
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xi hadd gibidlu lispaga. Jew titlaq jew no programs on TV
Lisa Borg •
In law, the definition of bad character is wide enough but includes: "bullying". Lou fits in perfectly. There is a trait. He stoops so low everytime he is faced either by a successful person or by a person who hails from a different political spectrum. And PBS are supposed to be taken seriously when giving us a weekly double doze of Lou Bondi's crap?
Minister Dolores Cristina responsible for PBS lost all credibility!
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Simply unbelievable. Shame on you Lou. How low can you go!
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ara veru bassa dan bondi
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Kemm nixtieq nghid affarijiet.......................pero zgur kullhadd jaf x'irrid u nixtieq nghid, inhalliha ghal Salvu zgur li issa jghid hu.
