[WATCH] Is the far-right back?

Following the migrant pushback controversy, far-rightist Norman Lowell made a return days after appearing in court for inciting racial hatred.

20 July 2013, 12:00am
by Jurgen Balzan

1 min read

Far-right extremist Norman Lowell this week broke his silence and held a press conference in Valletta on migration and his MEP candidature.

This week, Lowell was acquitted on appeal of insulting the President, but his conviction for inciting racial hatred was upheld.

Expressing his support to the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's failed attempt to send migrants back to Libya, Lowell said Muscat had missed an opportunity to become "Europe's hero" after the pushback was blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.

In a press conference held yesterday, Lowell suggested that Malta should open its own embassies in such African countries such as Somalia and Sudan, to stamp passports which migrants "chuck into the seas." This, according to Lowell, would see migrants sent back to their countries of origin.

Jurgen Balzan was a MaltaToday reported from 2011 to 2017.

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From what I have heartd Norman Lowell is agianst dark skinned migrants wheteher legal or illegal. It seems that he has nothing against fair skinned ones. After all I can't blame him his surname is not of a maltese origin

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First of all it is an insult to show the Maltese Flag with the Maltese Cross circled the way it shows in the picture. It is an insult to all Maltese. On the other hand I do agree with what Mr Lowell has to say about illegal immigrants and illegal immigration.I am sure most Maltese agree with him but are afraid to show it. This illegal immigration problem has to be solved once and for all but since it seems that the EU, the NGOs and the bleeding hearts are against the Push Back why not encourage the Push Forward so the illegal immigrants can reach their destination which is mainland Europe. Why are we letting Malta act as the scapegoat for the other EU States? If the EU wants to sincerely help these illegal immigrants let them proceed to Mainland Europe because that is what they want. They have many times expressed their main objective is Mainland Europe. So why are the EU and the NGOs stopping them half way?

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[2] In conclusion to my prvious post, it is people and writers claiming to be centrists who are unwittingly or voluntarily fanning the flame of far right expansion.