Greens say Malta should reconsider hosting CHOGM 2015
Alternattiva Demokratika request withdrawal of CHOGM invitation, argues Malta’s acceptance ‘could be interpreted as condoning human rights abuse in Sri Lanka’.
18 November 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat with Prince Charles during the CHOGM held in Sri Lanka.
Alternattiva Demokratika has requested Malta to withdraw its invitation to host the meeting of the Commonwealth heads of government in 2015, citing the abuse of human rights going on in Sri Lanka.
Malta was approached to host the CHOGM in 2015 after Mauritius, who was to act as host, dropped out. The country boycotted this year's CHOGM, held in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is accused of committing widespread human rights violations.
According to Sky News, tradition has it that the head of government who wants to host the next CHOGM should be present in the country actually holding the CHOGM.
"Can Prime Minister Muscat please inform the Maltese citizens about the Maltese government's attitude to these serious accusations of human rights violations on the part of the Sri Lankan government?" AD chairman Arnold Cassola said.
AD deputy chairman Carmel Cacopardo said that Malta's acceptance to host CHOGM 2015 could be interpreted as condoning the abuse of human rights in Sri Lanka.
"AD considers it appropriate to have the invitation reconsidered and withdrawn in solidarity with Sri Lanka's human rights victims," he said.
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Tassew nejt lil-poplu malti hemm hu inteligenti li fid 9 ta Marzu maghtawx spazju fil parlament li AD, ghax hlief hmerijiet ma jahrog mil halqom u mibeda ghal partit laburista! u hlief hsara ghal pajjiz qara kieku hemm il PN id-diska tkun differenti!
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Where do the handful of AD representatives find the time and energy to dream up such nonsense? Prince Charles, David Cameron, the new Australian PM and most of the Commonwealth was in Sri Lanka. Do they all condone Human Rights atrocities in Sri Lanka? Based on Human Rights records Malta might as well sever all diplomatic ties with China, Russia, most of Asia, most of Africa and most of the Middle East and Arab countries. According to AD we can then sit and starve in splendid isolation in the middle of the Mediterranean - with one consolation - we will be flying the flag for Human Rights!!!!!!
ALBERT FENECH
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This is another crap by AD. Goes on to show why these people never made it to Parliament!
Joe Tanti •
Hawwadni ha nifmek jghid il-Malti u hekk sejjer nghid lil AD.Jigiefiri irridhuna ma naghlux ic-CHOGM f'Malta minhabba li Sri Lanka ghanda xi problem tal human rights.
X'ghandu x'jaqsam ic-CHOGM 2015 ma Sri Lanka ?Jekk kellhu issir xi haga minhabba il-HUMAN RIGHTS ta Sri Lanka dan ghalura missu sar fi CHOGM li ghadu kemm sar fdak il -pajjiz.
Halluna jahasra AD, mhux ta b'xejn lanqas ingbartu fl-ahhar elezzjoni u bilkemm tigbru voti fil kunsilli.
Meta taslu lura mil qamar ,avzawna please.
Joseph MELI •
Both the previous administration and the incumbent one failed to previously express any concern at primarily voting for Sri Lanka to hold this conference(got the green light with no objections from PN when in power)and then no subseqquent protests from the PL-which provided all the ammunition of approval for the present SriLankan government to condone its abysmal human rights record.
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laughing out loudly.....
