Questions raised on Constitutional Court’s delay in appointing Farrugia Sacco hearing

An appeal by Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco filed on 25 June has not yet been appointed for hearing, raising questions about what caused the Constitutional Court delay.

The delay meant that Farrugia Sacco turned 65 on Friday, reaching the legal limit for retirement, as a result escaping any impeachment proceedings against him.

Farrugia Sacco was in the soup after retaining his post of president of the Malta Olympic Committee in the face of a decision handed down by the Commission for the Administration of Justice, and then being embroiled in a sting by The Sunday Times of London.

According to Kevin Aquilina, Dean of the Faculty of Laws, the Constitutional Court should have appointed Farrugia Sacco’s hearing of the appeal with urgency.

“Constitutional cases are urgent by their nature and therefore the case should have been appointed immediately for hearing, without any of the parties involved required to file a writ,” Aquilina told MaltaToday.

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