What the Sunday papers say…

MaltaToday reveals that police never interrogated a key witness in the oil scandal that rocked Malta. In an exclusive story, the newspaper reveals that Cathy Farrugia – the wife of former oil trader George Farrugia – was responsible for issuing involved for her husband’s secret company, but eight years after, the police have never questioned her.

In another story, MaltaToday leads with a report of President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca’s speech during Saturday’s Republic Day celebrations. During her speech, the President made for a “caring Republic,” and called on society to offer space to both “secular process and religious diversity.”

On the back page, MaltaToday reads that shadow minister for education Joe Cassar was evasive on the news about a leaked Curia document which demands that heads of school and staff be appointed on criteria that included life choices based on Catholic belief.

Sunday newspaper Illum says that justice and culture minister Owen Bonnici –who recently took the Public Broadcasting Services under his ministry portfolio – has no problem working with PBS CEP Anton Attard and Lou Bondì.

On the front page, the newspaper reports that that amid a heated discussion on the dismissal of home affairs minister Manuel Mallia following the shooting incident involving his driver Paul Sheehan, neither PN Deputy leader Beppe Fenech Adami nor former PN thorn-turned Labour opinionist Jeffrey Pullicino Oolando mentioned anything about home affairs chief of staff Silvio Scerri. The newspaper says that given Scerri’s involvement in the incident – who was absolved of any cover-up – this was a silence that speaks volumes.

The Sunday Times of Malta quotes new home affairs minister Carmelo Abela in saying that his calm demeanour should not be mistaken for weakness as he pledges to resolve the problems in the police force.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says that person who leaked police recordings to the PN media about the shooting incident involving home affairs minister Manuel Mallia’s driver Paul Sheehan is not protected by the Whistleblower Act.

It-Torca leads with a report of President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca’s speech during Republic Day celebrations, quoting the president as stating that precarious employment undermines peace and harms the individual and families.

Nationalist organ il-mument says that a deal on the monorail project with the Chinese government is being kept under wraps by the government.

Kullhadd says that PN MP Ryan Callus received €136,500 during a four year span as a police coordinator with the foreign affairs ministry.