PR14/11/2009 Il-Gvern jimmina lill-instituzzjonijiet ta' verifika tal-pajjiz

Fi stqarrija illum is-Segretarju Generali ta' AD Ralph Cassar qal li
Alternattiva Demokratika ilha tosserva l-attitudni negattiva tal-Gvern u
s-satelliti tieghu fil-konfront tal-awtoritiajiet tal-verifika fil-pajjiz.
Fil-passat dan sar fil-konfront tal-Ombudsman Joe Sammut. Illum qieghed isir
fil-konfront tal-Ufficjal tal-Verifika tal-MEPA l-Perit Joe Falzon.'

Mill-kummenti negattivi li prezentement qed isiru fil-konfront tal-Ufficjal
tal-Verifika kemm mill-MEPA innfisha kif ukoll minn l-ex-Chairman taghha jidher
car li l-funzjoni tal-verifika ghadha mhix apprezzata minn dawk appuntati biex
imexxu l-awtoritajiet.

Alternattiva Demokratika tappella lill-MEPA biex tibda taghti kaz tat-twiddib
tal-Ufficjal tal-Verifika u ma tibqax tiggustifika l-izvilupp ta’ l-art akkost
ta’ kollox. Il-hsara li qed issir mhix biss wahda ambjentali. Qed issir hsara
irreparabbli lill-industrija tal-bini ukoll.

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PR14/11/2009 Government damaging country's institutions

In statement issued today, Ralph Cassar, AD Secretary General said:'Alternattiva
Demokratika – The Green Party has been observing for some time the negative
attitude of Government and its satellites relative to the auditing functions in
the country. In the past this was manifested relative to former Ombudsman Joe
Sammut. Today this is being done in respect of Architect Joe Falzon MEPA Audit
Officer.'

Judging through the negative comments being dished out against MEPA’s Audit
Officer from both MEPA itself as well as from its former Chairman it is clear
that the audit function is not yet sufficiently appreciated by those appointed
to run authorities.

Alternattiva Demokratika appeals to MEPA to start heeding its Audit Officer’s
admonitions and to desist forthwith from justifying development of land at all
costs. This attitude is not only which is damaging to the environment but in the
long run it is also harmful to the building industry itself.


Ralph Cassar
Segretarju Generali
Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party