Letters to the editor - October 18, 2022

The plunder of heritage

I fully concur with Nationalist MP Julie Zahra’s article ‘Our heritage under threat’ (October 10).

As she rightly says, there were many instances during these last two Labour administrations which had hidden deals. So much so that we got used to them, unfortunately.

All this thanks to the culture of impunity which was instilled in most of us during Joseph Muscat’s premiership and followed by Robert Abela.

The shroud of secrecy all around us has instilled in everyone a sense of suspicion, more often than not based on facts which one would never dream of. A typical recent example is the Marsa flyover.

Who would have thought that, even in major European-funded projects, someone would not hesitate putting his finger (or rather his whole hand) in that pie? It can only raise justifiable suspicions on whether our clever cabinet ministers are helping themselves (or, rather, their bank account) in every project.

I am glad Julie, as shadow minister of culture, listed some wrongdoings of Heritage Malta. However, she also mentioned how one particular stone from the British found illegally in a rural area in Żabbar was returned to the Superintendency of Heritage Malta.