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SUNDAY • 8 AUGUST 2021 • ISSUE 1136 • PUBLISHED SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY maltatoday Turkish refugees 20 YEARS' WAIT OVER 0.02g OF CANNABIS It's not just the drug laws: it's the way police and courts function PAGE 6 TRUTH IS OF NO COLOUR WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT MATTHEW VELLA A top MCAST executive whose allegations of corruption were disproved by a ministerial in- quiry, was reported to the police on grounds of perjury. Yet no action has been taken against former HR manager Josephine Abdilla, who is believed to still be receiving a full wage despite while suspended – four full years after the inquiry was con- cluded. The ministerial inquiry was launched in 2018 after Abdil- la was placed on forced leave following complaints by her co-workers. A figure reviled by staff and teachers for her abrasive and suborning behaviour, Abdilla alleged corruption and bribery at the heart of MCAST's oper- ations in an angry email to the education ministry. But when the ministry re- sponded with an official inquiry into the serious claims, all alle- gations were disproved. Instead, the tables were turned against her: whistleblowers came for- ward saying they had been pres- sured by Abdilla in selecting fa- voured candidates for MCAST teaching jobs. Yet the inquiry report remains unpublished to this day. Fathers call for compassion over post-coup purge escape PG 4 Whistleblowers pressured to select favoured MCAST teachers Call +356 2122 4405 E-mail info@laferla.com.mt Visit www.laferla.com.mt Laferla Insurance Agency Ltd. is enrolled under the Insurance Distribution Act, Cap 487 of the Laws of Malta to act as an Insurance Agent for MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. (MMS). MMS (C-5553) is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) under the Insurance Business Act, Cap 403 of the Laws of Malta. Both entities are regulated by the MFSA. EXPERIENCE LED TRUST WORTHY PROMPTNESS GUARANTEED FAIRNESS FOCUSED PAGE 13 Labour's billboard war exposes its inability to confront its Yorgen bromance problem 14-15 Ministry mum over police action on former MCAST executive still out on 'forced leave' despite 2018 inquiry board's report of perjury and favouritism PAGE 3 €1.95 GRAZZI GAHAN THANK YOU YORGEN Minister will not resign despite friendship with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech and insists he "always acted with integrity" Zammit Lewis will not resign, apologises for 'gahan' quip