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WEDNESDAY • 5 JULY 2023 • ISSUE 851 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
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MasterChef
Malta to air
on PBS in
February 2024
Residents
fear noise
from proposed
'multipurpose
venue' on
Rialto rooftop
KARL AZZOPARDI &
MATTHEW AGIUS
FORMER Refugee Commissioner Rober-
ta Buhagiar has told a court that she had
flagged concerns over the government's de-
tention of migrants aboard tourist vessels.
Buhagiar a lawyer had been Commis-
sioner for Refugees in 2020, responsible
for the administration of asylum proce-
dure in Malta, was testifying in the hu-
man rights case filed by 32 asylum seekers
who had been detained at sea for nearly
40 days.
"There was no communication, in the
sense that I didn't receive information
about the progress. But at some point...
I had received a phone call from Clyde
Caruana, former chief of staff for the
Prime Minister, asking if I could meet the
PM," she testified on Tuesday.
JAMES DEBONO
A rooftop 'multipurpose venue' be-
ing proposed on top of the Rialto
has raised concerns that the neigh-
bouring residents will be exposed
to noise from parties and weddings.
Former refugees commissioner
had voiced concern over tourist
boat detainees, court hears
Back in 2020 the government had chartered four commercial sightseeing boats from Captain Morgan and Supreme Travel and used them to detain asylum seekers
who had been rescued in the Maltese SAR (Photo: James Bianchi/mediatoday)
