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Ian Borg: Malta
cannot ignore
breaches of
international
treaties in
Gaza war
MARIANNA CALLEJA &
KARL AZZOPARDI
PRIME Minister Robert Abela
has weighed on the issue sur-
rounding the uprooting of Fi-
cus trees at the Mosta square,
saying the locality's council
should "reconsider" the deci-
sion if necessary.
"If need be, the decision should
be reconsidered," Abela told
journalists outside parliament
on Tuesday.
Abela said the Mosta coun-
cil should have communicated
its decision better, insisting it
should continue listening to
people's pleas.
Activists and residents of Mo-
sta convened early on Consti-
tution Street outside the Mosta
Dome on Tuesday morning, in
protest at the wholesale pruning
of the trees that overhung the
main bus stop.
KARL AZZOPARDI
MALTA cannot ignore the situation in Gaza while
international treaties continue to be "blatantly
breached", Foreign affairs minister Ian Borg said on
Tuesday.
Decision to uproot Mosta
trees should be revisited if
people demand it - Abela
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PHOTO: JAMES BIANCHI / MALTATODAY
Moviment Graffitti activist brief ly
detained and interrogated by police
Foreign affairs minister Ian Borg
Above: Moviment Graffitti activist Andre Callus was
arrested and dragged away by a number of police officers
while protesting the uprooting of trees near the Mosta
Dome (top) • Stills from Moviment Graffitti/Facebook
PN spokesperson agrees
neutrality should not stop
Malta from taking a stance
on Israel - Hamas war
