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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWS Those interested are invited to follow the Application Procedure by not later than Friday 13th September 2024. Details about these vacancies and application procedure can be viewed on the following link: https://bca.org.mt/vacancies-2/ Head – CEO Office Jobs Plus Permit Number: 857/2024 Head – IT & Data Management Jobs Plus Permit Number: 858/2024 THE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY IS RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "The Commission is waiting for the conclusions of the mag- isterial inquiry before it can discuss and decide on any ac- tions from its end," he added. However, sources within the Commission, who were grant- ed anonymity to speak freely about internal matters, said they were "very worried" with the recent revelations. "We already had concerns over the manner by which Identità handled the ID cards process when the Siġġiewi de- bacle erupted before June's local elections; the latest reve- lations concerning allegations of massive fraud simply made matters worse," an official said. The situation has led to inter- nal calls for the ID cards pro- cess to be shifted once again into the hands of the Elector- al Commission although not everyone agrees. "Identità is not proving to be a reliable partner, and it would be a big problem if this erodes trust in the integrity of the electoral process," another of- ficial said. "Even if there is one person who votes and is not el- igible to do so it is a problem, especially when this is the re- sult of fraud and corruption." Identitàgate was uncovered by former MP Jason Azzopar- di a few weeks ago. He also re- quested a magisterial inquiry that is now underway. Azzopardi has claimed that officials within the agency and associates on the outside took bribes running into thousands of euros to issue residency per- mits to non-EU nationals on the basis of false documenta- tion. In other instances, for- eigners were issued ID cards on phantom addresses or which belonged to unconnected third parties. Last week, Azzopardi re- vealed the names of several foreigners who had ID cards registered on a hotel in Xlendi that is slated for demolition. But significantly, the names of these people also appeared on the local council electoral reg- ister for Munxar. The scandal came on the back of the Siġġiewi ghost-voters' controversy involving Identità and other agencies. Prior to local elections, al- most 100 voters had their ID cards shifted to new social housing apartments in Siġġie- wi despite not yet living there because the building was still being finished. Contrary to normal practice, an Identità of- ficial had gone to the building to finish the ID card paperwork in bulk. The people would have been eligible to vote in Siġġiewi but Commission waiting for conclusions The Electoral Commission depends on the information passed on by Identità to keep the electoral registers updated