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MATTHEW VELLA MAGISTRATES in Malta's courts of law have elected Consuelo Scerri Herrera as a representative on the judici- ary's watchdog, after she was herself rebuked by the same commission. Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera was elected by first count by her colleagues, as one of two magistrates who sit on the Commission for the Administration of Justice. The Commission is chaired by the President of the Re- public, and includes the Chief Justice and Attorney General, as well as two judges and two magistrates, the president of the Chamber of Advocates, and two members appointed by the Prime Minister and Opposition leader. But only recently Scerri Herrera herself was inves- tigated by the same watch- dog, after earning a rebuke following a six-year review of allegations made against her by a former friend of hers: the late journal- ist Daphne Caruana Galizia. WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 Newspaper post PAGE 9 • Editorial WEDNESDAY • 21 FEBRUARY 2018 • ISSUE 575 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY PAGE 3 CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT ANNULS EIGHT-YEAR AGREEMENT All loans are subject to normal bank lending criteria and final approval from your BOV branch. The term of the loan must not go beyond retirement age. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is a public limited company licensed to carry out the business of banking and investment services in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371 of the Laws of Malta) and the Investment Services Act (Cap. 370 of the Laws of Malta). Terms and conditions apply. Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 2131 2020 I bov.com free life cover on all personal loans BOV CONSUMER FINANCE 5 Magistrate elected on watchdog that rebuked her for ethics breach Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera MATTHEW VELLA AN investigation by the Department of Contracts has found a "flagrant breach" of procurement rules when the Public Broadcasting Services – on former CEO John Bundy's watch – took out a €398,000 car leasing contract for eight years. The investigation has led to the director-gener- al contracts to terminate the contract. "There are sufficient grounds to determine that procurement regula- tions have been blatantly breached and that such breaches irremediably vitiated the award of this procurement process. Consequently, it is being decided that, given the breaches are of a serious nature, the contracts awarded in terms of these class for quotations are terminated with im- mediate effect." €469,000 PBS CAR LEASING IN 'FLAGRANT BREACH' OF RULES Former CEO John Bundy's decision to renew PBS car fleet was designed to benefit one supplier John Bundy BEPPE FENECH ADAMI ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF 'COVER-UPS' IN DAPHNE'S MURDER SEE BACK PAGE