'Obscene' prison notice is an attack on criminal justice system - Bernard Grech
A notice in Malta's prison telling staff that their job is to "teach fear" is obscene and an attack on work done by the police, lawyers and court system to bring criminals to justice, Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday.
Grech said he would remove colonel Alexander Dalli, who heads Corradino Correctional Facility, if he were to be prime minister.
Speaking during a radio interview held on Radio 103 hosted by Andrew Azzopardi, Grech said the CCF notice was proof of abuse within Malta's prison system.
The note in question, which is signed by Dalli, stated that the role of the prison is “to teach fear”,
“The inmate does not fear the police, the judge or the jury. Therefore it is our job to teach fear. Welcome to prison!”, it reads.
A photo of the notice was published online this week. The Home Affairs Ministry subsequently said that the notice was no longer in prison.
Grech said it was "horrible" to read the note and to see the government's lack of reaction to it.
“This government does not recognise the damage being caused in our prison, how such a message can have a damaging effect on our prisoners, our police, lawyers and judiciary system as a whole," he...