President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca would be signing the warrants of two law students involved in a controversy on whether they qualify to practise since they had been found guilty of theft, the Times of Malta was told.
“Her Excellency takes note of the unanimous backing from the judiciary related to the issuing of legal warrants to these two individuals and is also cognisant of Article 85 of the Constitution of Malta which states that, in the exercise of her functions, the President shall act in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet or a minister acting under the general authority of the Cabinet,” her spokesman said.
Both the Chamber of Advocates and the dean of the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta have publicly asked her not to set “a serious precedent”.
The President’s Office was asked why it had concluded there was “unanimous backing from the judiciary” when Chief Justice Emeritus Silvio Camilleri had himself objected to the warrants being given shortly before his retirement last April.
However, no reply was forthcoming by the time of writing.
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