Labour MEP links police hit-and-run to politics

Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi has kicked up controversy by somehow linking Tuesday’s hit-and-run incident with partisan politics. A police constable was grievously injured when he was run over by a car which he stopped because it was being driven by an unlicensed 17-year-old. Ms Mizzi wrote in a tweet and on Facebook that what happened to the traffic policeman ‘is the collateral damage caused to society by whoever undermined the authorities to fuel an agenda – usually a political one.” Among the first to reply was Corinne Vella, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sister. “The authorities” are doing a good job of undermining themselves if even an MEP reads from their standard crib sheet. Simon Schembri was mowed down by an unlicensed teenaged driver, not by protestors demanding justice and a competent police commissioner.” she said. Others called the implication ‘absurd,’ ‘disgraceful’ and ‘out of context’. “Authorities doing their job are supported by everyone. It is when the authorities fail to act in a proper manner that they get called out. All about the context of the situation Marlene,” a Donal Kelly said. “One would expect an MEP not to confuse instances such as these and to have a...