Police Commissioner's days may be numbered

Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar's days may be numbered after both Labour Party leadership contenders expressed their intention to appoint someone who enjoyed the people’s trust.  Health Minister Chris Fearne went as far to say that the new police commissioner needed to be chosen by two-thirds of the House but MP Robert Abela said the position had to be filled following a public call and scrutiny of the parliamentary Public Appointments Committee. In an interview on the TVM programme Dissett on Wednesday, both contenders separately acknowledged that the perception was not in the Police Commissioner’s favour and that people believed that the investigation could have been done better.  [attach id=807166 size="large" align="left" type="image"]Health Minister Chris Fearne[/attach] “Malta’s institutions such as the police, the FIAU and the National Audit Office need more resources for them to work independently and effectively. I’d like to see a Police Commissioner who enjoys the support of the entire nation and not half of it. The post should be decided by a two-thirds parliamentary vote. "The situation in Malta is not a normal one and our country is at a standstill. We have big...