Robert Aquilina — the self-anointed guardian of democracy, truth, and justice — will be returning to Police Headquarters tomorrow. But this time, not to deliver another press conference or pose with court papers. Instead, he’s been summoned for interrogation over the content of his latest book, which includes alleged leaks from confidential investigations into the now-infamous Pilatus Bank.
The interrogation follows a formal order by Magistrate Nadine Lia, and Aquilina will be questioned under caution. At issue: how he obtained and chose to publish sensitive investigative material that, by all accounts, wasn’t his to share. But details, details — when you’re Malta’s self-declared watchdog, why bother with legal boundaries?
The timing could hardly be worse — or more ironic. Just two days ago, on Saturday, Aquilina was at Police HQ for an entirely different reason: to answer to domestic violence allegations filed by his wife. A risk assessment conducted by the authorities concluded that the threat to her life was “high” and “extremely worrying.”
His defense? That his wife is mentally unstable and fabricating everything. According to professionals in the field, this is a textbook deflection tactic used by abusers — discredit the victim, question her sanity, and cast yourself as the misunderstood hero. Sounds familiar?
Aquilina has long built his brand around holding others to account. But now, with both personal misconduct allegations and possible criminal breaches involving state secrets hanging over him, Malta’s loudest moral crusader may find himself on the receiving end of the accountability he so often demands of others.
Robert Aquilina
Whether he’s a martyr, a manipulator, or just a man desperately clinging to a collapsing image, one thing is clear: the Rule of Law- the very banner he loves to wave, applies to him too.
More updates to follow as Aquilina’s reality check continues.
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2 Comments
This rule-of-law paladin tas-sewwa is playing the hero act for leaking information against courts ruling, while yesteday he was decrying leaked information in his regard.
Well said