A 'super' coincidence, Julia?

Let's get the boring bits out of the way, shall we? In the coming days, the ethics board of the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) should be publishing its judgement on an sleazy story published in Illum. Joe Mizzi, the former PBS chairman, was caught on tape is a state of stupor with tv cameras zooming in on him and, tellingly, with no one in sight to give him a hand. Although we don't know, and probably never will, there is a strong possibility that Mizzi was the victim of a 'super' set up, probably with his drink being spiked.

Even in the absence of evidence to uncover the 'super' rat who spiked the drink, Mizzi's integrity and strength of character are such that men and women of substance from all walks of life expressed public solidarity with him. And within a week, the Illum story came to be seen as it really is, a piece of journalistic sleaze. Mizzi resigned to protect the image of PBS, not his.

Now let's take a step towards the juicy bit. Julia Farrugia is both the editor of Illum and the IGM's own deputy chairman. On the eve of the verdict in her regard, this former Super One journalist objects to a member of the ethics board hearing her case because of a conflict of interest. The member duly withdraws.

Interesting. The ethics board has been meeting, hearing witnesses and deliberating for months on end before it hands down its decision in the coming days. But lo and behold it is only now, on the eve of the verdict, that Julia Farrugia is raising an objection.

Now obviously, obviously, 'super' ethical Julia would never, ever, use her position as deputy chairman of the IGM to get to know what the ethics board of the IGM is going to decide. And she wouldn't even dream of raising this objection now in order to buy time or to derail the process altogether. Such 'super' coincidences never happen in Julia's 'super' world. Perish the thought.