Atmosphere of public distrust - Denis Tanti
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Consecutive Eurobarometer surveys have shown a growing decline in trust among the Maltese public towards the country’s democratic institutions. A survey carried out in October 2013 that sought citizens’ perceptions of justice and the rule of law within tAtmosphere of public distrust - Denis Tanti
Consecutive Eurobarometer surveys have shown a growing decline in trust among the Maltese public towards the country’s democratic institutions. A survey carried out in October 2013 that sought citizens’ perceptions of justice and the rule of law within their own country, revealed that 46 per cent of Maltese people agreed that the law was being applied to everyone equally and without discrimination. The trust of the Maltese in their national justice and the legal system had plunged down to 35 per cent by last November according to another survey, in comparison to the 50 per cent trust of EU nationals. Only a few years ago Eurobarometer surveys showed that the police enjoyed a high level of trust by the Maltese public, which exceeded 70 per cent. This trust has also gone down drastically to 53 per cent by last November, which is much lower than the EU average of 72 per cent. Snapshots taken by various international organisations all indicate a perception of steady regression in the country’s quality of governance. According to the latest Corruption Perceptions Index released in February by Transparency International, which ranks countries by their perceived levels of corruption... Read more