Speaking to Malta Daily, Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) Rhoda Garland has stated that the individual sharing insulting TikTok videos has been reported to Malta’s Police Commissioner.
On Wednesday, Minister for Inclusion and Voluntary Sector Julia Farrugia Portelli contacted the CRPD regarding a series of ‘disturbing’ videos making the rounds online showing a person insulting people with disability and cancer patients.
Standard procedure dictates that, once acknowledged by the Police Commissioner, the case is given to the relevant department to investigate further and take the necessary steps.
In light of the videos in question, Minister Farrugia Portelli stated the following, “Disturbing. Miss, we don’t say ‘jaqq’ to people with disability, leukaemia or cancer, but society should gauge, love and offer support.”
The case was first brought to the attention of the public and CRPD by PN Spokesperson MP Graziella Galea who also took to social media to condemn the comments made by the individual on TikTok.
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