It’s normally illegal to insult the President, but he isn’t President right now so let’s go wild

Article 72 of Malta’s criminal code states that:

“Whosoever shall use any defamatory, insulting, or disparaging words, acts or gestures in contempt of the person of the President of Malta, or shall censure or disrespectfully mention or represent the said President, by words, signs, or visible representations, or by any other means not provided for in the law relating to the Press, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from one to three months or to a fine.”

However, Malta’s current President, His Excellency George Vella, is at present in Birmingham, a trip that just so happens to have coincided with the long-awaited signing of the IVF reform bill into law by his deputy.

This means that if one were to insult George Vella right now, one would not be insulting the President, the office of whom is currently occupied by Frank Bezzina. Given that these sorts of laws curtailing freedom of speech can create resentment among the populace, we thought it would be good for people to let off some steam and take the opportunity to bombard Mr Vella with abuse. We’ll go first:

George Vella is a self-serving cunt – a weapons-grade dickhead who is shirking his constitutional responsibilities and ignoring the will of the people so he can keep his fat, hairy ass in San Anton Palace. He is an obstacle to democracy who can suck my balls and then polish them with his eyebrows.

Fuck you, George Vella, you fucking useless sack of shit. A sock filled with dried cum has more integrity. You should have remained a doctor in Zejtun, astounding the peasants with your magical healing powers.

And for good measure, here’s George Vella’s face on a cow’s vagina:

Just to be clear, the Acting President, Frank Bezzina, is a super awesome guy who is doing an amazing job.