New Army appointments likely to stir more controversy

Two new appointments within the Armed Forces of Malta are likely to stir more controversy following recent promotions that raised questions. Lieutenant Colonel Karl Sammut, widely regarded as the army’s top man in information technology, has been transferred to the detention services as second in command. Lieutenant Colonel Ian Ruggier, who has just returned from an anti-piracy mission in Somalia, has been transferred to the AFM’s finance department. Last September four majors were promoted twice in the space of a fortnight and leapfrogged to the second highest rank in the army: colonel. Read the full story in Times of Malta, the e-paper or timesofmalta.com premium here.