Prime Minister denies suggestions that secret service chief's accident was covered up

Lawrence Gonzi: claims that MSS head's incident was kept hidden for six months by police a 'fabrication'

25 February 2013, 12:00am
by Staff Reporter

1 min read

MSS head Godfrey Scicluna

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has refuted suggestions that criminal steps against the head of the Malta Security Service were suspiciously quashed, over a six-month period since Godfrey Scicluna was involved in an "involuntary" accident.

MSS head Godfrey Scicluna is expected to face proceedings after he ran over an elderly man, who died on Friday of natural causes.

The accident took place in June 2012, but when MaltaToday inquired with the Commissioner of Police last week, John Rizzo said he was unaware of the incident and that criminal steps would be taken shortly.

Gonzi today refuted suggestions that the incident had been deliberately hidden away from the course of justice: "No I don't think this was hidden. Whoever said this has fabricated this claim. The police are investigating and if there is responsibility for the case, steps will be taken. The police have taken steps so nothing was hidden away," Gonzi said.

The prime minister is responsible for home affairs and police.

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Of COURSE the PM denies any knowledge of his tribe's missdeeds. Even when he found to be lying (again) he always adopts the "who me?" attitude. Sorry Gonz, we can see right through your dirty tricks now.

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Pull the other one Gonz! Would you kindly explain when the Police started their investigation. Now this is no Wistin, Tonjo jew Georgy; so it would be very difficult to believe that the Commissioner himself was not aware of the case, that is unless.........

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ONCE AGAIN, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MALTATODAY, THIS WHOLE INCIDENT WOULD NEVER HAVE SURFACED. THE INCIDENT ITSELF IS SAD WHEN A PERSON PANICS AT THE SCENE, BUT COVERING UP IS A FAR WORSE CRIME AND WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, AS USUAL, BEING THE FRONT MAN OF COVER UPS, IT IS A MUCH SADDER DAY FOR THIS COUNTRY. I AM AFRAID NO ONE, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO ONE BELIEVES HIM ANY LONGER.

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Jiena bħali wieħed li mhux ċuċ nistaqsi ftit mistoqsijiet sempliċi . Jekk il-Kummissarju ma kienx jaf b'dan il-kas u skont Dr Gonzi dan il-kas ma giex moħbi , mela min lill-Kummissarju ma infurmaħx biħ ? Jekk ma kienx mistur , għala kellha tkun il-Malta Today biex dan il-kas ra id-dawl ? Jekk għall Gonzi dan ma kiex mistur , min zamm lill-Kummissarju fid-dlam dwaru ?