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Birkirkara residents request OLAF investigation
Birkirkara residents make formal request for an OLAF investigation over financial anomalies in EU funded projects.
24 February 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Michael Fenech Adami (left) with his father, the former President and Prime Minister, Eddie Fenech Adami.
A number of Birkirkara residents have asked for an investigation by the European Union's anti-fraud office OLFA into the town's mayor Michael Fenech Adami stewardshiup of EU funded projects.
Sunday newspaper Illum reports that residents made the request following a number of alleged anomalies in the local council's financial statements, which show a debt of around €1 million.
The residents are asking the anti-fraud office to investigate the mayor's involvement in the award of contracts to in connection to the restoration of a niche which was funded by the EU. The project costs totaled to around €500,000.
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"Ten million here, ten million there" infamous quote to be followed by another even more bizarre. "49 million shortfall is a drop in the ocean". Perhaps il-Gonz was taking into account rampant inflation sizzling under his watch!!
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HOW MUCH MORE CAN THE PEOPLE OF THESE ISLANDS TAKE WITH DAILY REVELATIONS OF CORRUPTION AT THE HIGHEST INSTITUTIONS OF THIS COUNTRY? THE PEOPLE SHOULD UNITE AND THROW THIS GOVERNMENT OUT BEFORE EVEN MORE ARROGANCE AND CORRUPTION IS PERPETRATED.
Fabian Psaila •
Runs in the family...comes with the "wrapping"!
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With that sort of money you can restore the church of St. Helen!
