Zabbar mayor gets support from town's businesses
Quinton Scerri categorically denied receiving any money related to a local council activity.
7 August 2013, 12:00am
James J. Piscopo
James J. Piscopo
1 min read
Around 50 commercial outlets based in Sanctuary Street Zabbar, signed a declaration defending new Zabbar mayor Quinton Scerri from allegations published by Nationalist media.
On 29th July, media.link alleged that Scerri asked for, and received, cash donations linked to an activity organized by the same council on the previous Saturday. The activity revolved around setting up the world’s longest dining table with a length of 360 metres.
Media.link revealed that to participate in the activity, commercial outlets had to pay €23.29 as stipulated by law, but later on they were “asked by the mayor to fork out slightly less than €80 in cash as a donation, and were given to Scerri himself.”
Scerri categorically denied these accusations, and said he neither asked nor received any money related to the activity.
In a bid to clear the accusations, 50 bars signed a declaration denying these claims. “These allegations are unfounded and false; these were created to tarnish Quinton Scerri’s reputation… we back the mayor and encourage him to keep up his good work,” the declaration said.
In comments given to MaltaToday, Quinton Scerri expressed his disappointment at such accusations.
“Sincerely, I have no idea where it all started. I hope these allegations do not have political roots or else an apology should be made to all Zabbar residents who are disappointed by what happened,” the mayor said.
Quinton Scerri, a former One TV presenter, received the highest vote count in the local council elections held last March, with a tally of 4,469 first preference votes.
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These are the experts of character assassination!!! They do anything to try and gain some political mileage and boost their party after such a historical heavy defeat at the polls last March. They have absolutely learned NOTHING at all!!! No wonder their Party is in such a disastrous state!! Shame on you PN!!!!
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Dear Quinton keep up the good work. It is the policy of the humiliated Partit nazzjonalista to try and tarnish the integrity of its opponents. I need not tell you but in these past five months there have been numerous such attempts. They included Franco Mercieca, Manwel Mallia, Godfrey Farrugia and so on. But I should remind the Partit nazzjonalista that as the Maltese saying goes " Biex tiskongura trid tkun pur" Something which definitely does not form part of the pn's vocabulary. Ask Ag Aust or Tik Tok Tony.
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For all their humiliating defeat, these people, rather these charlatans, Cannot believe they were booted out from power for their deeds and corruption. They think that others are just like them. Sue them, take them to court and let everybody know who they really are. Unmask their hypocrisy. Teach them a lesson.
