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Opposition leader must answer for ‘biggest political scandal’ – PL
Labour says Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil must answer for the oil scandal.
9 December 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Lawrence Gonzi (centre) and George Farrugia at the Safi aviation park
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil had "a lot to answer for" on the oil corruption scandal, the Labour Party said today.
Reacting to this morning's revelations in court, the Labour Party said emails presented in court have revealed that oil trader George Farrugia knew both former transport minister Austin Gatt and then Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, despite the two having denied knowing him.
The PL said that Farrugia not only knew Gatt but was aware of his opinions and relations with companies, competitors of Farrugia.
"Undoubtedly, there are several individuals who have to shoulder responsibility for what happened. As leader of the Nationalist Party, Simon Busuttil must shoulder the responsibility," the PL said.
"The taxpayers have the right to know how taxpayers' money was used to pay commissions."
Former transport minister Austin Gatt filed a defamation suit against Balzan for MaltaToday's reports on the scale of corruption inside Enemalta, which led to corruption charges filed against former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone and former consultant Frank Sammut. MaltaToday broke the story that Sammut had been paid commissions by commodities giant Trafigura through an offshore account, for the supply of oil to the state energy corporation Enemalta.
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COME ON SIMON..be a man and start the Khrushchev method of cleaning your corrupt inefficient Mafia style party and ,open your doors walls roofs or whatever and start again as your religio et patria is a sham ...and stop making an ass of yourself
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One has to ask an important question why did Gonzi give Farrugia a presidential pardon was there some agreement to hide some persons while exposing others who would be the sacrificial lamb who would be led out to the slaughter to cover up the real crminals?
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One has to ask an important question why did Gonzi give Farrugia a presidential pardon was there some agreement to hide some persons while exposing others who would be the sacrificial lamb who would be led out to the slaughter to cover up the real crminals?
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Why do politicians think that we are all stupid? Wasn't Tonio Fenech a recipient of a clock given to him by Farrugia's wife because she thought he was cute? And how can Lawrence Gonzi deny that he knew George Farrugia? I think that this plot is going to get thicker as the courts move along. Honestly I would not hold Simon Busuttil responsible for these scandals, but the ex government and that includes Lawrence Gonzi an accessory. Everybody knew that there was something very wrong when Lawrence Gonzi awarded George Farrugia the infamous Presidential Pardon. One hand washes the other type of thing. I think that the smell was there all along, now it is time to find out who the fish were and bring them all to justice. Saviour Balzan is a smart media man and he was not going to do or say anything without having enough proof. Maybe Mr Balzan's lawyer should put both Lawrence Gonzi and Tonio Fenech on the stand and let them perjure themselves some more. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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When is the Police going to investigate seriously the involvement of Austin Gatt and Lawrence Gonzi amongst others in this worse corruption scandal Malta has ever known. The people want justice and justice delayed is justice denied.
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Two Comments
1 Baby Xmun will say that these things happened before his time and he has nothing to answer for especially since taking over he washed the Nat. Party with all types of detergents known on the market.
2. The Big Bully Agostino is ruing the decisio thatb he took in starting a bdefamation suit againstn Saviour Balzan
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Dan xwicc tost ghadu Saviour Balzan? mela ma jafx li Austin Arriva Qatt ma ghadux ministru u hu issa persuna privata? Hallieh miskien ghax thawdu u jerga jinsa xi jnizel xi account ta l-Svizzera!
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Sewwa jghid il-Proverbju Malti "Il-huta minn rasha tinten"
