PN councillor resigns after insulting minister on Facebook

PN councillor Richard Chetcuti has resigned from the Ta’ Xbiex local council after apologizing to Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi following a Facebook rant.

Chetcuti, who this morning insulted Mizzi in an uncivilised rant, presented his resignation letter to the local council and apologized for his comments.

“I totally regret the comments I made regarding Minister Mizzi. I apologise. At least I had the decency to apologise. Others make graver mistakes and error of judgments than I did and didn't apologise or even resign. Is it a case of two weights two measures?” Chetcuti said, leaving no room for interpretation that he was referring to Mizzi himself, who is embroiled in a controversy on his offshore holdings.

In his earlier comments which resulted in his resignation, Chetcuti wrote in Maltese: “Konrad fo** kemm ghandu, l***.”