In the Press: Gaffarena land owned by 23 other co-owners

Times of Malta

As the court case for the Gaffarena scandal proceeds, another 23 co-owners of a Valletta property at the centre of the scandal have come forward to protect their rights. The land was partly expropriated by the government, however, the 23 co-owners argued in a court application this week that the land did not belong solely to Mark Gaffarena, but to all of them, as it fell under a half undivided share.

L-Orizzont

The results of yesterday’s no confidence motion against Konrad Mizzi, brought forward by independent MP Marlene Farrugia, gave confidence to the minister, with 36 votes in favour, and 31 votes against. Mizzi had declared ahead of the parliamentary meeting that he would abstain from voting. The results also reflect the absence of deputy prime minister Louis Grech who was unable to attend due to health reasons.

In-Nazzjon

Focusing on the discussions of yesterday’s parliamentary meeting, as apposed to the results, the newspaper reports opposition leader Simon Busuttil’s speech, where he seconded Marlene Farrugia’s no confidence motion on the basis that he felt it was his party’s duty to fulfill the people’s expectations. Busuttil went on to criticise Minister Konrad Mizzi for dismissing himself the meeting, before shifting his attention on the PM who he accused of shirking his responsibility, leading the parliament to the no confidence motion.

The Malta Independent

During a lightning visit to Tripoli, Libya yesterday morning, the PM discussed the wish to reopen diplomatic representations of the country in Malta, but only under the condition that the safety of Maltese diplomats in Libya would be safeguarded. The discussions were held inside a Libyan naval base with designate PM Fayez Serraj, who was appointed to lead the national unity government formed after a UN-brokered agreement in December.