Olaph Terribile’s name cleared – inquiry

Back in July of this year, formal secretary to the presidency Olaph Terribile had been accused of allegedly passing official documents to the media, leading President George Abela to call for an inquiry into the alleged leak.

Terribile, a seasoned diplomat with 30 years experience in the civil service, had always denied these accusations, reiterating he was a victim of a 'complete fabrication' intended to destroy his reputation.

Terribile had fallen out with the President and left his job. 

Four months on it now looks like the Board of Inquiry has come to a final decision.  According to the Labour newspaper Torċa, the Board of Inquiry has found no evidence against Terribile, clearing his name out.

Headed by Alfred Fiorini Lowell, the Board of Inquiry had to establish if and how documents from the Office of the President had been leaked, allegedly ending up in the hands of the media.

The inquiry was fuelled by the fact that Independent Editor Noel Grima had revealed at a State dinner that Olaph Terribile had met him.  He had also suggested that Terribile had met with MaltaToday editor Saviour Balzan.

The board had also called in Saviour Balzan, who had declared that he had never met Olaph Terribile in his life.