Muscat ‘wanted another vote’ when alleged crime boss was made PL special delegate

The Nationalist Party has latched on to news that so called ‘boss of bosses’ David Gatt, was a Labour party special delegate in 2009, accusing leader Joseph Muscat of “political opportunism.”

“Labour has no difficulty in welcoming Gatt to the party, the same way it did with former Sliema mayor Nikki Dimech, who admitted to police of taking bribes on a council tender… Labour did the same with Michael Woods, whose brother was accused with corruption charges.”

The PL meanwhile replied to the PN asking how was it that Justice and Home Affairs minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici granted a warrant to David Gatt to work as a lawyer when he had been dismissed from the police force.

Former police inspector David Gatt was accused with complicity in a series of hold-ups this week. He had been dismissed from the corps in 2001, but a court of law found his dismissal to have been unfair and ordered his reinstatement. He had since become a practicing lawyer.

“After being dismissed from the corps he found refuge inside the Labour party thanks to changes Muscat brought to the party statute, so that three special delegates, who are not active with the PL, are represented at the general conference,” the PN said.

Gatt was elected as a delegate from the 8th district.

“A serious politician would have never accepted Gatt… Joseph Muscat’s opportunism, who sees the end justifying the means, made him welcome Gatt so that he could win another vote.”