Gonzi warns MP of meeting John Dalli
A number of Nationalist MPs, including Jean-Pierre Farrugia, have reportedly met with European Commissioner John Dalli during the ‘honorarium’ saga.
The meeting with Dalli was leaked to the Prime Minister and PN leader Lawrence Gonzi, who in a closed and secret meeting with Jean-Pierre Farrugia let him know that he knew of the meeting. Gonzi also told his parliamentary group last Wednesday that it was imperative to keep things “closer to home.”
EU Commissioner John Dalli, was forced to resign fromCabinet in 2004 but kept his seat on the PN backbench for four years. He was forced to resign because of a false report that alleged that Dalli took kickbacks during thr construction of the Mater Dei hospital. The accusations were found to be false and concocted by former WE employee and Lorry Sant henchman Joe Zahra.
The report was discovered to be a complete fabrication and Zahra was later convicted to two years incarceration.
Dalli has always insisted that Gonzi should be held responsible for the actions taken against him in 2004.
John Dalli was re-elected to Parliament in 2008 and reluctantly appointed minister for social policy by Gonzi.
Yet he remained a critic of Gonzi’s sao called ‘exclusive policies.’ He was offered the position of Commissioner by Gonzi, which he accepted.
Dalli – who claimed to be a ‘father confessor’ for disgruntled Nationalist MPs – was appointed European Commissioner in 2010, and although in Brussels he has refused to give up on local politics.
The independent Sunday newspaper ‘Illum’yesterday reported that John Dalli is eyeing his chances to contest the next general elections, and also the PN leadership, should the PN lose the next general election.
















