The mayor of Marsascala yesterday filed a libel suit in the Magistrates' Court calling upon Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando to pay him damages.
Charlot Mifsud claimed in his writ that he had been libelled by Dr Pullicino Orlando when he said that the mayor had spent thousands of liri in public funds on consultancy fees.
This declaration, Mr Mifsud said, was unfounded and he asked the court to condemn defendant to pay him libel damages.
Lawyer Owen Bonnici signed the writ.