WSC chairman sues columnist for libel

Water Services Corporation chairman Michael Falzon has filed another libel suit, this time against columnist Claire Bonello. Mr Falzon filed the suit over an article entitled A Particular Brand Of Nonsense, published in Maltatoday midweek's October 3...

Water Services Corporation chairman Michael Falzon has filed another libel suit, this time against columnist Claire Bonello.

Mr Falzon filed the suit over an article entitled A Particular Brand Of Nonsense, published in Maltatoday midweek's October 3 edition.

Over the past two months, Mr Falzon filed a number of libel suits: against Labour leader Alfred Sant and Mark Farrugia, as the editor of the Labour Party website www.mlp.org.mt, over the publication of a statement; another against columnist Joe Sammut and Frans Ghirxi, editor of the General Workers' Union's daily l-orizzont.; and yet another against Labour MP Joe Mizzi and Alexander Farrugia, as editor of It-Torca, which is l-orizzont's Sunday sister paper.

He also filed a judicial letter against Dr Sant and the editors of four news media - l-orizzont, The Malta Independent, maltastar.com and One News - over articles containing allegations made in a statement by Dr Sant. Lawyer William Cuschieri signed the suit.

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