The Labour Party has denied government claims that it is trying to interfere in the investigations on the Mistra development case.

“At the same time, the MLP unreservedly condemns the efforts being made by the Nationalist government to make it stop speaking about this scandal and the involvement of Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando.”

The MLP said it had acted in a responsible manner both before and after the general elections. It was the one which had called for a police investigation and supplied the police commissioner with documents, including documents which could not be made public because the government had not moved a whistle blower act, the MLP said.

The Prime Minister, on the other hand, had still not disclosed what he knew of the case before the election.

The MLP said efforts by the government to try to stop it from speaking about this scandal were undemocratic and smacked of arrogance.

The party also pointed out that Resources Minister George Pullicino in his statement yesterday had not said whether employees in his secretariat had known about the Mista development and whether he had done anything to stop the outline permit from being granted.