MEPA officials tell police of persistent pressure from Pullicino Orlando
A police inspector told a court this morning that two former members of MEPA’s Development Control Commission had told the police that they were against the Mistra disco development but had gone ahead with the approval of the development application...
A police inspector told a court this morning that two former members of MEPA’s Development Control Commission had told the police that they were against the Mistra disco development but had gone ahead with the approval of the development application following persistent pressure from Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando.
Inspector Angelo Gafa was giving testimony during the compilation of evidence in the case against Philip Azzopardi, 57 of Naxxar and Anthony Mifsud, 50 of Birzebbugia who are alleged to have had private interests in the adjudication process.
The permit for the disco, which was to have been built on land belonging to Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, had since been revoked.
Inspector Gafa spoke at length about the police investigations.
He said that another MEPA official, Lawrence Vassallo, had described similar pressure from Dr Pullicino Orlando, saying that just before the case was revealed, he had deleted 71 SMS messages from the Nationalist MP in connection with this development.