Labour MP Evarist Bartolo has raised a breach of privilege complaint against the head of the Security Service , Godfrey Scicluna.

He told parliament this evening that a phone call to Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando in relation with the conduct of their parliamentary duties last Wednesday was ‘intercepted by the Security Service’.

Mr Bartolo said the duty of the service was to safeguard national security, principally from organised crime or overseas activites.

By no stretch of the imagination could his work and that of Dr Pullicino Orlando fall within the remit of the Security service, Mr Bartolo said.

He asked the Speaker to investigate and said a complaint had also been made to the Police Commissioner who expressed his concern.

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