Austin Gatt sues for libel
Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt this morning sued MaltaToday for libel following a story it published yesterday.
In a statement yesterday, Dr Gatt denied that he had met a businessman, George Farrugia "in a bid to ensure the lucrative sale of oil to Enemalta".
"I categorically and without any reservations, absolutely deny that anything of the sort ever happened or that any conversations I ever had with anyone at all - let alone George Farrugia - ever even remotely touched on the subject," Dr Gatt said.
In a reaction to yesterday's statement, the newspaper said the emails in its possession showed that Mr Farrugia met Dr Gatt, but it had not in any way, inferred that Dr Gatt was aware of or involved in any illicit deals in relation to fuel oil procurement to Enemalta.
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S. Attard
Jan 29th, 16:36
As usual!!
j brincat
Jan 29th, 12:53
Mary Ann Borg
il-Lejber fakkar il 50 anniversarju tad-dnub il-mejjet. Qisu kien George Borg Olivier li kien il-Papa jew l-arcisqof dak iz-zmien"
But he stood conveniently on the fence because it suited him so AND did not lift a finger to help.
But then if there was a gentleman then it was GBO - God bless his soul!
jb
Lawrence Fenech
Jan 29th, 11:59
Austin issa mhux lil Dr Franco Debono ghandek quddiemek imma gurnalist ta' l'affari tieghu u bagalja provi fuq l'iskandlu tax-xiri taz-zejt.
Noel Abela
Jan 28th, 21:40
Kull ma jafu jaghmlu in-nazjonalisti hu li immorru 25 sena lura biex jigustifikaw dak li qed jigri il-lum. Veru nies patetici.
Mary Ann Borg
Jan 29th, 11:12
Ghax il-passat tal-Lejber hu dak li hu, u int tafu dan. L-uniku haga li jrid il-Lejber hu il-'futur' ghax hadd ma jista jmerih. Sal gimgha l-ohra stess, il-Lejber fakkar il 50 anniversarju tad-dnub il-mejjet. Qisu kien George Borg Olivier li kien il-Papa jew l-arcisqof dak iz-zmien. Insomma, xorta pattejtuhiela lil Knisja ghax mortu tkissru l-kurja meta hsibtu li hadd ma jista ghalikom.
carmel cassar
Jan 28th, 20:46
It is a good start to stop rumours at their tracks, hope it will be heard with urgency. u z-zejt jitla fwicc ilma
Wally Vella-Zarb
Jan 28th, 18:20
How about you people learning to read before you shoot off your comments? Minister Gatt is suing Malta Today and not the Labour Party.
Eric Bonello
Jan 28th, 17:53
Is this the new direction we're voting for ?? is this the new politics promised by JM ??? every election they have to literally destroy someone in order to win a few votes. how about we start investigating the MLP old candidates which makes up of 2/3 of the MLP. how about we don't vote for these candidates since their past is tarnished with corruption & violence
joseph green
Jan 28th, 16:48
Fejn kienu il labour fiz zmien il MID MED , fejn inghataw il miljuni bhala loans minghajr garanziji lil bazzuzli u qatt ma thallsu lura. Dak iz zmien il labour kien fil gvern. Tressqu xi nies.
J Martinelli
Jan 28th, 19:56
Haga zghira joseph green, Evarist Bartolo w Wenzu Mintoff jistghu b'xi mod jitfu ftit dawl fuq dak li kien jigri gol-Mid Med dak iz-zmien. Imbaghad tal-Lejber ilmentaw li l-Mid Med imbiegh lill-HSBC bis-soldi! Taf ghax qalu hekk hux? Ghax tilfu l-gazaza le kienu jerdghu minnha.
U ma tarax li ma kienux se jressqu 'xi nies li kienu allegatament fil-quccata tal-gvern taghhom'? Mhux hekk?
Emanuel Micallef
Jan 28th, 16:36
l ebda ministru taht il labour ma rezenja hnizrijiet taht korp tal pulizija
Emanuel Micallef
Jan 28th, 16:15
tiftakru kif kissruh lil micheal frendo umbaghad skuzaw n ruhom tal partit socjilista l isteass ta austin
Lawrence Zammit
Jan 28th, 17:09
Sur Micallef ikkalma ghax qed tirrepeti argument li mhux relevanti ghal dak li qieghed jinghad hawn. Erga aqra izjed bil mod.
Emanuel Micallef
Jan 28th, 16:07
tiftakru kif kissruh lil micheal frendo umbaghad skuzaw n ruhom tal partit socjilista l isteass ta austin
m. borg (slm)
Jan 28th, 18:20
Meta skuzaw ruhhom dwar il-kaz ta' Frendo il-PL?
Il-kaz tant kien jahraq li il-PN stess haddem kontrih biex ma jitlax fl'elezzjonita' 1996.
Kemm tivvintaw.
J Martinelli
Jan 28th, 20:13
Mela ghalhekk meta Michael Frendo ma telax fil-2008, lahhquh Speaker, ghax il-PN hadem kontrieh!
Taghmel hafna sens ta, m borg(slm).
Denis Pace
Jan 29th, 08:02
Qabel KULL elezzjoni, Il MLP johrog b'xi "skandlu" li QATT ma rrizulta f'xejn.
Kif kien jghid Alfred Sant...." meta titfa t-tajn, xi ftit jehel.."
Lawrence Zammit
Jan 28th, 15:30
This language reminds me of the famous Clinton quote ' I never told anybody to lie, not a single time; never. These allegations are false.'
Michael Borg
Jan 28th, 15:05
let s hope it will be decided before the election !!! Go Austin Go !!!
J Mangion
Jan 28th, 15:17
Your right michael GO Austin GO..............AWAY FROM US ALL PLEASE ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mark johnson
Jan 28th, 15:24
More chance of finding bird droppings in a cuckoo clock.
francis Buhagiar
Jan 28th, 14:40
What about those 5 million Euros which you borrowed behind our back from BOV and then you invested them in shares in the Brindisi Port which later went bankrupt and all that money was lost Austin ? Who is going to believe you had no say.
Michael Borg
Jan 28th, 15:39
Saqsi lil mintoff jew lorry sant !!!
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