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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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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.

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?

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.

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.."

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.

Michael Borg

Jan 28th, 15:39

Saqsi lil mintoff jew lorry sant !!!

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