Gozo Minister Anton Refalo was aware that the CEO of the Gozo Sports Board, Elvin Grech, had a criminal case against him when he was appointed to head the new entity.
Times of Malta has learnt that Mr Grech sought legal advice from Dr Refalo before going in for police questioning.
Mr Grech was in March 2013 found guilty of deliberately making use of a false document six years earlier, when he was general secretary of the Gozo Football Association, to justify the illegal placing of floodlights at the Xewkija stadium. He appealed but a court last April confirmed his suspended sentence.
The sports board was set up on the Labour government’s initiative to carry out its sports policy for Gozo. Mr Grech was recently appointed to act as its CEO.
Dr Refalo has distanced himself from Mr Grech and has refused to answer questions on whether he was aware of his case before the appointment was made.
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