The Speaker of the House, Anglu Farrugia, has turned down a request by John Dalli to be given permission to confront  Giovanni Kessler, Director-General of Olaf, the EU's anti-fraud agency, at this evening's meeting of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee.

Dr Farrugia said that according to Standing orders, Mr Dalli's presence at the meeting could not be 'of a participatory nature' .

The Speaker said the committee was not the fora where such a request for a confrontation could be entertained. 

It was a report by Dr Kessler which precipitated Mr Dalli's resignation from the European Commission.

Mr Dalli in a letter to the Speaker earlier today reminded him that he had written to him some months ago and received no  reply.

"I renew my request to confront Kessler. This especially after the manipulation of facts and outright lies he uttered in his court testimony today," he said.

In his  letter to the Speaker Mr Dalli said he was also seeking permission to be able to confront Dr Kessler.

See Mr Dalli's letter on pdf below.(It is dated June 17, 2014.)

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