All illegal boathouses in Armier should be demolished so the bay can be given back to the public, Alternattiva Demokratika said yesterday.

AD’s election to Parliament would ensure the issue is put on the agenda, its chairman Michael Briguglio told a news conference in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Valletta.

“The Prime Minister should call a spade a spade and declare that no more usurpation of public land will be allowed in Armier and other areas.

“Labour should break its silence and support such a policy,” he said.

Deputy chairman Carmel Cacopardo said politicians that held public office during the past 40 years had turned a blind eye when public land was taken over abusively.

“Secret meetings, held on the eve of general elections to find a formula so those who illegally took over public land retained its ownership, aggravate the situation,” he said.