A former president of Sliema Wonderers FC has filed a criminal complaint with the police asking them to proceed against sports journalist Sandro Micallef for making false, libellous and defamatory allegations in his regard.
In the complaint, signed by lawyer Roberto Montalto, Steve Abela said the allegations, on debts incurred by the Sliema football club, were made on the sports programme Kontrattakk, broadcast on TVM on December 18.
A generic allegation was also made on www.sportinmalta.com, Mr Abela said.
He explained that although he had denied the allegations, Mr Micallef continued to insist on them, publishing yet another article, entitled Sandro Micallef Confirms Allegations, on the website last Friday. Another article on this site was entitled Nisfida Lil Steve Abela Jiftaħli Libel (I challenge Steve Abela to sue me for libel) and a letter on the subject was printed in the Maltese daily l-orizzont on Boxing Day.