Finance Minister Tonio Fenech and his wife yesterday filed a libel suit against One Productions' head of news, Glenn Bedingfield, for repeating claims made in a Sunday newspaper even after they had formally issued a denial.
MaltaToday reported last Sunday that a small turnkey firm was told that their work at Mr Fenech's house was "a favour" in return for his brokering the sale of Jerma Hotel in Marsascala. Mr Fenech denied the allegations and said he paid for the works after they were certified by an architect.
A judicial protest was filed a day later in which he denied the claims, which were also repeated on Sunday by Labour leader Joseph Muscat.