Mr Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has accused Mr Cachia Caruana of the following, viz. and to whit:
1. Colluding with high ranking members of the Labour administration led by Dr. Alfred Sant between 1996 and 1998 in an attempt at furthering his personal interests whilst putting his colleagues in the Nationalist administration led by Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami between 1987 and 1996 in a bad light.
2. Colluding with high ranking officials representing foreign states in a clear attempt at bypassing the Nationalist Party parliamentary group and the Maltese Parliament.
3. Fomenting the unrest which has led to the difficulties being faced by PN leader, Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, both within the party and in Parliament.
Pullicino Orlando promised to produce witnesses as to the above. A few minutes ago, timesofmalta.com published his list. It also published the text of his letter to Dr Marthese Portelli, the President of the PN Executive Committee, a letter which you might want to read, if only for its tone, which reveals the arrogant insolence that resides within this person.
The witnesses are: Police Commissioner John Rizzo, EU Commissioner John Dalli, PL whip Joe Mizzi, PL MP Karmenu Vella and Gordon Pisani, the Head of Communications at the OPM.
Let's take them in the above order.
Police Commissioner John Rizzo was never, to the best of my knowledge, a high ranking member of the Labour administration. Neither is he a high ranking official representing foreign states.
EU Commissioner John Dalli was never, to the best of my knowledge, a high ranking member of the Labour administration. Neither is he a high ranking official representing foreign states, at least not in the sense Pullicino Orlando means it.
PL Whip Joe Mizzi is, of course, a high ranking member of the Labour administration, as is PL MP Karmenu Vella, but given that he has lied in his teeth about me in the past, Pullicino Orlando will no doubt understand if I extend the same level of credibility in connection with this aspect of the matter. Neither of these two gentlemen, however, are high ranking officials representing foreign states.
Gordon Pisani was never, to the best of my knowledge, a high ranking member of the Labour administration. Neither is he a high ranking official representing foreign states.
So there we have it. With the above witnesses, Pullicino Orlando intends to justify his motion to have Cachia Caruana expelled from the Nationalist Party.