The Nationalist MP under police investigation over the Mistra Valley case, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, has insisted that he had not lied to the party or the people before the general election when he protested his innocence in the face of Labour's corruption allegations.

Along with a series of facts related to the case, a number of reports and statements have surfaced in the press in the past weeks suggesting that Dr Pullicino Orlando had lied or held back significant information from the party when Labour launched its attack.

When questioned by The Times on this point however, he replied: "Absolutely not... not to the party, not to the people. "I told the party about all the facts that had to do with me," he said.

Labour Leader Alfred Sant had pulled out the contract during the final debate with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi before the election.

Dr Gonzi was asked on PBS's current affairs programme Dissett right after the election if there were facts about the case that he had found out after the election or in the final days of the campaign.

His reply was: "What I found out was about the contract that was made public... I knew that there was some informal agreement, that was the description, but I didn't have all the details..."

Dr Pullicino Orlando would not answer any further questions on the case. He insisted, however, that "there is absolutely no corruption on my part.”

Different press reports have claimed that the police may arraign people in connection with the case in the coming weeks.