Public Dialogue Parliamentary Secretary Chris Said filed a libel suit against the editor of One News over a news item claiming he made a false declaration in court.

Dr Said filed the application against Glenn Beddingfield, as news editor of the Labour Party’s television station, following the news bulletin on Sunday evening.

One News claimed Dr Said had made a false declaration in court when testifying in a separation case he was involved in as a lawyer before he was appointed parliamentary secretary.

Dr Said insisted the news item was defamatory and libellous.

Lawyers Joe Zammit Maempel and Franco Debono signed the libel suit.

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