Opposition leader Joseph Muscat said this evening that he had had a meeting with the Commissioner of police on the allegations of attempted bribery during the privatisation of the dockyard's superyachts facility.

Speaking in a One TV interview, Dr Muscat said he had told the Commissioner everything he knew but he had protected the whistleblower.

"I do not play with people's lives," Dr Muscat said.

However, he added, it seemed that the prime minister was more interested in who had leaked the information, rather than what actually happened.

Dr Muscat said that it was very difficult to believe Dr Gonzi's claim that he did not know of the allegations when they were made to his office in September.

His interest, Dr Muscat said, was to establish what had happened and the actions of the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, and the General Secretary of the PN.

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