Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech will be instituting libel proceedings against Labour leader Alfred Sant following allegations made in an interview with The Sunday Times today.

A short promo-clip appeared on the timesofmalta.com website yesterday. Dr Sant said that the company Where's Everybody carried out work related to Dr Zammit Dimech's electoral campaign as a kickback for being contracted to do work in connection with the Isle of MTV.

In a statement, the ministry said that this assertion is an outright lie and one that could possibly have regrettable consequences. Multi-national companies do not take lightly to being implicated in allegations of this nature.

"The facts of the matter are that the Ministry for Tourism and Culture was in no-way involved in the sub-contracting of production services for stage and filming in connection with the Isle of MTV. All contracting was done directly by MTV or through G7."

The ministry strongly deplored the statement made by Dr Sant, who it said, has a duty to act responsibly and rather than indulging in mud-slinging and spreading false rumours should verify facts before making unfounded statements.

Dr Zammit Dimech will be instituting libel proceedings against Dr Sant in view of his assertions and has already called upon the Police Commissioner to investigate these allegations.

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