The temporary disappearance of €4,000 from Gozo Channel ticket sales was only reported to the police two weeks after the incident and only after the media got wind of what happened.

The story dates back to June 25 when an envelope with €4,000 went missing from a ticket booth, although it was later returned.

Times of Malta is informed that the police have since filed charges against Gozo Channel employee Joseph Portelli.

The decision to leave the police out of it was taken by Gozo Channel chairman Joe Cordina who specifically ordered company employees not to involve the police.

Read the full story in Times of Malta, the e-paper or timesofmalta.com premium here.

In a statement this evening, Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi called on the Prime Minister to take action against Mr Cordina.

The people, he said, expected the Prime Minister to be serious and accountable as he had promised to be before the election.

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