Opposition leader Simon Busuttil today filed another libel suit against the General Workers' Union daily l-Orizzont.

The Nationalist Party said this was the fifth libel suit in two days filed by Dr Busuttil to fight allegations claiming that he somehow bribed the Gaffarena family.

Yesterday, he filed libel suits against l-Orizzont, it-Torca, One Radio and One Television.

“I categorically deny the false allegations made in the General Workers’ Union newspapers and I have no doubt that the truth will come out in court. That is why I am filing another libel suit.”

Dr Busuttil said that Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon ended up using the Gaffarena family as his shield because of his panic and to shirk responsibility.

He also said that until justice was served in court, he would leave it up to the people to choose whether to believe him or someone like Mr Gaffarena, who had lined his pockets thanks to the Labour government.

He reiterated that Mr Gaffarena turned to the Labour Party because he had had the courage to say no when he asked him for a permit for his illegally built petrol station.

The Labour Party, on the other hand, gave him more than he wanted, included millions of euros for half a property in Valletta.

Mr Gaffarena was now returning Dr Falzon’s favour by cooking up a big lie about him (Dr Busuttil), the Opposition leader said.

If Dr Falzon believed that the people would forget the scandals he was embroiled in, he was wrong, Dr Busuttil added.

The Opposition would continue to fight institutionalised corruption and work to clean up national politics.

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Joe Cassar denies allegations made in Gaffarena affidavits

Former Health Minister Joe Cassar this morning categorically denied allegations made in affidavits by Joe and Mark Gaffarena and published in today’s edition of l-Orizzont and on inews.com.mt.

In their affidavits, the Gaffarenas claimed that Dr Cassar had set up their meeting with Dr Busuttil.

Dr Cassar said that the truth will come out in the libel cases filed by Dr Busuttil against the GWU and the Labour Party.

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