The government was until last March actively seeking to acquire Palazzo Verdelin in Valletta, in spite of its categorical denials, The Sunday Times of Malta can reveal.

These internal discussions coincided with Marco Gaffarena’s contacts with the private proprietors of the palazzo informing them that the government was ready to buy them out for €3.5 million.

Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela denied in Parliament that the government was considering either buying or expropriating the palace in Archbishop Street, currently housing the Valletta police station.

The Sunday Times of Malta has seen correspondence between the Land Department, the Permanent Secretary of the Home Affairs Ministry and the minister himself indicating that the government was about to decide on how to acquire the palazzo.

Read more in The Sunday Times of Malta.

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