Mark Gaffarena scandal 'just tip of the iceberg' - Simon Busuttil

The Nationalist Party will announce a number of measures before the end of the year which it will bind itself to introduce on the first day of taking office, Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said this morning. Speaking during an interview on Radio 101, Dr Busuttil said these measures would deal with, among others, ministerial behaviour and meritocracy ensuring that Malta was really a country where there were opportunities for all. Dr Busuttil spoke about the Mark Gaffarena scandal and pointed out that this was just the tip off the iceberg. “It is our duty as an Opposition to uncover the other scandals we do not yet know about,” he said. Dr Busuttil said that the scandal was getting deeper and deeper and Mr Gaffarena had even turned to the courts to keep the owners of the other half of the Valletta property which the government had expropriated from selling it to third parties. This was because he wanted to buy it to make even more money, he said. “Has the government lost all sense of shame? Had I been Prime Minister I would have taken immediate action,” he said, adding that weeks had now passed and political responsibility had to be shouldered. Turning to the Zonqor University...