Simon Busuttil files libel suits against GWU newspapers, Labour Party media

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has filed libel suits against It-Torca, l-Orizzont, One television and One Radio. He said that articles in the GWU newspapers and features on the Labour party's television and radio linking him to Joe Gaffarena were a lie from beginning to end. “I am proud to have said no to Mr Gaffarena personally when I met him before the election, at his own request, and he asked for a permit for his illegal petrol station to be issued. "This is proof that I not only believe, but also live, honest politics." Dr Busuttil said that it was because the Nationalist Party said no to Mr Gaffarena that the latter turned to the Labour Party, which gave him whatever he asked for.