Gatt: I did nothing wrong on Enemalta

Austin Gatt yesterday issued his strongest statement yet to deny any wrongdoing when he was minister responsible for Enemalta as fresh claims were reported on the infiltration of the corporation’s management by a Maltese representative of oil companies. Reacting to the latest story, published by MaltaToday yesterday, Dr Gatt said: “What I can vouch for and can swear to is that in my long political career as minister I have never, ever talked with anyone, in any sector I have been responsible for, about tenders, let alone the tenders being mentioned. “I have always refused to even entertain a conversation about any tenders, and any complaints I have received over the years about the handling of tenders I have always had a stock reply to: go to the police, the Commission Against Corruption or the Ombudsman.” The newspaper published documents that appear to show that entrepreneur George Farrugia, who at one point represented the oil firms Trafigura and Total, had insider access to the corporation’s management. The news-paper claimed it had e-mails showing that former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter and CEO Pippo Pandolfino had been hosted by oil lobbyists in Miami. Attempts to...