Updated: Abela case has shown PL to be 'morally bankrupt' - Busuttil

PN deputy leader Simon Busuttil this morning kept up his attack on PL deputy leader Toni Abela and reiterated calls for his resignation after a tape recording where Dr Abela was heard saying that he asked a Labourite policeman not to take further action after an incident at Attard PL club. Addressing a news conference at the PN headquarters during which several clips featuring statements by Dr Abela were broadcast, Dr Busuttil said that the PL deputy leader's position was no longer tenable and he should resign. This was because of what Dr Abela said in the recording and because of his inconsistency. Dr Busuttil asked if Labour leader Joseph Muscat knew about the case and if he did, why did he not do anything about it. He said that should Dr Abela fail to submit his resignation, Dr Muscat should shoulder the responsibility himself and request Dr Abela's resignation. The case, he said, had shown that the PL was now morally bankrupt and this could be reflected in the way the PL was behaving when faced with scandalous matter. Dr Abela is insisting he did nothing wrong, saying on TVAM today that he was being  ‘crucified’ by the PN to divert attention from more serious cases. On TVAM,...