Enemalta arraignment: PM - I have done everything in my power to facilitate the investigation

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi issued a statement this afternoon after former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone and his consultant Frank Sammut were arraigned and accused of corruption in Enemalta oil purchases. "I cannot accept that persons, appointed to safeguard the public interest on public entities, betray the trust that has been placed in them," Dr Gonzi said. "Thus it is with profound disappointment that I have learned about the arraignment of Mr Tancred Tabone, a prominent member of the business community, in connection with events that allegedly took place while he was responsible for safeguarding the public interest on the board of a public corporation. The fact that these events appear to have taken place some nine years ago and that Mr Tabone’s appointment as chairman of Enemalta Corporation had not been renewed in 2005 is no comfort to me at all." Dr Gonzi said the behaviour of persons appointed to boards of public entities was regulated by both the law and the established Code of Ethics for Board Directors in the Public Sector. "Notwithstanding the good work that might be done by an individual in his private capacity, I reiterate that I cannot accept that any...