Greens split over Egrant allegations

Former Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Michael Briguglio yesterday publicly urged his successor, Arnold Cassola, to put Malta before the party and attend today’s national demonstration on the current “institutional crisis”. In an open letter to Prof. Cassola, Dr Briguglio wrote: “Malta is facing an institutional crisis. And AD is heading towards irrelevance by sitting on the fence. “We Greens should know better than constructing partisan walls. Given that Labour will not remove the gang which has taken over, the people in the streets can do this through peaceful protest. Will you attend tomorrow’s protest? I will. As a Green.” He was reacting to an earlier post by Prof. Cassola who called on journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia to reveal all. “If you have the evidence you seem to have had since March 2016, you should now reveal everything… and let’s nail the crooks. Forget your ego. Forget Pulitzer prizes or Politico prizes. Malta and the well-being of its citizens comes before our egos,” wrote Prof. Cassola. “Democracy in our country is at stake. Now is the time to reveal all. If you don’t, you not only risk destroying your credibility... you risk contributing to destroying...