Parnis’ chauffeur sacked in ‘strange circumstances’

Local government Parliamentary Secretary Silvio Parnis recently sacked his chauffeur, but the government is refusing to divulge the reasons for his dismissal. The sacking happened a few weeks before the imprisonment of a member of Mr Parnis’ private secretariat which happened a week ago today. The latter case involved 28-year-old messenger Keith Felice who was jailed for three years after admitting to defrauding JB Stores in Iklin to the tune of €5,000. It transpired that the messenger used to make regular purchases from this outlet and bill the items on the parliamentary secretary, in order to sustain his drug habit. Though Mr Felice’s case was disclosed to the media through an official statement, government sources told the Times of Malta that a month or so before, the junior minister's driver had also been fired in “mysterious circumstances”. READ: Parnis fires messenger who name-dropped him to defraud JB Stores The same sources noted that it was quite surprising how there had been two sackings in such a short time, within the same private secretariat barely a few months in the legislature. “According to standard procedures anybody engaged in such sensitive posts must first...