Delia 'must step down' or be fired after domestic violence claims

Updated 6.40pm Calls grew on Adrian Delia to step down at once as Nationalist Party leader following claims of domestic violence in marital separation proceedings. "Adrian Delia is not fit for his constitutional role as Leader of the Opposition and therefore must resign now. If he doesn't, his party must see to it that he is fired," Occupy Justice said in a statement. Democratic Party leader Godfrey Farrugia and former PN general secretary Rosette Thake also urged Dr Delia to make an exit.  The couple's separation was made public two months ago, but leaks of documents detailing the alleged spat between Dr Delia and his wife Nickie Vella De Fremeaux have just emerged. In one paragraph, Dr Vella de Fremeaux alleges that her husband had been violent and abusive towards a number of his five children, who had also “witnessed their father beating their mother”. MEP and former Labour Party leader Alfred Sant, on the other hand, expressed disgust at the way Dr Delia's private affairs hand ended up in the public realm.  "The indecency of all those who are abusing of this delicate matter, which is currently before the courts, shows that they are not seeking justice but rather settling...