Updated: OPM communication head's fines revoked

The head of communications at the Office of the Prime Minister, Kurt Farrugia, was this morning found in contempt of court and fined €300 for failing to turn up for a libel hearing in the case instituted against him by Richard Cachia Caruana. The case revolved around the allegations that Mr Cachia Caruana used the Security Service for his own means. A warrant of arrest was ordered against Mr Farrugia. Moments later he was fined another €300 in the libel case instituted against him by the former PBS head of news Natalino Fenech. MR FARRUGIA TURNS UP, FINES REVOKED Mr Farrugia turned up at the court just after 11.30am. He said that he had not been notified, apologised to the magistrate and the fines were revoked.