More e-mails show Zammit chased the snus lobbyists

The Wall Street Journal has published details from an e-mail exchange showing Silvio Zammit, the middleman at the centre of Dalligate, pursued the European Smokeless Tobacco Council (Estoc) and offered them his “lobbying” services. Details from this correspond-ence between Mr Zammit and the smokeless tobacco lobbyists support what tobacco producer Swedish Match told The Times. It is another twist in the affair, which last week saw European Commissioner John Dalli step down after an investigation by the EU anti-fraud agency OLAF linked him to a bribe request by his former canvasser and former Sliema deputy mayor Mr Zammit. Mr Zammit allegedly asked snus manufacturer Swedish Match for €60 million in return for influence on legislation in Mr Dalli’s port-folio. OLAF claimed it had circumstantial evidence showing Mr Dalli knew about this request. Both men deny the claims. The e-mail exchange between Mr Zammit and the Estoc secret-ary general, Inge Delfosse, started on March 8, according to The Wall Street Journal, following an initial verbal contact. “Following a first exploratory meeting with the relevant Maltese liaisons, I can propose the following package of services which we can...