Dalli: Barroso should be arrested if he came to Malta

Former EU Health Commissioner John Dalli said today that European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso should be arrested if he came to Malta. Reacting in a statement to comments made in Parliament yesterday by Opposition leader Simon Busuttil, Mr Dalli noted that Dr Busuttil had asked Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia whether Mr Barroso would be arrested if he came to Malta. “I would say that he should.” Mr Dalli said. When he referred to Dr Busuttil’s question on whether Mr Barroso would be arrested, Mr Dalli asked: “Was Dr. BS in Brussels on the 8th July? Did he meet Barroso or anyone else in the Commission to discuss this issue? Was it Barroso or anyone from the Commission that asked him this question? "I assure Dr. BS that this time around I will not leave things lie as I did in 2004, when the then Commissioner of Police decided not to investigate who instigated and used Joe Zahra, the private investigator who received a two-year jail sentence. Mr Dalli also said he had nothing to hide about a second investigation being carried out by Olaf, the EU anti-fraud agency. “Now I feel that I am free from my obligation of confidentiality. I am considering publishing the...