AD demands independent board of inquiry on Gaddafi-Malta dealings

Arnold Cassola, AD spokesperson on EU and International Affairs, stated: "PN Secretary General Paul Borg Olivier has said that the PL has received money directly or indirectly from the blood-stained hands of Gaddafi. Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant has written that a Libya Foreign Minister has declared that PN politicians have used their public positions for private gain. In view of these serious assertions, an independent Board of enquiry should be immediately set up".

"The inquiry should also investigate the CIA 1989 revelation that Sergeant Mario, Mr Johnny and Mr M., all working at Luqa airport, were in the pay of the Libyan Secret Service, whilst Libyan Secret Service man Mustafa Hasuni was "also utilised as conduit to the Malta Labour Union leaders and influential members of the Maltese Nationalist Party".

It is also the Maltese people's right to know who are the Maltese partners of the Gaddafi family entourage that invested 87 million Euros in our country. Persons who had a direct business involvement with the Gaddafi family or, who represented the Gaddafi family in dealings, should not be appointed ambassadors or entrusted with any position of trust in Maltese institutions",  Cassola said.

AD Chairperson Michael Briguglio said: "in the post-Gaddafi context, the Maltese Government should support a transition towards democracy, human rights, social justice and environmental justice. Malta's foreign policy should give due importance to such priorities in addition to economic and strategic concerns. Just as Malta played a role in the downfall of Gaddafi, it should play a role in the call for ethical foreign policy with regard to the ousting of brutal regimes," he said.