Mayor sues for libel

Siġġiewi Mayor Robert Musumeci filed a libel suit claiming that a letter published in The Sunday Times was defamatory. Mr Musumeci, an architect, filed the suit against editor Steve Mallia and George Micallef who wrote the letter that appeared on...

February 4, 2009| Times of Malta 1 min read
Times of MaltaTimes of Malta

Siġġiewi Mayor Robert Musumeci filed a libel suit claiming that a letter published in The Sunday Times was defamatory.

Mr Musumeci, an architect, filed the suit against editor Steve Mallia and George Micallef who wrote the letter that appeared on January 25.

The letter, entitled Mepa's Ethics Are Confused, referred to a photo published two weeks earlier. The photo showed Mr Musumeci talking to a Mepa board member in a car park after a board meeting on a permit application.

Lawyer Josè Herrera signed the libel suit.

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