Shadow justice minister Jason Azzopardi asked today whether decisions in the Gaffarena property expropriation scandal were taken at a higher level than Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon.

Speaking at a press conference, Dr Azzopardi observed that a week and a half had passed since the former Director of Estate Management spilled the beans in a sworn statement, and yet the Prime Minister and chief of staff Keith Schembri, the persons who took decisions as Castille, had not said anything about it.

He said the government should use the Whistleblower Act to encourage more people to come forward with the facts.

Dr Azzopardi pointed out that the Permanent Commission against Corruption Act was used by the Labour government to enable evidence to emerge over five smart metrers.

"I believe this case, involving some 3.5 million euros of taxpayers' money is far more serious. It's about time the AG does the same in this case so the public can get the ansers deserved."

Dr Azzopardi pointed out that Dr Falzon always insisted that he was not the one who personally intervened in this deal and he was bearing somebody else’s cross.

"Whose cross was this?" he asked.