Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said he would be filing libel proceedings against the Times of Malta over an item that appeared yesterday entitled ‘Investor in Mizzi firm linked to corruption’.
Dr Mizzi has insisted the publication of the Panama Papers has vindicated his claims. “Contrary to the statements made in this article, the revelations made by ICIJ [International Consortium for Investigative Journalists] and the documentation published concerning the matter have completely vindicated the facts as freely and willingly divulged by me and I am satisfied with the rigour and honesty that they have treated the information disclosed. It is unfortunate that the Times has not acted with the same rigour and honesty,” a statement by the Department of Information quoted him as saying.
The ministry was asked to provide a copy of the court application to obtain more information on what Dr Mizzi describes as “lies and fabrications”, but it had not been sent by the time of writing.