Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Tuesday insisted he was determined to see the Egrant inquiry report published in full.
Speaking in Luqa, he said that this, however, had to be done with respect to the Attorney General’s advice that one should not be hasty and publish anything which could hinder investigations.
A court on Tuesday denied that request and the Opposition said it would be appealing the decision.
He said there were those who falsified documents and his interests were not vindictive but that these persons were caught.
Referring to the former Opposition leader’s declaration that he (the Prime Minister) should stop playing the victim, Dr Muscat said he hoped Simon Busuttil would not have to go through what he had.
#Egrant is no frame-up, it’s a cover-up. @JosephMuscat_JM KNOWS who owns it but he’s taking everyone for a ride. No, he’s no victim. We are. We are all victims of the corruption he lets go unpunished. https://t.co/4bPeF1Eoaz
— Simon Busuttil (@SimonBusuttil) May 15, 2019
“My strength to tell him so comes from the serenity within me. From the honour I have to lead this nation.”
Dr Muscat said that those who appealed for votes through division were in a state of panic. Labour, on the other hand, appealed for unity. “Malta in our hearts means that one has to love all Maltese wholly and truly at all times,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that the most divisive matter was the way parties looked at issues. Labour looked at the country and the people from a positive lens while others panicked and made up issues which everyone knew did not exist. One had speak on the difference between those who were positive and wanted unity and those who were negative and whose only intent was to sow division.
Dr Muscat praised young people for their commitment to issues they believed in and to which they dedicated their free time. He thanked them for being the heart and soul of the country.