The medical visas scandal exposed by The Malta Independent on Sunday over the past weeks was the subject of a discussion within the Nationalist Party parliamentary group that took place this afternoon, with an MP saying afterwards that unless the government takes action on the latest controversy, it would be a confirmation that Castille is a nest of corruption.
Nationalist MPs who spoke to the media at the end of the meeting said the sole purpose of the meeting was for the party to discuss the prevailing situation with regard to the latest political storm that has hit the government.
Speaking to journalists, PN MP Claudio Grech said would not go into what was discussed, while Charlo Bonnici said that the visa scandal wasn't the only thing they spoke about. When asked by PL media of his thoughts about Dr Busuttil being "weak", he said he has "no time for fairy tales."
Antoine Borg and George Pullicino left the building together with Mr Borg saying that the visa scandal was discussed as were the links there could be with the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr Pullicino added that if the government doesn't take any action over this case, it is a confirmation that Castille is a nest for corruption.
TMIS published receipts which purport to show that €35,000 in payments were made to Health Ministry employee Neville Gafa by a Libyan middleman supposedly in exchange for medical visas for Libyan citizens who were victims of conflict, visas which however were not issued.
In a statement yesterday, the PN said Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat knew all about the scandal long before it was broken by the media as PN leader Simon Busuttil had told the PM about it last year.
Mr Gafa is denying all allegations.