Partit Demokratiku candidate Godfrey Farrugia said that his Facebook profile was hijacked by a “trusted public officer”.

Dr Farrugia, who resigned from the Labour Party and threw in his hat with the PD on the last day that nominations for the election were being received, said that this happened when he was away in Gibraltar on official duty.

“For the last three days I ended up without my Facebook profile,” Dr Farrugia said today. “Somebody I trusted as a public officer used my identity documents to write to Facebook to inform them that my profile was his. Can’t believe these people exit.

“This happened when I was representing my country in Gibraltar. Thanks to my Facebook page I could remain in electronic contact, but without my profile my access to my friends was not available; it was actually abused. I wrote to Facebook and explained. I had to testify and was given back what belongs to me.

“This is the reality we live in. I have my suspicions because some coincidences indicate this.

“I forgive this person and wish (this person) health and peace”.