Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi this evening said that the “truth has emerged… (that he) never did anything  wrong”.

In a Facebook post, Mizzi said he welcomed the conclusions of the inquiry carried out by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja.

“After a detailed analysis that involved foreign forensic experts and the hearing of hundreds of witnesses, the truth of what I have always said has emerged – that I have ever did anything wrong”.

He said that some people maliciously lied about him and others to gain political advantage. These persons, Mizzi said, twisted facts and invented lies to win an election. These people, at the time holding top positions in the PN, worked hand in hand with some journalists who agreed with them.

Now that the truth has emerged, these people must shoulder their political responsibility, Mizzi said.

Mizzi, along with OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri, admitted to opening secret companies in Panama. Mizzi was the only European minister named in the Panama Papers.