In a sworn affidavit, Jo Said recounted how Nationalist MP David Agius had admitted to him “that corruption runs deep in the Nationalist Party and the government.”

Mr Said met Mr Agius at his behest on 17 January morning at Saracino’s in Attard square after they had met on a TV programme.

On that day Mr Agius confessed to Mr Said that “corruption runs deep in the Nationalist Party and the government.” Mr Said asked him whether he would leave this matter on his conscience and told him that he would become corrupt by hiding away corruption. He then asked the MP to meditate and pray as he was admitting the fact to himself and to God.

He then told Mr Agius, who according to Mr Said had tears in his eyes; to be a man and be faithful to electors, cross sides or else denounce such acts in parliament.

However, the MP told Mr Said that it would be difficult for him to denounce corruption as “for first there is a fine and secondly they would break me”.

Mr Said, in his affidavit, said he knew the MP as a man of values, a family man and a churchgoer and in this regard told him that he should pass on good values to his children.

The MP then thanked Mr Said for opening his eyes, according to Mr Said. The affidavit was signed by Dr Joe Mifsud.

Mr Said spoke to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi about the writ as he walked from the President’s Palace to Castille. He then followed up to Castille where he spoke to the media about his claims of corruption within the PN.

Mr Said said: “Four years ago, I was like you.” TMID asked Mr Said whether he was saying that journalists covered up corruption. “I was not speaking to you. Do not put words in my mouth. Stop being arrogant. Clown,” was the answer. At this point, TMID refused to take further notice of Mr Said, rather than stoop to his levels of cat-calling.

At this point, a journalist from The Times carried on questioning him but eventually walked away too after Mr Said wagged a finger in his face and told him “not to spin, you are arrogant”.

He then proceeded to give a full-length interview to One Television. It is understood that he then presented a copy of the writ to the Prime Minister before filing it in court.