Environment and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino yesterday filed a libel suit against Super One radio broadcaster Etienne St John over comments he passed during a programme on the radio.

In a statement, the Department of Information said the minister filed the libel suit against Mr St John over allegedly libellous comments he made during the newspaper analysis on the Super One Radio breakfast show. According to the statement, Mr St John passed comments on the rationalisation process of the development boundaries.

Dr Joe Zammit Maemple signed the writ.