The General Workers Union said that Frans Buttigieg, former president of the union’s Public Service Section, has retracted the allegations against the union’s central administration and also withdrawn judicial proceedings against the GWU.

Following a meeting between the union’s legal counsel, Dr Aaron Mifsud Bonnici and Dr Edward Gatt, who represents Mr Buttigieg, the former section leader withdrew the allegations he made on 8 August 2006 at the end of the GWU’s National Council meeting.

Mr Buttigieg affirmed that the central administration members were people of integrity and he apologised for any inconvenience caused.

For its part, the GWU central administration retracted judicial proceedings against Mr Buttigieg.