Allow me to refer to the article/interview appearing in another section of the local press entitled “‘Labour president lied’ – Jason Micallef” by journalist Christian Peregin in which now demoted Malta Labour Party general secretary stated that party president Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi “lied” when, during the current affairs television programme Dissett on 6 October, he (Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi) stated that it was “his choice not to contest for the general secretary post in January 2010”.

May I remind readers and the ex general secretary himself that on 9 March 2008 (exactly a day after the 2008 General Election), Mr Micallef told the local media that the official results, which had just been issued by the Electoral Commission (awarding an electoral victory by a slight margin of votes to the Nationalist Party), did not tally with his calculations since it was clear (to himself), that the Malta Labour Party had just won the General Election.

It was later pointed out by Michael Falzon (then deputy leader of the Malta Labour Party) that he (Mr Micallef) did this only in order to save face, even though knowing full well that the Electoral Commission’s results and statistics were accurate and precise.

How was that for a barefaced lie?

Edward Torpiano

FLORIANA