Suspended Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar said she is holding the owner of Mdina property at the centre of a scandal responsible for damage to her political career.

In a counter protest filed in court, Cutajar has also denied claims that she received a brokerage from the €3.1 million property deal.

Cutajar recently suspended herself, pending an ethics investigation, after it emerged that she had been involved in a property deal involving alleged Daphne murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech.

Fenech and the property owner, had signed a promise of sale in 2019 but the deal fell through when the former Tumas boss was arrested in connection with the journalist’s murder.

Cutajar and her associate Charles Farrugia, known as it-Tikka, had acted as brokers. They both allegedly received €46,000 from Camilleri, who is now demanding a refund.

Cutajar allegedly also pocketed €9,000 from a €30,000 pile of cash paid by Fenech. According to a Times of Malta report, Fenech had also promised Fenech “some money” while the Qormi MP had “solicited” his help over a political survey.

Last week, Camilleri filed a judicial letter in which he asked Cutajar and Farrugia to refund him €89,000 he had paid them in brokerage fees.

He said he had already paid cash in a promise of sale agreement signed on 14 May 2019, on condition that neither Cutajar nor her associate Charles Farrugia were to take the brokerage fee until the final deed of sale is signed.

In a counter protest, Cutajar denied having pocketed the fee. She also denied having already refunded €2,000, as claimed by Camilleri, and said she will be hoilding him liable for damage to her political career.

Cutajar denied Camilleri’s version of events and warned him not to continue with his “unfounded, malicious and baseless claims” or else face legal action.

The counter protest was signed by lawyers Edward Gatt and Mark Vassallo.