‘My work must be hitting a nerve’ - David Casa

In response, Casa issued a statement of his own. “Saviour Balzan’s MaltaToday published a contorted story where they implied I broke EU rules despite them having been provided with the specific legislation proving that this is not the case by me. The assertions made in the article are intentionally inaccurate and misleading. There is nothing irregular, illegal, there is no breach of EU rules and neither are there any ethical concerns that are raised by this story.

“The purpose of the MaltaToday story is intended to damage my reputation on the basis of deceit. It is part of a concerted and sustained effort by the Labour Party to silence its critics. In the last month, I have been threatened with legal action by the FIAU after