Grech lambasts Labour MPs for defending Zammit Lewis, Konrad Mizzi

Opposition leader Bernard Grech lambasted Labour MPs on Wednesday for continuing to defend Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis despite him having had friendly Whatapp chats with Yorgen Fenech.

Speaking in parliament during the budget debate, Grech said it was ironic that the minister responsible for justice and good governance had been found to have communicated with Fenech.

Times of Malta revealed on August 1 that Zammit Lewis communicated with Yorgen Fenech after addressing a press conference mocking attempts by Simon Busuttil for justice over the businessman’s secret company 17 Black.

“How can one have a ministry of justice and good governance headed by a minister who ignored a motion by the opposition to discuss his own behaviour?” Grech asked.

He was referring to a motion of no confidence, presented by the opposition, which was not put on parliament’s agenda.

Grech said MPs were elected to serve the people, but this minister had communicated intimately with an alleged criminal at a time and in the context of the biggest corruption scandals ever to have rocked the country.

The biggest shortcoming was not only the minister’s, but also that of all Labours MPs who continued to...