‘The interest of our country should come first and foremost’, Grech tells MCESD
Opposition Leader, Bernard Grech, told social partners in the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) that the interest of the country should come first and foremost, and if this is not given importance, everyone will be affected regardless of which sector.
Grech was leading a PN delegation in a meeting with MCESD members, where the discussion revolved around the local realities that everyone is living in, which the PN said is leaving Malta with a negative reputation in the eyes of other countries.
He recalled the serious accusations faced by various individuals “close to Prime Minister Robert
Abela’s Government”, among them being former Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, former Deputy Prime Minister, Chris Fearne, Governor of the Central Bank, Edward Scicluna, and Permanent Secretary, Ronald Mizzi.
The aforementioned and others are facing criminal charges of fraud, misappropriation or money laundering, among others, after the magisterial inquiry into the Vitals’ case was concluded.
“Abela’s leadership ended up throwing away the separation of powers, something that is jeopardizing the democracy of our country”, Grech said.
He pointed out that Abela’s attacks on the media and the judiciary are undermining people’s trust and is very dangerous, as people are feeling increasingly uncomfortable facing the Maltese Courts.
Considering all this, the Nationalist Party called the meeting in order for the country not to continue to “sink lower due to Abela’s and his Cabinet’s irresponsibility”.
Throughout the meeting, Grech was accompanied by the Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party, Alex Perici Calascione, PN MPs Ivan Castillo, Jerome Caruana Cilia, Graham Bencini, Alex Borg, Adrian Delia, Mario de Marco, and Robert Cutajar, as well as PN MEP candidate, Louise Anne Pulis.