Joseph Muscat yesterday sidestepped a question regarding the different versions given by him and the PL deputy leader over what the Opposition leader knew about a drugs case at a Labour Party club.
Dr Muscat had at first denied any knowledge then stated he had been made aware of the issue, after letters to the Labour leader from the barman at the centre of the case were published by the Nationalist Party.
Dr Abela had told The Times in an interview last Saturday that Dr Muscat “knew nothing” about the drugs case, which centres on reports of an individual at a Labour Party club being seen cutting a “white block”.
Dr Abela sacked the barman at the club but has come under pressure because he failed to inform police of the case.
Dr Muscat initially said he was unaware of the case but on Tuesday confirmed otherwise after the PN published the letters showing he was informed of the incident.
The Labour leader has attributed the different versions to confusion on his part. He said that up to last Sunday he was under the impression that the case had occurred at a party club in Attard – only to find out later that it was a club in Safi.
Dr Muscat said yesterday they had taken the matter...
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