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The Office of the President insisted on Saturday that it does not have any organisational role in Paqpaqli għall-Istrina as a court case discusses the ill-fated 2015 edition which left several spectators injured. «The President did not assume any orgaPresident's office insists it 'absolutely plays no part' in Paqpaqli għall-Istrina organisation
The Office of the President insisted on Saturday that it does not have any organisational role in Paqpaqli għall-Istrina as a court case discusses the ill-fated 2015 edition which left several spectators injured. «The President did not assume any organisational role in Paqpaqli għall-Istrina. It would have been irresponsible for the Head of State, who had no knowledge, and no technical expertise in automotive issues, to have done so,» a statement from the Office of the President said. The delicate court case took a turn on Thursday morning, after former president George Abela told the court that as president, he had felt the need to fully shoulder the responsibility of charity events such as Paqpaqli għall-Istrina, seemingly contradicted Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's testimony. He was testifying in the compilation of evidence in a case instituted by the police against a number of people involved in the organisation of the 2015 charity edition of Paqpaqli ghal l-Istrina motorshow in which a supercar crash injured 21 people. But through a four-page statement to the press, the office of Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said it wanted to appeal for the truth. "While seeking to clarify any... Read more