Here’s the video of Tonio Fenech’s press conference this afternoon

Published: February 22, 2013 at 9:32pm




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  1. Julian says:
    February 22, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    At one point I thought Tonio Fenech was going to show us the clock. What a farce this campaign is turning into.

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  2. Harry Purdie says:
    February 23, 2013 at 1:08 am

    MLP future retort to this press conference: ‘It’s probably best if you just ignore what we are about to say’.

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  3. Wilde One says:
    February 23, 2013 at 1:12 am

    Huda go fik Joey.

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  4. H.P. Baxxter says:
    February 23, 2013 at 4:08 am

    Ace.

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  5. maryanne says:
    February 23, 2013 at 8:08 am

    “I never met him (George). Our company did all due diligence necessary according to law. We trust our clients,” he said. (The Times)

    Aikon should have employed a couple of secretaries instead of a fiduciary company. It would have been cheaper.

    Someone please do explain the obligations of a fiduciary company.

    Cordina said he never met Farrugia. Strange.

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  6. CIS says:
    February 23, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Tonio might still not have the clock. Maybe he gave it away not kept it. That would be something he will not own to. I wish he shows a photo of it if he still has it.

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  7. Bob the bear says:
    February 23, 2013 at 9:09 am

    The version of events carried by Malta Today is astounding for all the wrong reasons. They say that the actual unfolding of events in this story is:

    1. Minister gets 5000 euro clock from oil trader
    2. Tonio Fenech accuses Labour finance man of being behind oil scandal.

    Of course, it was exactly the other way round.

    Saviour Balzan and Roger de Giorgio must be going crazy with regret that they ever started unearthing this story, because it just does not seem to be going in the direction he must have been hoping for.

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  8. Claude Sciberras says:
    February 23, 2013 at 9:41 am

    From the Times about Mr Cordina:

    He explained that fiduciary services were given to clients who did not want to show their name. “There are many genuine clients but this one (George Farrugia) was a fraudster and we knew absolutely nothing of the bribery he was involved in.”

    Mr Cordina said his company withdrew its services when Mr Farrugia’s brothers sent a legal letter accusing their brother of defrauding them.

    “I never met him (George). Our company did all due diligence necessary according to law. We trust our clients,” he said.

    It seems Mr Cordina never understood his job. The law prescribes that accountants and auditors be persons of integrity purposely to avoid fraud.

    As an accountant (and his auditor with him) he is not only to “trust” his client and put together a set of books but must be sharp enough to detect fraud or wrongdoing and not be part of it.

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  9. Herman says:
    February 23, 2013 at 10:02 am

    A press conference about a home-made clock. Unbelievable.

    [Daphne – The press conference wasn’t about the clock. The press questions were.]

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  10. Gahan says:
    February 23, 2013 at 11:35 am

    What about the unwanted gold Rolex worth thousands of Euros which was given as a gift to Raymond Mintoff by his brother Dom Mintoff?

    Read here:
    http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120823/local/Mintoffian-tales-of-temper-and-charm.433959

    “According to Raymond, this was one of the many ways in which his brother was misunderstood. “For instance, they say he was a miser. But he gave me this Rolex,” he says as he shakes the cherished gold watch worth thousands of euro on his wrist.”

    My unwanted gifts are wedding souvenirs which I donate to some charity so they can collect some fifty cents when sold, not gold watches worth thousands!

    Not to mention cruises on Marsovin’s yacht, the Noneta.

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  11. A+ says:
    February 23, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    I am disgusted.

    The press conference was about very important issues. It has been proved that Labour candidates lied …. again, and all the reporters are concerned with is a stupid clock given to Tonio Fenech before he became minister.

    It is obvious that the MLP, sorry Joseph Muscat (the MLP does not exist anymore) has infiltrated all media. For this reason, Daphne, I need to agree with you – Muscat is set to win the election.

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  12. AE says:
    February 24, 2013 at 12:26 am

    What a bunch of twerps. All those questions about an insignificant clock when there was so much else to talk about.

    With a few exceptions looks like most of them are sorry excuses for journalists.

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