This is Clint Scerri’s immediate superior: Richard Dimech

It turns out that Clint Scerri is not so much the Kink tal-Lents as the Lands Dauphin. His immediate superior, also handling the Lands Department, is Richard Dimech – Falzon’s so-called chief of staff.

Dimech was a Bank of Valletta employee, as was Michael Falzon until he became parliamentary secretary, and both of them were abusively given early retirement – three years’ salary – by the Bank of Valletta when Falzon got into government and Dimech went to work for him.

Dimech was general manager at the bank’s branch in Republic Street, Valletta, but when George Abela was made head of state, he was seconded to the president’s office as his ‘diplomatic adviser’ (hence the diplomatic messes). He and Abela are cousins.

When Abela’s term was up, Dimech did not go back to the bank but was abusively given early retirement after being absent from the bank for five years, and then migrated to Falzon’s private secretariat.

Michael Falzon was a Bank of Valletta employee all his working life, from 1979 right up until he became parliamentary secretary in 2013. Here is his bio up to the general election.

Dr Michael Falzon was educated at St Albert the Great College in Sliema and Valletta. He then proceeded to do his sixth form studies and joined the Bank of Valletta in 1979 as a clerk.

Michael Falzon is employed at the Bank of Valletta as an Executive Head within the Bank’s Legal Office.

Richard Dimech (far left) with friends. The man on the far right, with the money on his shoulder, was the president’s chauffeur when the president was George Abela. The president’s son, Robert, is his brother-in-law. Robert and his father’s ex chauffeur are married to two Zerafa sisters.

Richard Dimech was general manager of Bank of Valletta’s branch in Republic Street, Valletta

Richard Dimech, a Bank of Valletta employee on secondment to Michael Falzon’s private secretariat