| ALTERNATTIVA DEMOKRATIKA The Green Party Nifs Gdid, Nifs Nadif http://www.alternattiva.org.mt [email protected] Media Release Solidarity with journalist Gillian Bartolo AD-The Green Party expresses its solidarity with journalist Gillian Bartolo who has been sued for libel by Angelo Xuereb in his personal capacity and on behalf of AX Holdings. "AX Holdings is reacting to the growing consensus in Maltese civil society that a golf course in Verdala is a social and environmental disgrace. Stilfling public debate will not help anyone" said James Debono, a spokesperson of AD -The Green Party. AD-The Green Party challenged AX Holdings "to publish the names of those farmers who are presently in favour of the development of a golf course on agricultural land at Verdala". AD- The Green Party insists that farmers and other persons who are exposed to the pressures of heavily financed, professionally advised and highly motivated speculators should be allowed a cooling off period to rescind any agreement made at such an obvious disadvantage. Michael Briguglio Public Relations Officer Stqarrija Media Solidarjeta mal-gurnalista Gillian Bartolo Alternattiva Demokratika tesprimi s-solidarjeta taghha mal-gurnalista Gillian Bartolo li qed taffaccja libel minn Angelo Xuereb fil-kapacita personali tieghu u f'isem AX Holdings. "AX Holdings qed tirreagixxi ghall l-konsensus dejjem jikber fost is-socjeta civili Maltija li golf course fil-Verdala m'hi xejn ghajr dizgrazzja socjali u ambjentali. Billi jinhonoq id-dibatitu publiku fil-pajjiz dwar din il-kwistjoni ma jiggwadanja hadd", sostna James Debono, kelliem ta'Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party. Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party issaqsi "AX Holdings lesta tippublika l-ismijiet tal-bdiewa li prezentament jaqblu li jigi zviluppat golf course fuq l-art agrikola li jahdmu?". Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party tinsisti li l-bdiewa u nies ohra li habta u sabta jkollhom jiffaccjaw il-pressjoni li jaghmlulhom spekulaturi iffinanzjati sew, armati b'pariri professjonali u kkargati biex jaghmlu profitt ghandhom jinghataw zmien biex jibdlu fehmithom dwar kull ftehim li jaghmlu waqt li jkunu f'qaghda hekk zvantaggata. Michael Briguglio Ufficjal Relazzjonijiet Pubblici |