Qala Mayor “attacked by employee of well-known Gozitan developer”

The Mayor of Qala Paul Buttigieg, said that he has been “attacked by an employee of a well-known Gozitan developer.”

Buttigieg, who is well known for his defence of Hondoq, wrote on Facebook that he was reviewing cleaning works in the locality when “a truck driver shot out of a truck and assaulted him physically, shouting at him and telling him `Int imqabbad maghna’ (you are on our case).”

He stated that “this unprovoked attack resulted in minor injuries.and has reported to the police.”

Buttigieg said that, “this attack is further proof that some cowboys think they own Gozo and do not even want us to protest against the way they are ruining it. I am not going to lose heart and will continue standing up against the destruction of Hondoq, Qala and Gozo.”