PN Leader Adrian Delia Has €670,000 In Loans But Zero Bank Deposits, According To Latest Financial Declaration
Following a detailed report in the Muscats’ spending habits, the focus has now shifted to PN Leader Adrian Delia’s affairs after he failed to declare any balances within his current or savings accounts in his annual financial declaration to Parliament.
While the Parliamentary declaration appears to say that any financial interest or bank balance must be made clear, The Times of Malta has revealed that Delia did not list the amounts in his current or savings account, despite declaring over €670,000 in loans.
Also telling is the fact that Delia had actually declared his wife’s bank balance in 2017.
A PN spokesperson addressing the issue is quoted as saying Delia “did not declare he does not have a savings/current account”.
“In his 2017 declaration, he was privy to information pertinent to his wife’s paraphernal account,” the spokesperson said. “Today he is not. There has been no change in interpreting anything at all. He has always been fully transparent and submitted far more information publicly than required.”
Delia’s financial position has regularly been called into question ever since his leadership bid, particularly his involvement in an Mġarr development tying him to a €7 million loan (as according to the 2017 declarations). This culminated in him publishing a statement of affairs just days before his successful election.
However, a very public separation from his wife further exposed the opposition leader.
After a court ordered him to pay his estranged wife €2,750 monthly in spousal maintenance, questions were asked on how he could afford to pay the fee on his €2,700 per month salary. The Times of Malta also factored in a number of monthly commitments, including a €9,000 lease of a Jaguar.
At the time, Delia said the sale of shares of his law firm and other business interests were funding his expenses.
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