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The government discredits the institutions it cannot control, Partit Nazzjonalista leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday.

In an interview hosted by head of department of public policy at the University of Malta Dr George Vital Zammit, Grech remarked that the government was afraid of the Office of the Standards Czar.

When he cannot control commissioners, Prime Minister Robert Abela removes them, Grech charged, and added that Abela was indeed the continuity of the previous administration led by disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat.

Grech said that the current Standards Commissioner George Hyzler has the Oppositions trust.

I want Hyzler to continue investigating elected politicians and their behaviour, including myself and the parliamentary group I lead, if such a situation arises, Grech said, adding that politicians should be held accountable.

Grech pledged when Partit Nazzjonalista is elected to government, it would revisit dubious contracts signed during the Labour-led administration.

He remarked that the government chose not to act on the 274 million direct order awarded to James Caterers and a db Group subsidiary for an extension to the St Vincent de Paul Residence was done in breach of public procurement laws, according to Auditor-General Charles Deguara, who argued that the entire deal could be deemed invalid.

I am committed to review contracts where it is clear there are shortcomings. There are contracts that we have yet to see, he said.

Commenting on the latest survey by Malta Today, Grech acknowledged that more needs to be done to address the trust rating drop.

Grechs trust rating dropped by 10 points to the lowest since he took over the party leadership in September.

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