'So-called' whistleblower was 'not singled out' for revocation of citizenship, parliamentary secretary insists

The parliamentary secretary responsible for citizenship on Wednesday denied that a man described as having blown the whistle on an Algeria visas scam had been singled out for revocation of his Maltese citizenship.
Replying in parliament to remarks made on Tuesday by Jason Azzopardi, Julia Farrugia Portelli said the Nationalist MP had been very selective and misleading in his remarks.
She said that Alex Fezouine had not been singled out but was among a group of 17 against whom proceedings had been started. Their citizenship had not been revoked and  they had a term within which to argue before a board why their citizenship should be maintained.
While Dr Azzopardi had claimed that Mr Fezouine could not have his citizenship revoked for vitiated consent of his marriage, Mr Fezouine had actually been found by a court several years ago to have married a Maltese woman solely for the purpose of attaining Maltese citizenship. This amounted to marriage of convenience, which was a valid reason for citizenship to be revoked, she explained. 

Mr Farrugia Portelli said a simple Google search of court records was enough to show how Dr Azzopardi was incorrect. 
A court had found Mr Fezouine had...