Health Minister Zane DeSilva told Magistrates’ Court this morning that trucker Richard Foggo repeatedly threatened to kill him in a profanity filled tirade.However Mr Foggo denied threatening Mr DeSilva, saying he only raised a hand to him after the Minister turned towards him aggressively.Mr Foggo has pleaded not guilty to charges of using threatening words and threatening behaviour towards Mr DeSilva on Cabinet Grounds in an incident this August.Taking the stand, Mr DeSilva said on the day of the incident he was in is car when an agitated Mr Foggo, the President of the Bermuda General Truckers Association, confronted him.“He was rambling on about I was costing him business, that I caused him to lose business and he said something about his father’s death,” Mr DeSilva said.The Minister said that as the tirade continued, Mr Foggo said “I’m going to kill you,” and “You’re going to get what you deserve”.Speaking in his own defence, Mr Foggo said he was on Cabinet grounds to speak with the Attorney General when he saw Mr DeSilva, the boss of Island Construction, and decided to confront him about illegal trucking.Mr Foggo said at one point Mr DeSilva turned towards him aggressively, causing the trucker to step back and raise a finger to the Minister, saying: “If you lay your hands on me, I will shove my finger up your f***ing a**.”However he otherwise denied swearing or making any threats towards Mr DeSilva.Magistrate Juan Wolffe is expected to issue his judgement on the matter next week.