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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 APRIL 2021 10 THE PASSPORT PAPERS COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 06 th May, 2021 10.30am 41/18 – EM Citadel Insurance plc (C21550) Vs Galea Edgar (ID38242M) et Apartment on the 6th floor numbered 9B forming part of a block of ten apartments and underlaying shop, which block is named "Scira Court", situated in number 58, Triq Rudolfu, Sliema. The said apartment has in common with other apartments in the same block, hallway, the staircase and the stair shaft, the stairwaysills, the roof, drainage system, the elevator and relative machinery, lift shaft, intercom, and in general those parts, services and all the commodities intended for the common parts, free and unencumbered with all its rights and enjoyments, and as in per contract by Notary Clyde La Rosa dated 22 of March, 1993. The apartment is subject to rent to third parties and is valued at €335,000. Apartment marked number 7 situated on the first floor level, underlaying another apartment internally marked with number 12 belonging to third parties property, forming part of a block of apartments and underlaying garages named "The Pines", in New Street off Swieqi Road, Swieqi, limits of San Giljan, which block is bounded on the North East by the said street, North West by a new street currently unnamed, and East by successors in title of Thomas Fenech. The said block was built on a divided portion of land of contiguous three plots marked as plots number 1, 2 and 3 on the plan annexed as per contract of Notary Marco Burlo' dated 25 of June, 1999, which divided portion of land forms part of land known as "Tas- Sidra". The apartment is subject to rent to third parties and is valued at €220,000. One bedroom studio apartment, internally numbered 2, situated on the second floor level of a block of 7 apartments number 3 named "Todd Flats", in Triq Bisazza, Sliema. The apartment will be sold with its back terrace, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and enjoyments, with unknown boundaries. The apartment is subject to rent to third parties and is valued at €385,000. 06 th May, 2021 11.00am 38/19 – EM HSBC Bank Malta plc (C3177) Vs Dr Fransina Abela et noe Maisonette on first floor level internally numbered 6, forming part of an unnumbered block of buildings, named as 'Meridjan', in Triq is-Sikka, Marsascala, as well as pro rata share of the common parts and services of the common parts and areas of the block including the common stairwell(s), the landings, the shafts and internal yards, the fixtures and fittings, rainwater and drainage systems, the common front garden, parapet walls, the ramp, the forecourt, and of all other common areas in the basement level of the block, including the washroom and the terrace which portion is at the back of the block of buildings, on the third floor, and its overlying airspace usque ad coelum. This property is bounded on the South East by the said street, on the North West by property of John Cutajar and on the North East by property of Muscat Scerri, with the right in favour of the groundfloor maisonette only to install a water tank, communal television aerial, communal satellite dish and right of access at reasonable times for maintenance and repairs, valued at €280,000. The garage internally marked number 1 at basement level, accessible from a private drive in, abutting onto Triq is-Sikka, Marsascala, including the pro rate share of the common parts with the other owners of the other garages in the same block and to contribute pro rate for the maintenance of the common parts, with other conditions as described in the procurement contract dated 27.08.2004, valued at €20,000. These properties enjoy and are subject to servitudes resulting from their position in the same block, including the use of services which may be passing through the overlying and/or underlying properties in the same block, as well as the underlying garages, subject to an annual and perpetual ground rent of €43.23 otherwise free and unencumbered, with all their rights and appurtenances. 06 th May, 2021 11.30am 04/21 – EM Caruana Sandra (ID107873M) Vs Mifsud Carmen (ID62959M) et Tenement officially marked number 24 in Triq Manuel Dimech in Ħal Għaxaq, with the admission of extraneous bidders, valued at €300,000. 13 th May, 2021 The tenement named Millenia, in Triq Aldo unencumbered and valued at €4,850,000. 25 th May, 2021 11.30am 51/20 – JGL Agius Robert Anthony (ID258389M) Vs Callus Kirsty (ID358992M) Tenement internally marked with number 9 entrance letter 'C', forming part of Binja l- Imsierah, in Triq tal-Balal, San Gwann, situated on the fourth floor, including the undived share of the common area and the roof and valued at circa of €200,000. 27 th May, 2021 10.30am 54/19 – AZ HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (C3177) Vs Mansour Samah (ID148406L) et Tenement officially numbered 138 and named Whoopie in Triq San Albertu, Gzira. The tenement has its own entrance on the ground floor level and is built on two floors, habitable on the first and second floor, with its own airspace and with all its rights and appurtenances. This tenement is overlying third party property together with common drainage system and as well as windows servitudes overlooking onto the said ground floor yard. This property was acquired from the debtor Samah Mansour and Simon Galea as per contract in the acts of Notary Nathalie Pace Asciak dated 15.05.1999. Samah Mansour has been assigned half the share of Simon Galea through a separation contract dated 26.10.2004 in the acts of Notary Nicholas Briffa and valued at €355,000. 27 th May, 2021 11.00am 53/19 – EM Bank of Valletta p.l.c (C2833) Vs Gouder Maria Gloria (ID499159M) et The house numbered 30 previously numbered 52 in Triq Konti Ruġġieru, Rabat, Malta built on two floors above street level while completely below street level there is an undergroud floor (basement) whose access is directly from stairs and internal lift while on the rear the basement has direct access to the back garden free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances and including its relative airspace valued at €725,000. Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Gaetana Aquilina For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals NICOLE MEILAK & NEIL CAMILLERI ALEX Muscat, now Parliamenta- ry Secretary for citizenship, was named by Henley & Partners as their "contact person" inside the Office of the Prime Minister. Muscat would ensure a "positive experience" for a client submitting to the application process for Mal- tese citizenship through the Indi- vidual Investor Programme, with the Maltese government helping the IIP's concessionaires to "mini- mize grief to clients." This grief included being chased by journalists. Muscat insists he had "no role" in the passports-for-cash scheme itself. Emails seen by this newsroom, which formed part of a cache of internal H&P documents obtained by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, shows Muscat had made the necessary arrangements for a client flying to Malta on a pri- vate jet. Henley were keen to avoid any "grief" for their client by having the press film his arrival, as had hap- pened with other rich applicants. In one email, a Henley Estates (HE) official emails various Hen- ley principals, including CEO Eric Major and chairman Christian Ka- lin, informing them that a British client would be arriving in Malta on 11 March 2014 for the issuance of his residence permit. "He will be flying in by private jet and as a result of this, I want- ed to alert you that he may expe- rience interest from the media. From my experience with a client last weekend who flew in on a private aircraft – the press were tipped off and then tried to fol- low the clients (we had security arranged so disruption was min- imal)," she wrote. The HE official asked what ar- rangements had been made "in order for the issuance of permit to proceed unhindered and for any guidance on how to ensure his visit is as smooth as possible." Major replied, pointing out Alex Muscat, then policy coordinator at the OPM, as their contact person inside Castille. His email indicates that the gov- ernment was willing to help Hen- ley smooth everything out for their short stays in Malta: "Thank you for your email. For your informa- tion, the government has kindly offered to assist us in minimizing disruption or grief when high pro- file clients, such as Mr *****, come to visit Malta." "The contact person at the OPM that you and Mr. *****'s personal assistant should contact in order to coordinate his arrival on the island is Alexander Muscat (cop- ied), whose contact details are as follows:" Major provided the official with Muscat's government email and Castille office phone number. He continued: "By copy of this email, I invite Alexander to get in contact with you so that you can discuss Mr. *****'s itinerary and consider what resources will need to be arranged to ensure a positive experience." Major also copied in then OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri, who has since been the subject of a magisterial inquiry into allegations of kickbacks from passport sales. No email reply from Alex Muscat could be found in the date cache. In 2020, Muscat was appointed junior minister for citizenship in the Abela administration, respon- sible for the successor to the IIP. He was asked as to whether his previous role as a "contact person" for Henley led to a conflict of in- terest, and if it was ethical for an OPM official to shield private cli- ents from public media attention. "The Parliamentary Secretary had no role in the IIP programme. Rather, he served at the Office of the Prime Minister, who aimed to attract foreign direct investment from various high net worth clients who had passed the necessary due diligence requirements," a spokes- person for Muscat said. "One particular threat to this in- vestment was the incessant harass- ment carried out exclusively by the Nationalist Party, as in the instance referred to by your kind self." This is in reference to the email claiming a passport client being "hounded" by journalists. "The Parliamentary Secretary has never carried out personal arrange- ments specifically for H&P's cli- ents," the spokesperson continued. "He does not carry out any duties or services related to citizenship applicants at present, other than his political and legal obligations as Parliamentary Secretary." This is a joint investigation by The Malta Independent, MaltaToday, and other partners, coordinated by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation. The production of this investigation was supported by a grant from the Investigative Jour- nalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund. Neil Camilleri is editor of The Malta Independent Junior minister was Henley's OPM contact to avoid client 'grief' Alex Muscat