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Carmelo Abela on HSBC heist testimony:
'Prosecution did not
ask for me specifically'
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MATTHEW AGIUS
THE daughter of a care home resident has
asked the police to take action against Casa Ar-
kati management in Mosta, claiming her elderly
mother was being malnourished and severely
neglected, after the elderly woman lost a leg to a
gangrenous infection that had developed with-
out her family being informed.
A criminal complaint was filed on Friday,
claiming criminal negligence on the part of the
lead nurse and manager at the home had led di-
Police present 12 Terabytes
of data in searches related
to Darren Debono
Woman files police
report fearing mother's
neglect in care home
KURT SANSONE
CARMELO Abela has admitted
testifying in the 2010 HSBC heist
case, insisting though that the
prosecution did not summon him
personally but the bank.
After claiming that he could not
remember testifying in the court
case, Abela now says that he was
only summoned as a bank repre-
sentative.
The minister had testified behind
closed doors in February 2011,
in the compilation of evidence
against two men accused of car-
rying out the daring robbery that
ended in a shootout with police.
Last week, when asked about his
testimony Abela said he could not
remember giving evidence in the
case but always denied ever being
interrogated by the police.
Minister changes tack
following 'verification' that
shows he testified in HSBC
heist case • Carmelo Abela
insists he is not a suspect
and was not cautioned when
giving police a statement
