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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 29 MAY 2024
NEWS
guilty to corruption-
order imposed
FORMER Prime Minister Jo-
seph Muscat said he would not
be giving any comments follow-
ing a ten hour marathon sitting
due to a court order.
"I would have liked to call
a press conference following
today's sitting, but due to a
court order I cannot answer
any of your questions," Muscat
told the press outside court on
Monday night.
Muscat was charged with
corruption, money laundering,
accepting bribes, fraud and
making fraudulent gain among
other charges in connection to
the inquiry into the hospitals
concession.
After a quick question by Mal-
taToday whether he betrayed
the trust of those who voted
for him, Muscat had nothing
to say, but his wife Michelle
shouted "I don't think so", be-
fore she was dragged off by the
former PM's security.
Konrad Mizzi does not
apologise, Keith Schembri
silent
As he walked out of court,
Konrad Mizzi refused to apol-
ogise for the fraudulent deal.
Mizzi started by stating that
court's gag order prohibits him
from speaking about the case.
When pressed on whether he
would apologise he simply re-
sponded, "Apologise for reduc-
ing energy and water prices?
Apologise for reducing the out
of stock medicines that a PN
government left behind?"
Meanwhile, Kieth Schembri
was much more tight-lipped,
insisting that the court has or-
dered him not to speak about
the case. "It looks like you wer-
en't in court," he quipped to
one journalist, insisting that he
could not respond.
'I can not say
anything due
to court order'
Muscat tells press
after marathon
sitting
KARL AZZOPARDI &
MATTHEW FARRUGIA
kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt • mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt
Joseph Muscat exiting the courthouse
