Malta’s former prime minister charged with corruption over hospital scandal
Joseph Muscat, the central bank governor, and deputy PM accused over allegations once investigated by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Malta’s former prime minister Joseph Muscat has been charged with corruption in a hospital privatisation scandal that was once investigated by the murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Muscat has been charged with accepting bribes, corruption in public office and money laundering, according to documents seen by AFP. He has described the allegations as “fantasies and lies” and said he was the victim of a political vendetta.