Hospitals inquiry concluded, 78 boxes of evidence passed on to Attorney General

Hospitals magisterial inquiry passed on to Attorney General on day election nominations opened

By: maltatoday.com

Apr 30 2024
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Hospitals inquiry concluded,

The magisterial inquiry into the sale of three public hospitals to Vitals Global Healthcare is complete and has been delivered to the Attorney General.

This emerged in court on Tuesday from the testimony of the Registrar of the Criminal Courts Franklin Calleja.

“The inquiry was concluded and closed last Thursday; it went to the AG on 25 April,” Calleja told Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti.

The day coincided with the day when the nominations for European and local elections opened. Nominations closed on Monday at 7pm.

Calleja was testifying in the case instituted by former prime minister Joseph Muscat to remove the inquiring magistrate.

Asked by Muscat’s lawyer Vince Galea to explain the mechanics of the process, the registrar said the procès-verbal, after being exhibited in the registry, is sent together with all exhibits to the AG. Calleja said 78 boxes of evidence had been sent together with the inquiry.

So far, no information about the outcome of the inquiry has emerged, but the hostile stance adopted by Prime Minister Robert Abela last Sunday suggests an unfavourable outcome for his party.

Abela accused the judiciary of “political terrorism”, a statement repeated by Muscat to reporters as he entered the law courts on Tuesday morning.

More to follow.