Court upholds request to open magisterial inquiry into alleged LESA racket
On Monday, Jason Azzopardi stated that his request was upheld, adding that unless an appeal is filed, a magistrate will be chosen to lead proceedings by the beginning of next week
The court has accepted the request for a magisterial inquiry into an alleged multimillion euro racket involving top LESA officials.
In August, Jason Azzopardi had requested a magisterial inquiry after he claimed that top LESA officials were involved in a scheme to fraudulently transfer penalty points incurred by Maltese drivers onto tourist rental cars.
Through the racket, a Maltese offender's licence penalty points and fines are forgiven, while the fines are transferred to tourists' driving licences. The racket has ingeniously created a win-win situation for all involved, bar LESA, read the application.
Speaking to MaltaToday in an interview, home affairs minister Byron Camilleri had stated that he will not oppose the magisterial inquiry, and denied knowledge of the racket.
On Monday, Jason Azzopardi stated that his request was upheld, adding that unless an appeal is filed, a magistrate will be chosen to lead proceedings by the beginning of next week.
Azzopardi appealed to anyone with “concrete information” about the racket to speak with the inquiring magistrate next week.
“I myself will be providing plenty of new information that I received last week, including evidence and testimony,” Azzopardi wrote.
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