Monday, August 29, 2016

PN calls MPs' meeting to discuss 'latest scandals'

Nationalist Party Simon Busuttil has called a parliamentary group meeting for tomorrow to discuss the "latest scandals" enveloping the Prime Minister's Office, especially the Libyan medical visas scandal. The statement was released shortly after the Labour media published a statement claiming that an urgent meeting had been called to discuss the mounting pressure on Dr Busuttil as party leader.  The Prime Minister was getting entangled in his own lies where it came to the Libyan medical visas scandal, the Nationalist Party said.  The Sunday Times of Malta revealed last month allegations by a Libyan whistle-blower that Health Ministry official Neville Gafa ran a medical visa racket charging Libyans thousands of euros to get into Malta. Mr Gafa denies the allegations. The Malta Independent on Sunday yesterday reported that Joseph Muscat was aware of the corruption allegations related to the scandal. Dr Busuttil said yesterday that the Prime Minister has been aware of the allegations for at least a year. Still, Dr Muscat first said he was unaware of the scandal, and in the next sentence said he was aware of it and had relayed the case to the police, the PN said in the...

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