Corradino prisons head of operations to be replaced

The prison’s head of administration and operations Randolph Spiteri.
Corradino prison’s head of administration and operations Randolph Spiteri is to be replaced, multiple sources have confirmed.
Spiteri was former prison director Alex Dalli's right-hand man and a close confidant of his during a controversial period in prison history which saw 14 inmates die in three years.

Last week, he denied that he had been sent out on forced leave over questionable conduct with staff and inmates, insisting that he booked a vacation because he needed some time off to rest.
But on Tuesday evening he did not show up for the annual graduation ceremony for the new prison guard recruits and is absent from the official photo, which shows the new recruits with the prison’s top brass.
“The graduation ceremony is a momentous event for prison, and none of the top officials ever miss it,” one source said.
“Spiteri’s absence from that ceremony is very significant.”
Efforts to reach Spiteri yesterday were unsuccessful, but when he spoke to Times of Malta on Tuesday he reiterated that the allegations were unfounded. He insisted that he was still on leave and that he was scheduled to return to work “in the...