MEPs concerned about impunity enjoyed by Muscat, Schembri and Mizzi

A delegation of MEPs that travelled to Malta in May on a fact-finding mission has expressed concern about impunity afforded to key figures in the Joseph Muscat administration, including the former prime minister himself, his chief of staff Keith Schembri, and minister Konrad Mizzi.

The MEPs said the trio remains "unprosecuted for serious and substantiated evidence of corruption", as seen through NAO and FIAU reports and evidence published by the late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The report  was the second on the rule of law in Malta to be issued on Wednesday after a country report by the European Commission.

The MEPs from the civil liberties committee (LIBE) said they intend to constantly monitor, especially through the permanent Representation of the European Parliament in Malta and the NGOs operating in the territory, any progress made by the Maltese institutions in relation to rule of law and to repeat the mission within the next year.

The delegation welcomed additional capacities being made available for investigation and prosecution of crime in general, the reformed appointment procedure for judges, the ongoing reform of the Attorney General’s office, the efforts of...