PN demands corruption probe, Auditor General investigation into Marsa project

The Opposition has demanded separate probes by an anti-corruption body and the Auditor General into the Marsa junction project.

Times of Malta revealed on Sunday how €2 million in success fees promised by the winning bidder to Daphne Caruana Galizia murder suspect Yorgen Fenech sparked suspicions of corruption and bribery.

Addressing a press conference, PN MP Karol Aquilina said he had reported the Marsa case to the permanent commission against corruption, which is tasked with investigating corruption cases.

Aquilina explained that a number of criminal offences may have been committed by public officials in the €40 million infrastructure project.

Referring to Times of Malta’s report, Aquilina said Fenech’s promised success fees were going to be split between two companies, one of which is linked to 17 Black.

He recalled how former government officials Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri were going to receive the equivalent of €5,000 daily from 17 Black.

Fellow PN MP Darren Carabott, who chairs parliament’s spending watchdog, said the committees' Opposition members had also demanded a separate probe by the Auditor General.

Spending watchdog probe

Carabott asked the Auditor General to...