Tag: #Malta
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Corruption evidence: Malta Deputy PM advisor bribed by Indian-Canadian businessman Ram Tumuluri
Valletta (By News Agencies): Malta Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne’s Chief of Staff and close associate has denied taking several undeclared payments from controversial Indian-Canadian businessman Sri Ram Tumuluri but banking evidence establishes that she was beneficiary of several suspected corrupt payments. Documentary evidence shows that a company linked with Vital Global…
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Indian-Canadian’s company made corrupt payments to Malta official, leaked papers show
Valletta (By Monitoring Desk): A controversial Indian-Canadian businessman whose company has recently signed a Rs2,800-crore deal to supply e-buses to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is facing fresh allegations of corruption – involving Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne’s office. Leaked documents show that a company linked to Sri Ram Tumuluri, the CEO of…
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Malta judge’s ruling slammed at European Court for false accusations of criminal conduct
VALLETTA, MALTA (By News Agencies): American healthcare giant Steward Healthcare International (SHCI) has slammed Justice Francesco Depasquale’s controversial judgment as “more a work of fiction than a sound and proper ruling” in a blistering court filing, rejecting the biased court ruling on each and every point including wild allegations of criminal conduct and fraud. In…
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Man admits murder of Malta journalist, jailed for 15 years
Valletta, Feb 23 (AFP/APP):One of three men accused of planting a car bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 dramatically pleaded guilty Tuesday and was swiftly sentenced to 15 years in jail. Vincent Muscat received a relatively lenient sentence after the judge said he had been cooperating with police for years,…
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Suspect in Malta journalist murder pleads guilty
Valletta, Feb 23 (AFP/APP):One of three men accused of the 2017 assassination of Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia pleaded guilty Tuesday, a major development in a case that has rocked the Mediterranean island nation. Vincent Muscat was arrested in December 2017, two months after the car bomb attack that set off a chain of…
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French banks targeted over loans to suspect in Malta reporter’s murder
Paris, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):Campaigner seeking justice for murdered Malta journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia said Monday they had filed a complaint with French prosecutors against four banks over loans made to a suspect in her death. Anti-corruption watchdog Sherpa and the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation want an inquiry into alleged money laundering by BNP Paribas, Societe…
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Malta businessman arrested in journalist murder case
Valletta, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): Malta on Wednesday arrested a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the day after an alleged middleman was offered a pardon to identify the mastermind behind the killing. Maltese national Yorgen Fenech was detained on his yacht at dawn as he tried to leave Malta,…