Joseph Muscat, the former PM of Malta, and other former officials have pleaded not guilty to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is stirring up Malta ahead of European Parliament elections.
Malta’s former prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and other former top officials pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections. The case involves a deal, originally struck in 2015, in which the management of three of the country’s hospitals was handed over to a private company. The concessionaire changed in 2018.
While the Labour Party is still expected to get the majority of votes, that might not be enough to ensure that it keeps hold of all four of its seats, and the Nationalist Party is hoping to attain a third seat in the election. In the 2014 European Parliament election, it managed to grab three seats despite receiving 33,000 votes less than the Labour Party.
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