Malta’s former prime minister and other top officials are to appear in court to face charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections. In 2015, a deal was struck in which the management of three of the country’s hospitals was handed over to a private company.
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta ’s former prime minister, Joseph Muscat , and other top officials are to appear in court Tuesday to face charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for Europe an Parliament elections.
The ruling had an immediate impact on the governing Labour Party’s popular support, which dropped sharply. The first stage of the criminal proceedings, a pre-trial stage, starts Tuesday for a group of those charged, including the former prime minister.
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