Karl Muscat, known to be a crusading money laundering prosecutor in the office of Malta's Attorney General, was found dead in his home under suspicious circumstances. the Authorities are already spreading rumours that it was suicide, but seasoned Malta watchers believe it was an assassination, due to his role in pending financial crime cases involving prominent Maltese, specifically millionaire businessman Yorgen Fenech and former supermarket executive Ryan Schembri, the cousin of indicted former Muscat Chief of Staff Keith Schembri. both defendants are linked to the Labour Party.
Mr. Muscat, who had a reputation for being dedicated to his money laundering cases, even to the point of working when other prosecutors are on strike. He even picked up the money laundering caseload of his striking associates earlier this year, indicating his zealous nature towards his profession. He was the prosecutor in a case involving a Fenech associate who as questioned by French Police, Nicolas Cachia, which could mean Fenech has possible criminal exposure in France; his Malta cases have dragged on for years, leading observers to conclude that disgraced Malta ex-PM has ordered that they be slow-walked to deny justice through delay.
The slain prosecutor was recently suspended by Malta's Attorney General, who is known
to be under the thumb of Joseph Muscat, who rules the country although forced out of office. Did he, like Daphne Caruana Galizia, discover evidence against Malta's criminal elite, and paid the price with his life ? European Union human rights investigators will most certainly be looking into his case, which demonstrates the hold the Maltese Mafia has upon the country, and its people.
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