No rule of law without prosecution of Mizzi, Schembri and Muscat - Casa

“The fundamental metric on which the state of the rule of law in Malta must be assessed, is the level of progress of judicial proceedings against Mizzi, Schembri and Muscat”, stated Casa as he called for enhanced rule of law monitoring from the European Parliament and the European Commission. 

Casa explained the outcome of the court case, filed by then Leader of the Opposition Adrian Delia, that led to the annulment of the largest public contract in Maltese political history on the basis of fraud.

Casa said attention should be paid to ongoing developments and the impunity afforded to Maltese government figures when assessing the rule of law in Malta. He slammed the Maltese Government for “playing a prolonged game of smoke and mirrors with the promise of reforms” without getting any “closer to a functioning rule of law.”

Casa noted that concerns about the failure to prosecute corruption remain, with the situation worsening since the European Parliament flagged the lack of progress on anti-corruption investigations in a widely-supported resolution last October.

“The people of Malta and Gozo have been swindled out of hundreds of millions of euro with the current administration continuing to funnel millions to the company, in question, even after it was amply clear that the deal was the result of rampant corruption”, Casa told the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group within the European Parliament as well as the European Commission. 
 
“The impunity afforded to high profile former operatives of the current administration must cease and the integrity of Malta’s institutions must be restored so that they protect the people of Malta and of Gozo and not the criminals that swindled them. And until that happens such lack of progress should be taken into account for the purposes of rule of law monitoring and conditionality,” concluded Casa.