A Malta magistrate is investigating explosive claims of money laundering and corruption that have put New Zealand in the middle of a global cash trail from the family of Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev.
Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia has claimed to not only have documents backing up her claims, but also a whistleblower.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has denied once again claims that he or any member of his family has or had a secret offshore company or bank account, in any part of the world.
The involvement of Maltese politicians in the Panama Papers scandal will castdoubts on Malta’s ability to push through EU anti-money laundering and tax reforms when it holds the European Presidency, the Green parties at the European Parliament believe.
A French-chartered plane monitoring trafficking activity in the Mediterranean crashed in a ball of flames at Malta’s international airport on Monday, killing all five people on board, officials said.