Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi claimed that the Attorney General and Police Commissioner are withholding crucial documents from the Vitals inquiry, violating their rights to full disclosure and a fair trial. They made this assertion in judicial protests filed against the officials.
The protests followed the notification of criminal charges, including money laundering, bribery, and forming a criminal association, stemming from a lengthy inquiry into the Vitals hospitals ordeal.
Schembri and Mizzi, along with former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, are scheduled for arraignment next Tuesday.
They argued that they were not consulted before the charges were filed and have not received all the necessary documentation, specifically the appendices to the inquiry report.
The Attorney General maintained that the required process verbal and material evidence from parallel investigations were provided as mandated.
Schembri and Mizzi’s lawyers insisted that suspects have the right to all material evidence for a fair trial under the Criminal Code and the European Convention on Human Rights. They demanded immediate full disclosure and warned of potential constitutional proceedings if their rights were not upheld.
Additionally, they opposed Repubblika’s bid to be recognised as an injured party in the case, dismissing it as a baseless legal manoeuvre. Lawyers Edward Gatt, Mark Vassallo, and Shaun Zammit signed the judicial acts, criticising Repubblika’s actions as frivolous.
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