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Malta's opposition demands resignation of PM over Panama Papers
Source: Reuters
World | Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:28pm EDT
Malta's opposition demands resignation of PM over Panama Papers
VALLETTA | BY CHRIS SCICLUNA
Several thousand people filled a big square in Malta's capital on Sunday and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after the leaked Panama Papers said two of his political allies had offshore accounts.
"Shame on you, you are shaming Malta, you have lost the moral authority to govern," opposition leader Simon Busuttil said to the applause of protesters.
The rally, organized by the opposition outside the prime minister's office, drew no official comment from Muscat. He said on Wednesday that he would take a decision on the future of his two allies when he knows all the facts and on the basis of public sentiment.
The Nationalist Party opposition wants the removal of Health and Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and the prime minister's Chief of Staff, Keith Schembri.
The Panama Papers showed how Mizzi set up a company in Panama and a trust in New Zealand.
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Malta's opposition demands resignation of PM over Panama Papers
VALLETTA | BY CHRIS SCICLUNA
Several thousand people filled a big square in Malta's capital on Sunday and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after the leaked Panama Papers said two of his political allies had offshore accounts.
"Shame on you, you are shaming Malta, you have lost the moral authority to govern," opposition leader Simon Busuttil said to the applause of protesters.
The rally, organized by the opposition outside the prime minister's office, drew no official comment from Muscat. He said on Wednesday that he would take a decision on the future of his two allies when he knows all the facts and on the basis of public sentiment.
The Nationalist Party opposition wants the removal of Health and Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and the prime minister's Chief of Staff, Keith Schembri.
The Panama Papers showed how Mizzi set up a company in Panama and a trust in New Zealand.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-tax-malta-idUSKCN0X70RL
