Yesterday, some eagle-eyed readers have brought to my attention some interesting points about the prosecutors who signed the court citations against Joseph Muscat and others. The most senior prosecutor among them is Francesco Refalo who is just 31 years old, while the others are still in their twenties and have recently graduated. These prosecutors will be battling in court an ex-Prime Minister and a host of other politicians and officials in what is the most high-profile corruption case in our history.
Their details have been confirmed by graduation records of the University of Malta and Francesco Refalo was also President of the Law Students’ Society. Separately, another reader also informed me that Francesco Refalo is actually a relative of Ian Refalo and worked with his firm, Refalo Advocates. Ian Refalo was Joseph Muscat’s nominee to head a public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and was also a political appointee unto various boards and institutions under the Labour government. Even if the conflict may appear far-fetched, prosecutors are to strive for absolutely no risks in conflict due to the sensitive nature of their work.
Primarily, what’s very worrying about this is that a 31-year old and two young novices are being pushed into battle by the Attorney-General into what clearly is one of its most historic and crucial legal battles. Yet, despite the magnitude and the historical importance of this case, the Attorney-General doesn’t seem to be projecting a lot of effort into it.
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