Tag: Electrogas
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It’s not about Electrogas – Joseph Muscat
In yet another of his diabolical acts of political shrewdness, the disgraced ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today said several “imprudent things“, since this is the language that the government and the Labour Party are currently using about the verdict on Yorgen Fenech. He basically used a very eloquent and well-produced text (typical of his political…
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An explainer by a risk analyst on why Yorgen Fenech wanted to have Daphne Caruana Galizia killed
There’s a very definite and material reason why Yorgen Fenech chose to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia and it wasn’t just because he feared being outed for his corruption with Keith Schembri, Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat via his secret company 17 Black. In early 2017, especially by February, Electrogas faced a severe cash-flow crisis. Its…
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Let’s be honest: there will never be full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
As much as I sympathise with the heartfelt messages of support for Daphne’s family and the call for the continued fight to seek full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, let’s be brutally honest. There will never be full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the man who admitted to paying for her murder has walked…
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Prosecutor pins down the motive behind Daphne’s murder on 17 Black (and Electrogas)
Earlier today in Court, Yorgen Fenech kept making admissions that he paid for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia despite denying that he wanted to murder to her and was only involved in the murder due to Melvin Theuma and Keith Schembri. Yorgen Fenech was also questioned by Prosecutor Godwin Cini over 17 Black and…
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Electrogas was a failure – Siemens
There were interesting revelations yesterday in Court as the defence of Yorgen Fenech tried to bring forth multiple legal points of order to disrupt the proceedings and even the trial. The son of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Andrew, testified that at the end of her life his mother was hard at work on her…
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Just another intimate relationship with a significant person
Earlier today, during the ongoing trial of Yorgen Fenech, Catherine Halpin was mentioned. Catherine Halpin is an engineer who worked as Electrogas’ commercial director. According to testimony given in court today by Matthew Caruana Galizia, she helped Yorgen Fenech secure funding for the project when it was facing significant liquidity problems. The fact that Electrogas…
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The consequences of being led by someone who doesn’t understand consequences
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s most enduring and memorable character trait is that of a person who does not understand consequences. He is the archetypal Labour operative who gained power with zero effort after a lucrative career that was laid out for him by his father, along with a history of commingling with criminals, to whom…
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Maltese government remains mum on energy purchases policy
Net News ran a report that the government is refusing to disclose details about its energy purchases. Concerns are growing about the government’s energy purchases and its overall energy policy after the war in Iran has shocked oil and gas prices upwards. Malta’s electricity system relies on a combination of imported natural gas, electricity generated…
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New trading link between Elctrogas/SOCAR clique and Alkagesta emerges
A new connection between the Electrogas/SOCAR clique of traders and Alkagesta, Malta’s largest oil cargo-trader, has emerged thanks to an indirect link found by oil and energy industry press outlet Euro Asia News. The article notes that Maddox DMCC, a commodity trading company in Dubai, lists Russia as one of its major oil suppliers along…
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Maltese investigators accuse SOCAR Trading of bribing Maltese government officials
Maltese investigators are accusing SOCAR Trading of bribery previous Maltese government officials Keith Schembri (Prime Minister’s chief of staff) and Konrad Mizzi (Minister of Energy). The news came out today in a Times of Malta article revealing conclusions by the Magisterial Inquiry on the Electrogas scandal. No details have been provided so far, however Keith…
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SOCAR Trading SA to be indicted in court over 17 Black
Times of Malta has today revealed that SOCAR Trading SA will be indicted to court over the 17 Black case. 17 Black was a Dubai-based company owned by Yorgen Fenech which was meant to pass bribes of the Electrogas project to government officials including the Prime Minister’s Chief of staff Keith Schembri and Energy Minister…
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Clarification on the 17 Black and Electrogas Inquiries
Yesterday, we were first to break the news that a Magisterial Inquiry was deposited at the Office of the Attorney General that will kickstart a new court case in relation to the Electrogas project. The Magisterial Inquiry’s main investigation was on the Yorgen Fenech’s Dubai-based company, 17 Black which was meant to launder illegal proceeds…
