Malta's prime minister says he will resign amid a political crisis sparked by an investigation into the murder of a journalist. More here:
VALETTA - Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, engulfed in crisis over the probe into a murdered journalist, announced on Sunday he planned to step down, saying he would ask his ruling Labour Party to start choosing a new leader for the country next month.
“Our country thus will start a short process of approximately a month for the Labour Party to choose a new leader and a new prime minister,” he added. “All the responsibility I had to shoulder surely does not compare to the pain that the victim’s family is enduring,” added Muscat, 45.FILE PHOTO: Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addresses a press conference after an urgent Cabinet meeting at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta, Malta November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Schembri and Mizzi resigned on Tuesday and Schembri was interrogated for two days by police before being released without charge. Schembri has denied any wrongdoing. Mizzi on Tuesday denied any business links with Fenech and any wrongdoing. “He should have resigned a long time ago. Every day he stays in office means another day where justice is not done and not seen to be done. The prime minister has lost his legitimacy.”
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