‘He Threatened Revenge’: Alex Muscat Breaks Silence Over Dead Voter Allegations, Denies Whistleblower Claims
Ex-Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship Alex Muscat has denied allegations linked to an illegal identity citizenship scheme, as accused by whistleblower Adel Ali Hassan.
Adel Ali Hassan, a long-time Labour activist has alleged that the identities of foreign-born Maltese citizens were given to other foreign residents for them to vote for the Labour Party.
This was all made possible, the whistleblower alleged in court, because a number of foreign-born citizens had not been registered as deceased once they died, so their identities could essentially be “transferred” to other foreigners living in Malta, who would then be paid to vote for the Labour Party.
On Thursday, Alex Muscat broke his silence, denying that Hassan’s residence permit was revoked after the whistleblower refused to support his electoral campaign in 2022.
“The truth is that Adel Ali Hassan had been applying pressure to gain Maltese citizenship even though he knew that he was not entitled to it,” Muscat wrote on social media.
Hassan, the former cabinet member said, threatened to smear him after he told him Maltese citizenship was not possible.
“I will not let any false allegation concerning me tarnish my reputation,” Muscat warned, adding that Hassan’s accusations in court were “full of lies”.
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