Malta’s Prime Minister Submits Plans For Żejtun Villa Whose Illegalities Were Controversially Sanctioned
Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia Abela have submitted plans to demolish a villa in Żejtun, whose illegalities were sanctioned soon before they bought the property.
According to information published on the government gazette and the PA’s website, the Abelas plan to demolish the existing villa and animal enclosures and replace it with a new residence with a garage and a pool.
The 2,200 square metre estate named ‘Ċinja’ was purchased by the Abelas in July 2017 for a bargain rate of €600,000.
The purchase has sparked significant controversy, particularly after irregularities on the site were regularised just three months earlier. The previous owners were not even allowed to sell the property before Abela entered the picture.
The property was sanctioned due to illegal extensions in the 1990s, which saw the development encroach on ODZ land.
Abela was serving as a lawyer for the PA at the time beyond his work as an MP and the cabinet lawyer to former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. However, he has long denied any interference.
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