Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has come out strongly against the way charges are being issued in connection with the Vitals magisterial inquiry.

“Several lawyers have told me that, for the first time in their living memories, people will get charged in court without being granted the basic right to give a statement in advance,” Muscat said.

“This is no longer just political vendetta but has transformed itself into an obscenity (pastażata) and an abomination where the lives of several people are being thrown into the bureaucratic trash for several years to satisfy the convenience of a few.”

“All those who smeared themselves with this injustice or who washed their hands clean from trying to fix it will be harshly judged by the electorate in the short-term, by justice in the long-term, and by history forever.”

“I am ready for a struggle against those who want to seek vengeance on the Maltese.”