The opposition, in their application, want a magistrate to determine whether there have been any potential breaches of the criminal code, including money laundering. Lawyers for Mizzi said the application, made by members of the Nationalist party, “expose the political partisan motives of the allegations against him”. The application was prompted by reports the FIAU had found that payments totalling €1.3m (£1.14m) were made into a shell company in Dubai. The company, called 17 Black, was described as one of the “target clients” for two Panama entities of which Schembri and Mizzi were beneficiaries. Responding to the allegations, a spokesman for Mizzi said his Panama company – created after he entered office – was wound up without ever having traded.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2018 21:48 UTC