In a decision that has shocked political analysts and intensified the ongoing debate over Malta’s contentious healthcare privatization, Prime Minister Robert Abela has reinstated Ronald Mizzi as Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. The decision has provoked widespread criticism, both domestically and abroad, for appearing to trivialize the severity of criminal charges Mizzi is facing in connection with one of the country’s most notorious corruption scandals — the €4 billion Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) deal....

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