The prime minister said the timing of the pardon decision has nothing to do with the upcoming MEP and local council elections. Photo: Jonathan Borg
Robert Abela defended his cabinet’s decision to grant pardons to hundreds of people who benefitted from a fraud scheme, saying the absolute majority of those who illegally received severe disability benefits have already paid a price. “The consequence is that they have to fully pay back what they were illicitly given,” Abela told Times of...
