[WATCH] Abela refuses to confirm whether police questioned him under caution
Labour minister Carmelo Abela questioned by police investigators over allegations by Degiorgio brothers on 2010 HSBC heist
Last updated on 19 May 2021, 5:42pm
by Karl Azzopardi
Abela refuses to confirm whether police questioned him under caution
Police investigators have spoken to brothers Charles and Alfred Degiorgio – the alleged Caruana Galizia assassins – of their knowledge about the 2010 HSBC heist, in which they have implicated Labour minister Carmelo Abela, who was then an HSBC employee, as an accomplice.
Police today called in Abela for further questioning over the details give by the Degiorgios.
Carmelo Abela would use equipment that produced access cards for HSBC Bank’s main office in Qormi, according to his own testimony 10 years ago.
Abela had been summoned as a witness by the prosecution in the compilation of evidence against Darren Debono, known as it-Topo, and Vince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, who were accused of executing a daring heist on the bank in June 2010.
However, Abela now claims that he cannot recall testifying in the proceedings when questioned by Times of Malta. His testimony was delivered behind closed doors on his request in February 2011.
At the time of the failed robbery, Abela worked as a senior insurance and statistics officer within the bank’s Department of Security, Health and Safety.