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A magistrates’ court has ordered the police to investigate “thousands” of images retrieved from a camera hidden inside a ladies’ bathroom discovered during money-laundering investigations.
The snippet of information was divulged in court on Monday when criminal proceedings resumed against Florinda Sultana and Albert Buttigieg who are currently pleading not guilty to involvement in the running of two fish restaurants, allegedly used to launder funds linked to oil smuggling.
When testifying against Buttigieg, IT expert Martin Bajada said that his task had consisted in examining some 32 electronic devices, which yielded 458 gigabytes of data collected in 81 boxes of evidence.
Of all the devices seized during police raids, only three pen drives and a laptop hard disk were relevant for further investigations for money-laundering purposes.
Two architects, Daniel Micallef and Claude Mallia testified to their relationship with Scoglitti.
Micallef said he had been commissioned to carry out architectural works at the restaurant by Debono on 16 April 2014. He had filed an application for a Development Notification Order in Debono’s name. Another application was filed to make a tent on the premises into a permanent structure, add solar panels and other small jobs, but the Planning Board had recommended a refusal.
The application for Scoglitti was then withdrawn. In this case the application was made by Debono as an individual. On 8 March 2018, an enforcement notice was issued to Florinda Sultana. “When this happens the solutions are two: Either you remove the structure or apply to sanction.” In this case an application to sanction was filed by Sultana.