Updated: Oil procurement scandal: police have enough evidence to press charges

Updated - Adds comments by Frank Portelli and Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando The police have enough evidence to issue charges on the oil bribery case that has rocked Enemalta, but more people have to be questioned. Interrogators have questioned the man at the centre of the allegations, petrochemist Frank Sammut, who allegedly took kickbacks from Dutch company Trafigura for oil contracts with Enemalta in 2004. The probe also includes Trafigura’s representative George Farrugia and Enemalta’s former chairman Tancred Tabone, who was escorted to Mater Dei mid-interrogation after he fell ill. Mr Farrugia entered the picture after correspondence indicating he had insider access to the corporation’s management. Investigators also interviewed Minister Austin Gatt, who was responsible for Enemlta, but the session was mostly an information-gathering exercise. The final decision on who is arraigned will involve the Attorney General, particularly because of different interpretations on time-bars. Full story in The Times. FRANK PORTELLI SUGGESTS ACTION Meanwhile, former PN council president Frank Portelli, writing on his facebook page this morning, said the Attorney General should ensure that the...