Update 4: Evidence in oil procurement case - Tancred Tabone suggested Swiss account for commissions

Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Cassar told a court this afternoon how Tim Waters, an official in oil trading company Trafigura who was in charge of supplies to Malta, had a meeting in London with Frank Sammut during an international fair, and an agreement was reached for him to help Trafigura to submit the best offers to Enemalta. Mr Cassar was giving evidence at the opening of the compilation of evidence against former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone and his former consultant Frank Sammut, who are accused of corruption and money laundering in the oil procurement process. Mr Cassar said a Swiss bank account was specifically opened for $80,000 in commissions received in eight payments. The funds were divided between Mr Sammut and Mr Tabone. In a subsequent police statement, Mr Sammut said he also received a further €159,000 in an account in the Royal Bank of Scotland, which he also split with Mr Tabone. Mr Sammut used to give a copy of the invoices to Mr Tabone. Mr Tabone would be paid in cash and some times through money transfers. Mr Sammut had told the police that it was Mr Tabone who had suggested that the money from the commissions should be channelled to a Swiss bank...