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Minister Carmelo Abela questioned by police over HSBC heist claims

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Minister Carmelo Abela insists he had nothing to do with the heist attempt. Photo: DOI

Minister Carmelo Abela has confirmed that the police called him in for questioning over allegations that he was involved in a botched bank heist in June 2010.  In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Abela said the police called him in to answer questions related to allegations made by Alfred Degiorgio, one of the co-accused in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder.  Earlier, media reports suggested the minister left the police headquarters with his lawyer at around 2.30pm on Wednesday. Abela confirmed that Degiorgio had named him to police investigators in relation to the failed HSBC Qormi bank heist.  The minister said he answered all questions because he has "nothing to hide" and wanted the whole truth to come out.  Abela worked at the HSBC branch as a bank manager before entering politics.  Times of Malta has previously revealed that Abela testified in 2011 about the failed heist, telling a court that he had access to equipment that was used to generate access cards.  Abela initially told reporters that he "could not remember" testifying in the case, but has now said that he did so as a bank representative.   Writing on Wednesday, Abela wrote: "from my own verifications, it has emerged...


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