Minister denies involvement, but says nothing about his employee [Video]

Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon took to social media on Wednesday to deny having anything to do with a benefit fraud racket, but said nothing about a member of his inner circle having been linked to the fraud by one of its alleged ringleaders. 

Falzon posted on Facebook one day after he ignored Times of Malta questions about the allegations made by Roger Agius, who is facing charges of having perpetuated the massive fraud over several years. 

The scandal saw hundreds of people being given falsified documents which they then used to apply for monthly severe disability benefit payments, costing taxpayers upwards of €5 million.

Agius, who is pleading not guilty to charges, claimed on Tuesday that an official at Falzon’s ministry had facilitated the fraud and reassured him that as long as the minister [Michael Falzon] remained in the post, they would never be in any trouble.

Agius’ lawyer told court last week that Mark Calleja, who Falzon employed as a person of trust …