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The web of intrigue thickens

Silence was broken this week in relation to the Lino Cauchi mystery when Home Affairs minister Tonio Borg and Justice minister Austin Gatt were asked a series of parliamentary questions by Nationalist MPs Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Jean Pierre Farrugia.

The answers given did not reveal much but they confirmed what this newspaper has been reporting over the past few weeks; that the police have received new information about scandalous land deals in the eighties, which could shed some light on Lino Cauchi’s disappearance and murder.

Today we continue looking at the individuals who were professionally close to Lino Cauchi and question whether it is just coincidence that these individuals were time and again implicated in various scandals. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but it is difficult to deny that investigations into various scandals which occurred in the eighties always lead back to the same names.

And it seems that individuals who made a great deal of money at the expense of others today continue to enjoy the fruits of their ‘labour’ while time helps others forget the scandals.

But the truth is that Lino Cauchi’s relatives will never forget his brutal killing and the mystery that has shrouded the case from the very start. And what about the individuals who were coerced into selling off their land for peanuts, or were subjected to endless pressure by ‘protected’ people? Should they forget the injustice they suffered?

These and many other questions deserve answers. The issues have been raised again, let’s ensure they’re not buried for a second time.