[WATCH] Repubblika protest calls for Rosianne Cutajar's resignation

Civil society NGO Repubblika has called for the resignation of junior minister for equality Rosianne Cutajar in a protest held outside the Justice Ministry in Valletta on Wednesday.  

Last week further revelations were made on Cutajar’s relationship with the alleged mastermind behind the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia murder, Yorgen Fenech.   

It was revealed the Labour MP allegedly received a broker's fee for a property deal involving Fenech.   

It was also revealed that Cutajar sought help from the Tumas magnate, for a political survey in her district in 2019.   

“Rosianne Cutajar is obliged to explain to us why in four years the only time she spoke in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was to undermine the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Cauana Galizia and defend Yorgen Fenech,” Repubblika President Robert Aquilina said.  

Aquilina also stated the Prime Minister Robert Abela should explain why he considers it acceptable that Cutajar had received the cash and never declared them.  

“The Parliamentary Secretary should tell us why after everyone knew Yorgen Fenech owned 17 Black, she maintained a relationship with him and accepted gifts worth thousands of euros,” he said.  

Cutajar and Abela have an obligation to start answering and give the explanations that people have a right to know about, according to the NGO president.  

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