More contracts awarded to ex-PN candidate exposed

Further details of the contracts awarded by the former administration to former PN candidate Georg Sapiano.

4 August 2013, 12:00am
by Staff Reporter

After last June it was revealed that ex-PN candidate George Sapiano was awarded €900,000 in government contracts, last week it was revealed he received a further €60,000 from Kordin Grain Terminal.

Sunday newspaper Illum reports how the chairman of this company, Charles Demicoli, is a very close friend of Sapiano's, and collaborated on several projects including on newspaper 'The People'.

Illum also reports that while Demicoli was ADT chairman, Sapiano gained thousands of euros in legal consultancies, which were awarded through direct orders.

Read more in today's issue of Illum

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