On Wednesday 5 April, the chair of the European Parliament committee of investigation into the Panama Papers scandal, Germany's Werner Langen (EPP), expressed indignation at comments made shortly earlier in the Maltese press by a Maltese government spokesperson.
A few weeks ago, during a mission of the committee of investigation to Valletta at the end of February, Langen attempted to contact Keith Schembri, head of cabinet of the Maltese Prime Minister, who is alleged to have bought offshore...