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MEP accuses Maltese government of 'hate campaign'
By EUobserver
Maltese centre-right opposition MEP David Casa has accused the country's government of a "hate campaign" after he took two senior government figures - Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri - to task over corruption allegations. He spoke out after Malta Today, a newspaper, attacked him for employing his uncle and brother-in-law as local assistants on the European Parliament payroll, event though this did not break any parliament rules.