The police have not launched any investigations into government approved contracts which Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri were involved in, The Malta Independent has learnt.

Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil, during the protest against corruption held at the beginning of March, called on the police to investigate every government project which was approved under Dr Mizzi and Mr Schembri while they have been in government positions, after revelations that the Energy Minister opened a company in Panama, a tax haven, and Mr Schembri had also done the same.

Questions were sent by The Malta Independent, asking whether the police acquiesced to the opposition's requests to investigate all contracts which Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri were involved in.

Their reply is as follows: “With reference to the allegations involving Minister Konrad Mizzi and Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, kindly note that to date there is no reasonable suspicion that a crime was committed, which, in such cases, is legally required to initiate investigations.”