Arrigo shielded interest in company dealing with Yorgen Fenech’s father in 2013

PN deputy leader Robert Arrigo shielded his interests in a company which is used to operate the Topaz Hotel as part of a lease agreement negotiated with Yorgen Fenech’s father George. 

Asked by Times of Malta why his interests in the company had been concealed when it was set up in 2013, Arrigo said his ownership of Hummingbird’s parent company had been disclosed in his declaration of assets as an MP for a number of years. 

“A Maltese fiduciary company was used on incorporation for commercial sensitivity reasons. Back then, we wished to avoid irritating our suppliers and customers who to some extent may have, at the time, perceived us as their competitors”.

Labour MP Glenn Bedingfield on Wednesday challenged the unnamed owner of Hummingbird Properties to declare his “business links” with Daphne Caruana Galizia murder suspect Yorgen Fenech. 

Although Arrigo’s name does not immediately appear linked to Hummingbird properties, a €5 search of the beneficial ownership registry shows he has a controlling stake in the company. 

Prior to Bedingfield’s speech, Prime Minister Robert Abela argued it was wrong to try cast doubts on anyone who had ever spoken to or had a friendship with...