She emphasised the online gaming sector, a mainstay of Malta's economy, which made the island a very interesting proposition for mafia organisations.The Italian commission's visit to Malta, which had been scheduled, coincided with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. "It is of the utmost importance for the Italian and Maltese parliaments to step up their collaboration when it comes to fighting organised crime. If the mafia is seeing Malta as its little paradise, then Malta should look at the quality of its economic expansion," she said.Giulia Sarti from the Five Star Movement noted that the mafia could not do all its work on its own. These criminal organisations kill people when they become obstacles to their money making operations and after what happened last week Malta needs to close the legal economic avenues that allow the mafia to do their work. "She said Malta and Italy had to cooperate on a parliamentary, judicial and police level.

Source: Libya Today October 24, 2017 15:00 UTC