The sale of passports is not simply a money spinner but a means to attract “high network individuals” who can help change Malta’s economy, according to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who tells Mark Micallef that some of the criticism levelled at the programme is really unfounded.

Watch excerpts from the interview above. Read the whole interview in The Sunday Times of Malta, the e-paper or timesofmalta.com premium here.

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