Refalo slams Italian news report linking him to Mafia boss as 'absolute hogwash'

Refalo slams Italian news report linking him to Mafia boss as 'absolute hogwash'

Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo has denied an Italian news report that he owned a house in Gozo where a Sicilian mafia boss lived.La Stampa reported on Saturday morning that Salvatore “Totò” Riina hid from Italian authorities in a sea-view villa in Qala owned by the Maltese minister. Riina was reportedly a frequent visitor to Gozo.However,...

Minister Anton Refalo Slams Italian Mafia Link Claims As 'Absolute Hogwash'

Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo has strongly denied an Italian newspaper report that suggested a Gozo property once served as a hideout for notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Totò” Riina and alleged a connection to him. Refalo called the claims “absolute hogwash,” insisting the report is entirely false. The Italian daily La Stampa published a story asserting that Riina, one of Sicily’s most feared Mafia leaders, had used a sea‑view villa…