Joseph Muscat wiped his phone data ahead of police raid, expert tells court

Former prime minister Joseph Muscat wiped data from his mobile phone ahead of a police raid at his Burmarrad home, a court heard on Wednesday. Court expert Keith Cutajar testified the former Labour leader twice ran Google searches on how to “erase or delete” Whatsapp backup chats. He was testifying in the criminal case filed against Muscat, and others, over the hospitals concession. Cutajar was appointed to crack Muscat’s phone after he refused to hand investigators the device’s passcode. The software used by the court expert obtained access after attempting the PIN 227488.