Malta’s former premier Joseph Muscat is to face charges of bribery, misappropriation and money laundering in connection with a €400-million ($430-million) deal to privatize three state hospitals, the public prosecutor’s office has decided. Muscat, who served as prime minister between 2013 and 2020, is the highest-profile figure among roughly two dozen to be prosecuted over the deal, according to documents from the office seen by dpa on Tuesday. Muscat and two of his closest allies, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi, are suspected of having taken bribes in connection with a 2017 deal to lease thr…