Who were the malta exiles?
a. armenian citizens who were expelled from the ottoman empire to malta as a result of the armenian genocide
b. armenian secret armed group that launched attacks against ottoman leaders from malta
c. ottoman soldiers and politicians who were sent to malta for prosecution in the armenian genocide
d. maltese army units that fought alongside ottoman forces and served as killing units in the armenian genocide

The correct answer is C) Ottoman soldiers and politicians who were sent to Malta for prosecution in the Armenian Genocide.

The Malta exiles were Ottoman soldiers and politicians who were sent to Malta for prosecution in the Armenian Genocide.

These public military and officials figures of the Ottoman Empire were accused of war crimes and were in the Constantinople prison. The government of Turkey decided to send them to exile to the island of Malta, after the decision taken in the armistice of Mudros. Prisoners would stay on that island that was a colony of Britain, meanwhile, the Allies searched for evidence to prosecute them,

which statement explains one of the reasons world war 1 was so much more destructive than earlier conflicts