The ongoing case of Police Sergeant Cherise Camilleri is not an aberration to the norm imposed by the ruling government, but rather one of the many systematic cases of the deliberate dysfunction brought within the Police Force and the Attorney-General’s Office.
Some of the Police Officers who have been accused of leaking information have even got away with it and these include the previous Police investigator Ian Abdilla and even ex-Deputy Police Commissioner Silvio Valletta: both have been suspected and accused of leaking information on the murder investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia and none of them faced any legal repercussions other than having been dismissed from the Corps.
Prosecutions and Police investigations on high-level cases of corruption both past and present ones are at best kept to a minimum but in fact, altogether avoided. The resources, energy, and time dedicated to some high-profile cases still lag behind those of the defense, as seen in the case of Keith Schembri, Adrian Hillman, and Progress Press. The police and prosecutors appear to have effectively abandoned the case, as reflected in their poor performance in court.
Despite the numerous ongoing and future cases requiring resources, the Office of the Attorney General remains without a deputy and lacks a senior figure who inspires confidence in the fight against organised crime. The incumbent Attorney General does not have the trust of the Opposition, which currently represents roughly half of society. It’s as if the government hasn’t chosen its favourite candidate yet.
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