Police investigations prompted by the Egrant inquiry are ongoing, Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar has told a court.
He was testifying in the constitutional case filed by Opposition leader Adrian Delia against the Attorney General for refusing to pass on the full magisterial inquiry.
Cutajar confirmed the police received the full report from the Attorney General as was ordinary practice each time a magisterial inquiry was concluded. He did not elaborate on the type of investigation.
The Egrant inquiry ended in July this year and its conclusions were published. However, despite the Prime Minister insisting he wanted the full inquiry to be released, the Attorney General has been reticent.
Egrant is a company opened in Panama together with two others owneb y Minister Konrad Mizzi and OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri. No evidence was found to sustain allegations by slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that Egrant belonged to the Prime Minister's family.
Delia had asked the AG for a full copy of the inquiry but this was turned down, prompting the Opposition leader to open a constitutional case. He insists the fact that the Prime Minister has the full report is constituting political imbalance.
The police commissioner told the court that he had a full copy of the inquiry, as did assistant police commissioner Ian Abdilla and the three inspectors investigating the case.
Cutajar explained that when an inquiry is concluded, the magistrate can ask the police to specifically prosecute particular people or ask them to carry on investigating.
The Egrant case is being heard by Judge Robert Mangion. Lawyers Vincent Galea, Andre Portelli, Janice Chetcuti and Errol Cutajar are appearing for Delia, while lawyer Victoria Buttigieg is defending the AG.
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