Delia asks what Abela will do after claims against Muscat
Opposition leader Adrian Delia asked on Thursday what action the prime minister would take against Joseph Muscat, still a serving MP, following damning court testimony earlier in the day.
In a message on the PN media, Delia said testimony which showed Muscat's closeness to the man accused of masterminding the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder, as well as the alleged involvement of former chief of staff Keith Schembri threatened democracy.
"Abela cannot act like it is business as usual," Delia said.
He asked whether the deal for Muscat to step down in favour of Abela involved taking no action and ensuring that justice was not served.
This whole case including the way how a gang of criminals had taken over the Labour Party and the government was continuing to undermine Malta's credibility abroad, Delia said.
Malta could only emerge from this dark shadow when the culture of impunity was lifted, when criminals were no longer protected, when all the institutions were allowed to work, when effective action was taken against all criminals, and when there was justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The PN, he said, would support the police in their duties and he urged all responsible not to...