ABBA wants police to investigate 18 activists for breaking abortion laws

Political party ABBA has filed a police complaint demanding criminal investigations into 18 pro-choice activists and organisations. 

The party, which campaigns on an anti-abortion platform, said it wants police to establish whether the activists it singled out "have been breaking criminal law with regards to the current abortion services in Malta." 

The party specifically named the NGOs and individuals it wants the police to investigate. They include several people who have campaign for Malta's strict anti-abortion laws to be changed or called for support for Maltese women who seek to terminate their pregnancy.

But when Times of Malta contacted ABBA for further information, a spokesperson declined to cite the laws it believes the activists are in breach of. 

Two of the people singled out by ABBA, Andrea Dibben and Lara Dimitrijevic, fired back by saying their services do not break the law. They said ABBA was not the first organisation that called for the police to investigate them and that 'frankly, [they] will not lose any sleep over it'.

"FPAS is a service that provides non-judgmental, reliable information on reproductive choices to people in Malta. There is no law...