PN demands publication of full Iosif Galea inquiry report

The Nationalist Party has demanded the publication of the full inquiry report into how the police failed to arrest gaming consultant Iosif Galea despite him being subject to a European Arrest Warrant issued at the request of German police last year.

Addressing a press conference outside police headquarters, PN Home Affairs spokesperson Joe Giglio said that the police had only published selected excerpts of the report and the Nationalist Party was still awaiting the publication of the full report.

The internal inquiry, chaired by Judge Emeritus Franco Depasquale, with Judge Emeritus Geoffrey Valenzia and Captain Reuben Lanfranco as members, found administrative shortcomings by two officers. The officers were not named and it is not known if they are still members of the force.

According to the conclusions of the Independent Police Complaints Board, there was no direction by top officials in the police force to help Galea, contrary to what could have been alleged.

The board also concluded that none of the police senior officials had any clue that a European Arrest Warrant had already been issued against Galea by the German police in May 2021, until he was arrested in Brindisi.

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