‘Smoke Signals’ has premiered in Strasbourg, seat of the European Parliament in France, where a crusading MEP is pitted against the European Commission in defence of the disgraced John Dalli
The phone-call OLAF used to conclusively learn of a bribe that might influence decisions by former European commissioner John Dalli was said to have breached the human rights of Silvio Zammit, who died while still being accused of trading in influence. MATTHEW VELLA revisits a 10-year case yet to achieve any closure
Former Police Commissioner John Rizzo took to the witness stand in the criminal proceedings against former EU Commissioner, John Dalli, where he told the court of false statements made to the police regarding Dalli's knowledge of ongoing OLAF investigations
Lobbyist Gayle Kimberley was intercepted during a conference in Portugal by OLAF director Giovanni Kessler and pressured into being questioned in a hotel room