This op-piece is not an analysis of the election result. I have read so many of them that I have now become allergic, particularly by those who very clearly had
Cabinet denies Vincent Muscat ‘il-Koħħu’ request for pardon in Daphne murder
Cabinet has decided not to give presidential pardon to Vincent Muscat ‘il-Koħħu’, one of three alleged hitmen in Caruana Galizia assassination
13 January 2021, 8:02am
by Matthew Vella
The Cabinet has denied a renewed request for a presidential pardon to be awarded to Vincent Muscat ‘il-Koħħu’, one of three men accused of having assassinated the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The decision was taken on Monday, after Prime Minster Robert Abela informed ministers that his legal advice was not to grant Muscat immunity.
Muscat’s lawyer, Marc Sant, had already accused lead inspector Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra of playing for time in the interests of “prominent third parties”, in delaying a decision over Muscat’s request for a presidential pardon.