
A protest organised by Repubblika took place outside Parliament on Wednesday after the government passed a Bill restricting the public’s right to request magisterial inquiries.
The demonstration coincided with the vote, which was approved by 37 votes to 30, with the Opposition voting against.
Protesters banged pots and pans, blew whistles, and shouted slogans as ministers entered and exited Parliament.
Many carried placards reading “Mafia,” “A Cabinet of Criminal Accomplices,” and “The Police Commissioner Sleeps in the Face of Corruption.”
Addressing the protest, Repubblika president Vicky-Ann Cremona said the Bill was an attack on justice, accusing the government of protecting those with something to hide. She announced that Repubblika would challenge the law in the Constitutional Court.
Former Repubblika president Robert Aquilina described the reform as an abuse of power, saying it aimed to block inquiries into government scandals, including the hospitals deal under former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
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Photo: Occupy Justice Malta