01/06/2020
In his conclusions, the magistrate called on the police's immigration and economic crimes units to investigate a report compiled by one of the court experts into the suspected trafficking group behind the migrants' ill-fated journey.
Among other findings, the magistrate called on the police’s counter terrorism unit to investigate a suspected smuggler whose mobile number was found in the possession of one of the rescued migrants.
Updated 7.15pm with Labour Party reaction A magisterial inquiry into whether the prime minister, the brigadier, and the crew of an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat were responsible for the deaths of at least five migrants at sea has cleared them of homicide. The government published the...