PD secretary general calls on MPs to vote in favour of Truth and Justice Commission

Partit Demokratiku secretary general and MEP candidate Martin Cauchi Inglott has encouraged all MPs to vote in favour of proposals to establish a fully independent commission that will conduct three separate public inquiries into the murders of Karin Grech, Raymond Caruana and Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The appeal was made yesterday after Partit Demokratiku MPs tabled before Parliament a number of amendments to the Inquiries Act that would create the Truth and Justice Commission headed by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.

The commission would work with a panel of Malta’s most senior judges in appointing three public inquiries that would examine the circumstances surrounding the murders of Karin Grech, Raymond Caruana and Daphne Caruana Galizia.

“The inquiries will not replace the criminal investigations currently underway. We support the work of the police,” said Cauchi Inglott.

The party’s secretary general explained that the role of the Truth and Justice Commission will be to “establish how we failed each of these three victims and to bring closure to the families of the victims.”

Under the proposals, a panel made up of representatives of the victims’ families would be actively involved in setting up the inquiries and following the proceedings. A final copy of each report prepared by the Truth and Justice Commission would be made available to the victims’ panel for review and comment before publication.

Cauchi Inglott ended his message with an appeal to all citizens to encourage their MPs to approve these proposals. “We need truth, justice and lasting change in our country,” Cauchi Inglott said.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on these proposals on Wednesday.