Public inquiry into whether Caruana Galizia murder could have been avoided ruled out

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has ruled out a judicial public inquiry into whether Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder could have been avoided. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Dr Muscat said there was no need for a public inquiry because as far as he knew the family had full confidence in the independent magistrate who was taking care of the investigation and who had no intrusion. “I would like to remind you that three people have already been arrested and there are ongoing procedures on the issue. That is almost unprecedented." The family is claiming that unless a public inquiry is held, the Prime Minister would not be fulfilling his obligation under the European Convention of Human Rights. Asked whether he would consider the family’s request to go beyond the magistrate’s inquiry to a full public inquiry, Dr Muscat said the government had seen exactly what the ECHR is saying and he believed the obligations were being fulfilled. He said he also believed investigators needed to be given the space to investigate and he was not too sure whether a second public inquiry, whatever that meant, could lead to a better result. Dr Muscat said that some sort of Parliamentary inquiry can be carried out...