CCTV footage of Nicholas Azzopardi's death 'never meddled with'

The fourth inquiry into the case of Nicholas Azzopardi, who died in 2008 while in police custody, has ruled out that crucial CCTV footage of the incident was tampered with. Last November, the Attorney General referred the controversial case back to Magistrate Anthony Vella asking him to examine whether the “persistent allegations about the alleged doctoring of CCTV footage” were justified. The inquiry, concluded three weeks ago after witnesses’ testimony was heard, unearthed “no new facts”. Footage from police headquarters, collected as evidence during the investigation, was “never meddled with, as alleged by some sections of the media”. Read the full story in The Sunday Times of Malta.