Dalli police investigation is entering its final stages

The police investigation into the John Dalli case is in the final stages and a decision over whether any charges will be issued is expected to be taken shortly, police sources have told The Sunday Times. The case has been placed under an information lockdown by Police Commissioner John Rizzo, who took a personal lead in the questioning of the former EU Commissioner and Nationalist heavyweight on Tuesday. However, police sources said that the evidence gathering was largely concluded and investigators were now in the process of establishing if further action will be taken in court. Mr Dalli was forced to resign as EU Health Commissioner last month when the EU Anti Fraud Agency (OLAF) concluded there was “unambiguous” circumstantial evidence showing he knew that his former canvasser Silvio Zammit asked for money from a Swedish tobacco company to lift an EU ban on snus – a smokeless form of tobacco which can only be sold in Sweden. However, the agency’s director general, Giovanni Kessler, had said there was no “conclusive evidence” showing Mr Dalli was involved in the request by his canvasser. Police questioned Mr Dalli at length between Monday and Tuesday during a 34-hour stay at the...