Justice Minister Jonathan Attard has pledged to “investigate and act” if justice was hindered when lawyers accused of attempting to bribe a journalist were cleared by a court on Monday because of a mistake by the Attorney General's office. The minister was asked in parliament whether he still had confidence in Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg after Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers Gianluca Caruana Curran and Charles Mercieca were cleared on a technicality. In later comments to Times of Malta, the Justice Minister refused to weigh in on Victoria Buttigieg's track record. The charges were dropped due to the prosecution citing the incorrect law when bringing charges against the two lawyers, who were accused of trying to bribe Times of Malta journalist Ivan Martin. One of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s sons has called for an independent inquiry into the AG’s "ability and willingness to prosecute corruption" and NGO Repubblika has called for Buttigieg’s resignation. Asked by Nationalist Party MP Mark Anthony Sammut whether the Attorney General still enjoyed his confidence after the “mess” that had unfolded in court, Attard said that he would not comment on the specifics of the case, as it...