Lawyer's partner leaked investigation information to Silvio Zammit, court hears

The investigation into former EU health commissioner John Dalli is still going on, although the police would not say of they plan to arraign the former PN Minister. Testifying in the compilation of evidence against former Sliema deputy mayor Silvio Zammit, inspector Angelo Gafa asked to be allowed to skip some details from Mr Dalli's statements to the police so as not to hinder the pending investigations. When he was asked later if he intended charging anyone else, Mr Gafa was uncomfortable naming anyone. Assistant Commissioner Michael Cassar, who was also present at the hearing later said up to now there was no plan to arraign lawyer Gayle Kimberley, a protagonist in the investigations or her boyfriend, Iosif Galea, leaving a question mark open on Mr Dalli. Mr Zammit, 48, from Sliema, is pleading not guilty to charges of bribery, trading in influence and relapsing. He was investigated by local police following a probe by the EU Anti Fraud Agency, Olaf, which, in October, forced the resignation of Mr Dalli from the European Commission. The report concluded there was "unambiguous circumstantial evidence" that Mr Dalli knew that a former canvasser of his – later named by the Maltese...