‘Malta must make a move on right to lawyer’ - AD

It is shameful that both the PN and the PL representatives in the Maltese parliament have ignored the sentences of the Maltese Constitutional Court for years on end, thus denying Maltese citizens of their basic right of access to a lawyer even at interrogation stage, Alternattiva Demokratika spokesperson on EU and International Affairs Arnold Cassola said.

EU rules on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings were finalised in a final round of trialogue negotiations between the European Parliament and Council this evening.

"The Maltese government and parliament must now get moving. The arrogance of the Maltese members of Parliament must come to an end immediately," Cassola said.