The Prime Minister today called for an inquiry into allegations that two young Gozitan men were given permission to change their police statement after they had originally admitted to trafficking drugs.
The allegation, which was revealed by MaltaToday and took place in 2014, claims that the men were able to change their statements after two government officials intervened following a meeting with the men's father in Victoria.
"After the meeting the two young men were given the opportunity to change their police statements - which they did - with the new statement completely contradicting their original declarations," the paper claims.
The two men were not prosecuted.
The Office of the Prime Minister released a statement saying that an inquiry will be launched following the newspaper's revelations.
PN Reaction
A Nationalist Party statement said that the inquiry should be independent and not involve individuals connected to "the corrupt clique in Castille" in order to ensure that the"entire truth is revealed".