President of the rule of law NGO Repubblika Vicki Ann Cremona announced that the NGO will start preparing a constitutional case with the aim of declaring the magisterial inquiry reform null and void.

Speaking at Wednesday's protest in front of parliament, which was organised by several NGOs as a final appeal for lawmakers to oppose this magisterial inquiry reform, Cremona stated that to Repubblika's understanding, the introduced reform goes against the Maltese Constitution.

Cremona delivered her speech in front of Parliament right after the Chamber voted in favour of approving the reform.

"This vote is sacrilege against the Maltese and Gozitans," Cremona said.

"As of tomorrow, we will start preparing a Constitutional case to have this unjust law declared null and void. To win back what the government stole from us today for all Maltese and Gozitan citizens," she stated.

She observed that the government has taken away citizens' right to open a magisterial inquiry and seek justice in order to "protect those who have something to hide."

Cremona said that citizens also have the power to protect the constitution in the people's name - this is what motivated their decision to open a constitutional case to nullify the newly-introduced magisterial inquiry reform, she said.

She noted that this reform was introduced with the objective of protecting "particular persons."

During her speech, Cremona condemned the government's lack of social dialogue throughout this legislative process. She stated that throughout this entire fast-tracked reform, members of civil society have pleaded with members of the government to have a say in this legislative amendment via a White Paper, through other means within the Parliament of Malta, though regrettably they "were still left ignored."

Repubblika's President declared that through this constitutional case, the incumbent "corrupt government" will have to listen to them - this time, inside the Courts.

"This time, they will have to listen to us - in Court - as we will be fighting for the rights of all Maltese and Gozitans," Cremona said on behalf of her NGO.

She concluded her speech by saying that the Prime Minister and the Minister for Justice, Jonathan Attard, are "mistaken" if they believe that this reform will silence the people.

Throughout the protest - and particularly when protestors saw Prime Minister Robert Abela entering and leaving the Parliament - the crowd angrily chanted "mafia", blew whistles, and hammered pots and pans.

Robert Aquilina, the local representative to Fondazione Falcone, also spoke during the protest.

'In our country, mafia doesn't take over the institutions, it gets elected to Parliament,' Robert Aquilina said.

Aquilina was highly critical of the Abela's administration through the approved vote taken on Wednesday evening. He said that through this, the government was "writing another black page in the country's history," is abusing its entrusted power, and has taken away the "fundamental right" of allowing citizens to obtain justice from the Courts through an inquiry.

Noting that the government holds the power to commit "this obscenity," he said that the government does not have the strength to make right of what is inherently wrong, and that is why Wednesday's protest was organised, he said: to condemn those in charge of introducing the bill.

He continued that the tentacles of criminality locally are responsible for the enactment of this "infamous" reform.

Aquilina said that civil society, through people like Jason Azzopardi, managed to find a legal remedy to bypass the "compromised" offices of Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg and Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà.

He noted that through this law, the government is shutting its doors of justice in the faces of citizens and is enabling itself to cover its tracks.

"This is a law through which the government wants to persecute those who try to obtain justice," Aquilina said. "They want to dishearten those in our country who want to fight or what is right."

Aquilina said he has "no doubt" that history will condemn those who committed "tonight's obscenity."

He concluded his speech through a message directed towards Prime Minister Robert Abela and his predecessor Joseph Muscat: "You have the strength of seats in Parliament, but you have no moral fibre. History will condemn you."

"Our fight for a just Malta, for a Malta free from deceit, we will continue it, no matter what, until we succeed," Aquilina said.

This protest was organised by Repubblika, #occupyjustice, Fondazione Falcone, aditus foundation, The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, Vuċi Kollettiva, and PEN Malta.