[WATCH] Let's wait for Caruana Galizia murder inquiry to end, Prime Minister says

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said he hoped the latest allegations regarding Economy minister Chris Cardona do not prejudice the murder inquiry 

The government has been legally advised to wait for the current murder inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder to be concluded before considering starting any other related inquiries, Joseph Muscat said
The government has been legally advised to wait for the current murder inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder to be concluded before considering starting any other related inquiries, Joseph Muscat said

The ongoing inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia should first conclude before any additional investigations are considered, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Tuesday. 

Asked whether a separate inquiry should be called into any political links the three alleged killers may have, the Prime Minister said the government had been legally advised to wait until the inquiry led by Magistrate Neville Camilleri is completed.

“I don’t think the family asked for an inquiry into political links. They asked for one on whether Caruana Galizia’s death could have been prevented,” Muscat said, as he left a cabinet meeting at Mater Dei this morning. “We were given a strong legal opinion that we should wait for the current inquiry to end first.”

“When this inquiry is over, we will consider whether any other inquiries need to be started - holding other inquiries at the same time can prejudice the current investigation,” he emphasised, adding that he hoped "whatever is being said now isn’t used by anyone to prejudice the process".

Questioned on whether Cardona had given him an explanation about the allegations published by the Daphne Project yesterday - that he had attended a bachelor party in June 2017 together with Caruana Galizia murder suspect Alfred Degiorgio - Muscat said the Economy minister had said he had nothing to add to the statement released Monday evening.

The Prime Minister earlier today told MaltaToday reports issued by La Repubblica were based on witness testimony which was already part of the ongoing magisterial inquiry, and therefore attest to the fact that an investigation is really and truly underway.